The BU Center for Future Readiness consists of two faculty co-directors – Kimberly Howard and Scott Solberg. Each faculty manages their own portfolio of research programs as well as supports the development of research programs for their doctoral students. The projects below are being conducted by Dr. Solberg.
Dr. Solberg is collaborating with career specialists from two universities and Rhonda Basha, a former policy analyst from the U.S. Department of Labor, to produce a career advising toolkit for higher education institutions. The toolkit is an extension of Drs. Solberg and Martin’s work on individualized learning plans and will include resources that target high […]
In Spring 2020, Dr. Qi and Solberg launched a comparative study of promising career and workforce development efforts in rural areas of China and the U.S.
The project is led by a Doctoral Student Mason Blake specializing in Sport Psychology. He is studying and designing curriculum to support the career development of UK youth involved in Football academies. He is conducting an online survey of UK youth that will be used to assess their SEL and resiliency skills with respect to […]
This Network began as part of a grant from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD-Youth) and is currently coordinated by Dr. Solberg. This Network includes leaders from over 30 states who meet monthly to discuss their career development implementation efforts, especially as they apply to the use of individualized learning plans […]
The Institute of Educational Leadership (IEL) manages this 5-year grant awarded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, and we are responsible for evaluating the technical assistant training. The project goals are to increase capacity among state Vocational Rehabilitation staff to more effectively support the career and workforce development needs of youth with disabilities as well as […]
This cross-cultural investigation of educator perceptions regarding the nature and value of social emotional learning (SEL) is led by Drs. Solberg and Park at BU and Dr. Lea Ferrari at the University of Padova, Italy. Research teams from 18 countries are participating, and the World Research Education Association has formally recognized the work as an […]
Drs. Howard, Solberg, and Park are involved in an evaluation of Invest in Girls, a financial literacy program offered in private and public high schools. We are in the process of conducting a longitudinal study of the impact of the program on young women’s career and life trajectories. We are interviewing the first cohort of […]
In collaboration with Paul Trunfio, a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Physics, Drs. Solberg and Howard launched a new collaboration with a community-based organization in Boston that offers after-school enrichment for Latinx youth. Funded by the National Science Foundation, we work with Sociedad Latina to incorporate My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) activities […]