Podcast

School Climate & Violence Prevention podcast series

Our podcast series brings together voices from across the world to explore key issues in school climate, violence prevention, and student wellbeing. Through interviews, conversations, and reflections, we share experiences, insights, and research from educators, researchers, and policy leaders. Listen to our latest episodes and stay informed about innovative practices and international perspectives that shape safer, more inclusive school communities.

[Spanish] Key findings from research titled "Children´s Rights in Elite Schools: A Necessary Regulation

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Sept 13, 2025
Paula Ascorra. professor at the School of Psychology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, in Chile. In this podcast, I’ll be sharing some key findings from our research titled “Children’s Rights in Elite Schools: A Necessary Regulation.”

This topic matters because, although elite schools are often associated with privilege, our research shows that this privilege does not necessarily translate into the protection of children’s rights — especially regarding participation, school climate, and quality education.

Dr. Azucena Ochoa invites you to reviset the IOSCVP Webinar: Participation as a Fundamental Component of Democratic School Climate

  • IOSCVP Podcast • May 13, 2025
In this brief special episode, Azucena Ochoa Cervantes — academic at Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, founder of the School Coexistence Observatory, and president of the Latin American Network for School Coexistence — shares key insights from her participation in the IOSCVP webinar on school climate and violence prevention. She emphasizes the importance of understanding participation as a multidimensional concept — pedagogical, political, social, and community-based — and explains how service-learning can be a powerful tool to promote active citizenship across all educational levels.
The full webinar is now available on the IOSCVP YouTube channel

Understanding long-term cyberbullying: The role of peer and emotional factors

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Abr 11, 2025

In this episode, Esperanza Espino, Assistant Professor at Loyola University Andalusia (Spain), shares a brief overview of a collaborative study with Professors Del Rey and Sánchez Jiménez from the University of Seville, and Professors Veiga-Simão and Costa Ferreira from the University of Lisbon. The episode highlights key factors contributing to long-term cyberbullying among adolescents.

Previous editions

Prosocial Measurement Tools and Systems: Recognizing and Promoting Social Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD) and School Climate Improvement (J. Cohen)

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Dic 4, 2021

Guests: Jonathan Cohen, PH.D., and Sanjay Nanwani, PH.D. In this podcast, you will learn about recent developments in prosocial (e.g., SEL, character education, school climate) measurement practices. 

RELATE (Realizing Educational Leadership and Teaching Excellence): Experiential Learning in Classroom Group Leadership

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Mar 18, 2022

Guests: Adam Silk, PH.D., and Sanjay Nanwani, PH.D. In this podcast, you will learn about experiential learning in classroom group leadership.

Improving School Climate w/ Dr. Philip M. Brown: Observatory for School Climate and Violence Prevention Series

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Feb 17, 2022

Guests: Phil Brown, PH.D., and Sanjay Nanwani, PH.D. In this podcast, you will learn about improving school climate. 

Prevention of school bullying and cyberbullying

  • IOSCVP Podcast • Ago 1, 2022

Guests: Rosario del Rey, PH.D., and Sanjay Nanwani, PH.D. In this podcast, you will learn about prevention of school bullying and cyberbullying.