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Preparing Students to Address Systemic Issues in Education
Dr. Maqueda Randall-Weeks, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, is working with our five-year and post-baccalaureate students on the clinical practice side, focusing on equity and social justice. The four-pronged approach begins with helping students understand themselves, their implicit biases, and their roles as change agents.
GSE News
Research Spotlight: Dr. Milagros Nores
Dr. Milagros Nores‘ upcoming research webinar series shares a “global perspective on investing in children.” Dr. Nores is the Co-Director for Research and Associate Research Professor at the National Institute for…
Full circle: A GSE Intergenerational Mentoring Story
While working on her Ph.D. in literacy education at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education (GSE), Catherine Rand found support from her mother, Dr. Muriel Rand, a professor at New…
National Early Childhood Education Research Experts Honored by Leaders in the Field
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Two pioneers in early childhood education research were awarded the inaugural Legacy of Excellence Award last night by the National Association of State Leaders in Early Education…
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Learning Sciences Lunch and Learn with Nelson Flores, PhD “Becoming the System: A Raciolinguistic Genealogy of Bilingual Education in the Post-Civil Rights Era”
Connect with colleagues during this in-person presentation at the GSE (Room 124). Pizza will be provided! Can’t attend in person? Join us remotely via Zoom! In this presentation I discuss my recent book that examines the ways that institutionalizing bilingual education in the post–Civil Rights Era in the United States has served to maintain racial hierarchies.…
Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ed.D. Program: Clifford D. Frazier III “I Know You See Us! Black Men at a Diverse Institution and the Impact on Their Sense of Belonging”
This phenomenological qualitative study will examine the sense of belonging of Black male students at a diverse institution (DI) of higher education. Additionally, this study will investigate which institutional resources promote or inhibit Black male undergraduate students’ sense of belonging on campus. Data collection methods will include one-on-one interviews and focus groups. It is anticipated…
Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ed.D. Program: Dawn Carlsen “The Perceptions and Experiences of Parents of Middle School Parents of Students with ADHD”
Intentionally fostering effective and bidirectional communication to support alliances between schools and families (Gormley et al., 2020) benefits middle school students with ADHD. Recognizing the significant role that parents of students with ADHD can play in the educational outcomes for their children, it is vital that schools and teachers understand how to foster positive relationships…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: Chinazaekpere Onyile “Understanding The Classroom Experiences of Black First-Generation College Students Using the Strengths Perspective: A Student and Instructor View”
Black first-generation college students (FGCS) often encounter challenges in the collegiate classroom due to implicit racism, academic unpreparedness, and cultural shifts. My study explores how strengths philosophy, a social work framework that leverages inherent strengths to encourage agency and change, can enhance the self-efficacy of Black FGCS. Self-efficacy, the belief in one’s ability to achieve…