Underutilized Techniques and Underrepresented Samples in Educational Neuroscience Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

As the field of educational neuroscience continues to expand, novel neuroscientific methods are met with both exhilaration and concern. Further, students who experience the greatest educational disparities (e.g., students from diverse linguistic backgrounds) are often the least represented in educational research, calling into question the generalizability of results. The current special issue highlights the importance of the utilization of novel experimental methods and inclusion of underrepresented samples in educational neuroscience. In this introduction to the special issue, we emphasize the importance of these studies in moving the field forward. We also provide a review of the included studies, as well as summarize the implications of these included studies to in the field of educational neuroscience.