The Listening Project: A Middle School Intervention to Foster Curiosity and Connection Among Boys of Color

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Abstract

Based on a three-year pilot study (2015-2018), this paper describes The Listening Project—a middle school intervention designed to foster curiosity and connection among boys of color from low-income backgrounds.

Authors

• Joseph Derrick Nelson, Swarthmore College

• Niobe Way, New York University

• Hirokazu Yoshikawa, New York University

• Crystal Clarke, New York University