Selected Publications

Takeuchi, L., Martin, C. K., & Barron, B. (2021). Learning together: Adapting methods for family and community research during a pandemic. New York: Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. [Link]

Barron, B., Martin, C. K., Lin, V., Lam, C., Pozos, R., Nguyen, J., Garcia, S., & Levy, Z. (2021). New views, new roles: How parents supported learning during the transition to remote learning. Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Bochum, Germany. [Link]

Nguyen, J., Barron, B., Martin, C. K., Lam, C., Pozos, R., Lin, V., Levy, Z., & Garcia, S. (2021). Family resilience during Covid-19: Contrasting cases of mothers’ beliefs and behaviors to support child well-being. Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Bochum, Germany. [Link]

Pozos, R.K., Martin, C. K., Barron, B., Lam, C., Nguyen, J., Lin, V., Levy, Z., & Garcia, S. (2021). Before the storm: How families were supported for the transition to distance learning. Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Bochum, Germany. [Link]

Lee, V. R., Tzou, C., Bang, M., Bell, P., Stromholt, S., Price, N., ... & Barron, B. (2017). Libraries as emerging spaces for computer-supported collaborative learning in schools and communities. Proceedings of the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference. Philadelphia, PA: International Society of the Learning Sciences. [Link]

Darling-Hammond, L., Flook, L., Cook-Harvey, C., Barron, B., & Osher, D. (2020). Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development. Applied Developmental Science, 24(2), 97-140. [Link]

Barron, B., & Martin, C. K. (2016). Making matters: A framework for assessing digital media citizenship. In E. Rosenfeld, K. Peppler, & Y. Kafai (Eds.) Makeology: Makers as Learners (Volume 2), 45-71. New York: Routledge. [Link]

Barron B., Martin C.K., Mertl V., Yassine M. (2016) Citizen Science: Connecting to Nature Through Networks. In: Cress U., Moskaliuk J., Jeong H. (eds) Mass Collaboration and Education. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series, vol 16. Springer, Cham. Springer. [Link]

Barron, B. (2015). Learning across setting and time: Catalysts for synergy. In BJEP Monograph Series II, Number 11-Learning Beyond the Classroom (Vol. 7, No. 21, pp. 7-21). British Psychological Society. [Link]

Lee, J., & Barron, B. (2015). Aprendiendo en Casa: Media as a Resource for Learning among Hispanic-Latino Families. A Report of the Families and Media Project. In Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. 1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023. [Link]

Barron, Brigid., & Bell, P. (2015). Learning environments in and out of school. Handbook of educational psychology, 323-336. [Link]

Darling-Hammond, L., Barron, B., Pearson, P. D., Schoenfeld, A. H., Stage, E. K., Zimmerman, T. D., ... & Tilson, J. L. (2015). Powerful learning: What we know about teaching for understanding. John Wiley & Sons. [Link]

Barron, B., Bofferding, L., Cayton-Hodges, G., Copple, C., Darling-Hammond, L. and Levine, M.H.. (2011). Take a Giant Step: A Blueprint for Teaching Young Children in a Digital Age. A report written for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. [Link]

Barron, B., Levinson, A., Martin, C. K., Mertl, V., Stringer, D., Austin, K., Pinkard, P., Richards, K., & Gomez, K. (2010). Supporting young new media producers across learning spaces: A longitudinal study of the digital youth network. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Volume 2. Learning in the Disciplines (pp. 203-210).Chicago, IL: ISLS. [Link]

Barron. B. (2006). Interest and self-sustained learning as catalysts of development: A learning ecologies perspective. Human Development, 49, 193-224. [Link]

Barron, B. (2004). Learning ecologies for technological fluency: Gender and experience differences. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 31(1), 1-36. [Link]

Barron, B. (2000). Problem solving in video-based microworlds: Collaborative and individual outcomes of high achieving sixth grade students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(2), 391-398. [Link]

Barron, B. (2000). Achieving coordination in collaborative problem solving groups. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 9(4), 403-436. [Link]

Barron, B., Schwartz, D. L., Vye, N. J., Moore, A., Petrosino, A., Zech, L., & Bransford, J. D. (1998). Doing with understanding: Lessons from research on problem- and project-based learning. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 7, 271-311. [Link]

For additional publications, see Dr. Barron's Google Scholar profile