Academic Foundations of Our Work

In our recent community presentations, Molly and I discussed several key academic and creative works that inform and inspire our initiatives at U Shape Us. For those who wish to explore these concepts further, we've compiled a comprehensive list of these references. Each work contributes to our understanding of belonging, creativity, and active participation, providing valuable insights that shape our approach to fostering belonging through creativity.

Understanding and countering hate
Geddes, L. (2009, March 18). Schools may accidentally create teen killers. New Scientist.
Harris, L. T., & Fiske, S. T. (2007). Dehumanizing the lowest of the low: Neuroimaging responses to extreme out-groups. Psychological Science, 17(10), 847-853.
Kahn, D (2018)  White Right Meeting the Enemy - documentary
Kohn, S. (2019) The Opposite of Hate : A Field Guide to Repairing our Humanity.
Kohn, Sally (2018) What we can do about the culture of hate, TED Talk  
Wheeler, M. Fiske. S (2005) Controlling Racial Prejudice: Social-Cognitive Goals Affect Amygdala and Stereotype Activation, Psychological Science. 16(1):56-63, Blackwell Publishing
Wike, T., & Fraser, M. (2009). Review of studies on shooting incidents and school aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.01.005.
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Belonging
Allen, K., Kern, M. L., Vella-Brodrick, D., Hattie, J., & Waters, L. (2016). What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis. Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Cherry, K. (2023). A Comprehensive Guide to the Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model.
McKay, H. (2018). Australia Reimagined: Towards a More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society. Pan Macmillan Australia. 
McKay, H. (2021). The Kindness Revolution. Pan Macmillan Australia

Creativity
Form, S. Kaernbach C., (2018). More Is not Always Better: The Differentiated Influence of Empathy on Different Magnitudes of Creativity. 
Michalko, M. (2006). Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd ed.). Ten Speed Press.
Yamada, K., & Besom, M. (2014). What Do You Do with an Idea? Compendium, Inc.

Active Participation
Hart, R. A. (1992). Children’s participation: From tokenism to citizenship. Florence, Italy: United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Development Centre.
Hart, R. A. (2008). Stepping back from ‘the ladder’: Reflections on a model of participatory work with children. In Participation and Learning: Perspectives on education and the environment, health and sustainability (pp. 19–31). Netherlands: Springer.
Norton, M. I., Mochon, D., & Ariely, D. (2012). The IKEA effect: When labor leads to love. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 22(3), 453-460.
Thompson, L. L. (2011). Making the Team: A Guide for Managers (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.  This work refers to the Uneven Communication Effect