The College of Education
 

URG Research Fellowship Recipients

Abbreviations

C&I — Department of Curriculum and Instruction

EAF — Department of Educational Foundations and Administration

SED — Department of Special Education

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

Fiscal Year 2007

Hedda Meadan, SED

Developing Assessment Tools to Evaluate the Acceptability and Effectiveness of Family Assessment Portfolios

Lara Handsfield, Thomas Crumpler, C&I

Exploring discursive practices within a new literacies framework: Multilingualism, multiliteracies, and K-8 teacher development

Linda Wedwick, Nancy Latham, C&I

Socializing the Young Reader: The Representation of Fatness in Caldecott Winners

Gary O'Malley, C&I

Induction as Professional Learning Community: Understanding the Perceived Needs of New Teachers

Jin-ah Kim, C&I

Continuing the story: An examination of students' writing self-efficacy at grades K, 1, and 6

Alan Bates, C&I

A developmental perspective: Maternal scaffolding in a mathematical context

Wendy Troxel, EAF

The Grading Dilemma: An Examination of Learner-centered Assessment in a Summative Culture

Amee Adkins, EAF

Passing time online: What does the 4th estate say about our time in synthetic worlds?

Joseph Pacha, EAF

Researching the Best Practices Improvement Spiral Model

Julia Stoner, SED

An Investigation into the Process of Parental Advocacy

Mary O'Brien, SED

An Investigation of Self-Assessment Techniques with Middle School Students with and without Disabilities

Maureen Angell, SED

Using an Adapted Power Card Strategy to Facilitate Interactivity Transitions of Young Children with Developmental Delays

Fiscal Year 2006

Adel Al-Bataineh, C&I

An Examination of Preservice Teacher Preparedness: A Cooperating Teacher Perspective

Thomas Crumpler, C&I

Learning Through Drama in a Middle School Classroom: A Case Study of One Teacher's Literacy Practices

Nancy Latham, Linda Wedwick, C&I

Providing a Lens for Professional Development School Research: Why Teacher Candidates Choose a Professional Development School versus Traditional Teacher Preparation

Gary O'Malley, C&I

The Students are Talking: Student Evidence of a Professional Learning Community

Do-Yong Park, C&I

Effect of Pantomime Approach: A New Teaching Strategy in College Mathematics Education

Diane Dean, EAF

Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Case Study of "Educating Illinois," the Strategic Plan for Illinois State University

Beth Hatt, EAF

Buying into Smartness: A Study of the Cultural Production of Smartness within the Media and its Connections

Joseph Pacha, EAF

Reflection for Understanding: Developing a Tool to Gain Insight into Students' Understanding of Their Own Learning

John Rugutt, Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, EAF

Linking Individual and Institutional Factors to Mathematics Achievement: A Statewide Study

Maureen Angell, SED

Lunchtime Conversations between High School Students with Multiple Disabilities and Their Nondisabled Peers: Comparative Effects of Programmed and Incidental Use of Social Stories Software within Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices

Margaret Hutchins, SED

"I have a job ... but can I make a difference?" A pilot study exploring the relationship between job selection and use of learned educational practices by special education graduates.

Maribeth Lartz, SED

Analyzing Type and Use of Communication and Educational Technologies by College Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Julia Stoner, SED

Perceptions of Trust in Education Professionals: Insights of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Fiscal Year 2005

Margaret Hutchins, Emily Watts, SED

Exploring Professional Development Needs and Preferences of Practicing Teachers Who Serve Learners with Moderate, Severe, and Multiple Disabilities

Barbara Fulk, SED

What do first-year special education teachers want and need for a successful induction to the profession?

Thomas Crumpler, C&I

Classroom Reading Instruction of National Board Teachers: An Investigation into Teaching Comprehension

Sharon Litchfield, Maribeth Lartz, SED

Analyzing in-Service Teachers' Knowledge and Skill of Oral-Auditory Competencies for Teaching Children who are Deaf with Cochlear Implants

Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, Zeng Lin, EAF

An Exploration of Faculty Job Satisfaction in American Universities: Race and Immigrant Status

Julia Stoner, Stacey Bock, Debra Shelden, SED

An Investigation of the Viability of the Picture Exchange Communication System as a Functional Communication System in Employment Settings

Maureen Angell, SED

Self-Determination: Hearing the Voices of Adults with Disabilities

Darrell Kruger, C&I

Assessing Implementation of the National Geography Standards Using Student Performance as a Criterion

Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, C&I

Using computer-based instructional supplements to enhance high school students' knowledge and skills in selected difficult chemistry topics

Fiscal Year 2004

Maureen E. Angell, SED

The Use of an Attentional Cue/Response System to Decrease the Task Initiation Latency Periods of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Educational Settings

Debra Shelden, Margaret Hutchins, SED

Perceptions and Practices of Secondary Education Personnel in the Implementation of Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities

Sharon Litchfield, SED

A Case Study Examination of the Initiation Strategies Used by a Deaf and a Hearing Teacher

Mary O'Brian, SED

The Personal Beliefs and Implementation Practices of Expert Assistive Technology Users

Mary Murray Autry, C&I

What Matters: Effective Teaching for African American Students

Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, C&I

Eliminating Common Algebraic Errors Using Computer-Mediated Instruction

Douglas D. Hatch, C&I

The Status of Advisor-Advisee Programs in Middle Schools in Illinois

Stephen A. Wellinski, C&I

Literacy Apprenticeship in Career Education

Do-Yong Park, C&I

Effectiveness of the Asynchronous Science Center

Cathy Toll, Carol Owles, C&I

Learning About Literacies

Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, EAF

The Illinois State University-Thailand Doctoral Program: A Case Study of Higher Education Administration

Dianne Gardner, EAF

Assessment Literacy and the Preparation of Teachers and Principals

Fiscal Year 2003

Adel Al-Bataineh, C&I

Developing a Content Analysis Instrument

Anita Bohn, C&I

A Synthesis of Research on the Intersection of the State Standards Movement and the Multicultural Education Reform Movement in American Public Schools

Donna Breault, C&I

Inquiry in Teacher Education: An Instrument to Achieve Judgment

Rick Breault, C&I

Characteristics and Evaluation of Successful Doctoral Cohort Programs

Barbara Meyer, Tom Haynes, C&I

Large Scale Secondary Education: Using Case Studies to Benchmark Best Practices

Gary Weilbacher, C&I

Examining White Identity Development in Preservice Middle Level Teachers

Maureen Angell, SED

Using Systematic Instructional Procedures to Teach Breast Self-Examination to Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Jeffrey Bakken, Stacey Bock, SED

The Picture Exchange Communication System: validating Early Intervention Practices for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Barbara Fulk, SED

The Relative Efficacy of Co-taught Classes as Special Education Placements

Margaret Hutchins, SED

Facilitating Reflection on Instructional Interactions by Special Education Teacher Candidates

Emily Watts, SED

Sustaining Innovation for Technology Use Through Staff Development Activities

Will Ashton, EAF

Educating Illinois: The Role of Symbolic Interaction in Producing, Negotiating, and Managing Change in Organizational Culture

Lucille Eckrich, EAF

Teaching Economics in Philosophy of Education Courses

Zeng Lin, EAF

Embedded Liberal Education: A Strategic Policy of University Education in the 21st Century

John Rugutt, EAF

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Actual and Preferred Dimensions of School Culture: Context Considerations in Conceptualizing and Measuring School Culture

Fiscal Year 2002

Donna Adair, C&I

New Teacher Certification Requirements in Illinois: Current Responses and Future Possibilities

Thomas Crumpler, C&I

Teacher Education at Three Professional Development Schools: An Inquiry ...

Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, C&I

Bilingual Readers in the Transition Classrooms: Responding to a Written Text Affectively

Beatrice Smith, C&I

Mapping the Intersections Between the "Global" and the "Local:" Foreign Graduate Students in American Higher Education

Cathy Toll, C&I

Collaborative Complexities: Difference, Discontinuity, and Power in a Teacher Study Group

Maureen Angell, SED

Identifying and Addressing IEP/ITP Objectives Related to Self-Determination for Students with Physical or Multiple Disabilities

Jeffrey Bakken, SED

Comparison of Undergraduate Education Students in a Four Year Professional Development School with Those in a Traditional On-Campus Education Program

Stacey Bock, SED

A Survey of Special Education Administrators in Illinois: Understanding Personnel Training Needs in the Area of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Norma DeMario, SED

Development of a Functional Vision Assessment for Children with Multiple Disabilities. Phase 2.

Barbara Fulk, SED

Leadership Personnel in Special Education

Margaret Hutchins, SED

Knowledge, Use, & Value of Special Education "Best Practices": Perceptions of Cooperating Professionals

Maribeth Lartz, SED

Analyzing the Need for Oral-Auditory Methods for Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants: A Needs Assessment Survey

Emily Watts, SED

Internet Video Conferencing: Supporting Staff Development on the Use of Alternative Assessment for Students with Disabilities

Linda Lyman, Amee Adkins, EAF

Study of Women School Leaders

George Padavil, EAF

Minority Faculty Retention in Higher Education: A Case Study

Fiscal Year 2001

Kathleen Crawford, C&I

Focusing On Student voices: Critical Classroom Inquiry in a Primary Classroom

Thomas Crumpler and Joseph Braun, C&I

Exploring the Impact of a Technologically Rich Teacher Education Curriculum on Interns in a Professional Development School: Data Analysis

Anthony Lorsbach and Jerry Jinks, C&I

Student Perceptions of Science Efficacy and Consequences for Classroom Environments

Susan Lenski, C&I

Reading logically: Helping Students Develop Critical Reading Skills

Vicky Morgan, C&I

The Effect of Service Learning on Student Self-Efficacy in Schools of Varying Socio-Economic Status

Cathy Toll, C&I

The Power of the Pen: Critical Educators at Work

Maureen Angell, SED

Middle School Students Teaching Leisure Skills to Peers with Disabilities

Mack Bowen, SED

The Development of a Self-Handicapping Strategies Scale: Item Refinement and Characteristics of a Research Instrument

Maribeth Lartz, Barbara Fiedler, Katie Walter, SED

Facilitating Social Interaction Between Children Who Are Deaf and Their Hearing Peers: A Guided Intervention

James Thompson, SED

Empirical Analysis of Alternative Measurement Models of Community Adjustment

Amee Adkins, Ramona Lomeli, Linda Lyman, EAF

AV View from Within: Students' & Teachers' Experiences with Creating an Effective Alternative High School

Al Azinger, EAF

Projected School Staffing Needs for the State of Illinois

Elizabeth Lugg, EAF

School Vouchers: Public Aid to Private Religious Schools—Are They a Viable Method of School Choice?

Phyllis McCluskey-Titus, EAF

The Impact of Mentoring Relationships on Career Advancement and Professional Development in Student Affairs

Darryl Pifer, EAF

Living Without: Stories of Poverty in Rural Illinois

Linda Lyman, EAF

Understanding Poverty: An Exploration of How Educational Administration Programs Address the Issues of Poverty