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In her 32 plus years as an educator, Dr. Wanda J. Blanchett has taught and inspired countless people, from her early career to her current position as Dean of Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Dr. Blanchett has learned her own lessons too.
GSE News
Learners First – GSE Alums’ New Book Provides Guidance to Novice Educators
With 50 years of teaching experience between them, Dr. Denise Furlong and Dr. Keri Orange-Jones decided to write a “love letter to novice educators” in the form of their new…
Research Spotlight: Dr. Esther Ohito
An Interview with Esther Ohito, Associate Professor of English & Literacy Education, Department of Learning and Teaching Can you tell us about a new research project you are working on?…
Research Spotlight: Dr. Dake Zhang
An Interview with Dake Zhang, Associate Professor of Special Education, Department of Educational Psychology Can you tell us about a new research project you are working on? I currently have…
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May Five-Year and Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Programs Info Session
Learn how you can become an educator and make a difference with New Jersey’s #1 Graduate School of Education. Register for our upcoming information session here. Our Teacher Education Programs offer a direct route to teacher certification, optimizing time and finances while delivering comprehensive training. For Rutgers undergraduates, our tailored Five-Year program ensures the quickest, most economical path…
Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ph.D. Program: Karin Garver, “Unraveling Policy Barriers: A Study of Preschool Inclusion”
Legislative requirements, recommendations from government and education organizations, and a growing body of empirical research support the inclusion of preschoolers with disabilities in high-quality programs alongside their typically developing peers. However, federal data indicate that the percentage of preschoolers with disabilities served in inclusive settings has hovered at or below 50% for over 40 years.…
Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ed.D. Program: Sheronia Rogers, “Spiritual Capital: Powering the divine will to persist.”
Higher education strives to support first-generation college students; however, this support is often conceptualized from a deficit perspective and through traditional post-secondary support strategies. First-generation college students have cultural capital that usually goes unnoticed as a viable asset of support for first-generation students. Faith and spirituality are two elements of cultural capital that have gone…
Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ph.D. Program: Arminda Wey, “A Study of the Impact High School Data has on Faculty Perspectives for Community College Mathematics Placement”
Accurate initial course placement plays a critical role in shaping students’ academic trajectories, particularly within the open-access environment of community colleges. This mixed-methods study examines the perspectives of community college mathematics faculty on the use of multiple measures (standardized test scores, high school coursework, and grades) in placement decision-making. Although reforms have promoted the use…