Research Spotlight
Dana Griffin, John Galassi study parent perceptions in a rural middle school
June 5, 2009
Dana Griffin, assistant professor of school counseling, is working with her colleague John Galassi, professor of school counseling, to explore family-school-community collaboration in a rural middle school.
Leigh Hall examines sixth-grade students’ beliefs about reading
June 5, 2009
Leigh Hall, assistant professor of literacy studies, is examining sixth-grade students’ small group discussions about texts and reading instruction in their social studies class.
Jeff Greene investigates how to help students learn
June 5, 2009
Jeff Greene, assistant professor of educational psychology, is investigating how to help students learn about science through the use of computers.
How do schools achieve excellence plus equity?
Dec. 1, 2008
More than 400 elementary schools were recognized by the state of North Carolina as “Honor Schools of Excellence” in 2004-2005.
New resources for middle school teachers from CareerStart
March 17, 2008
Published in SOE News
New resources for middle school teachers will soon be available online from CareerStart, a project designed to increase student engagement and ultimately reduce student dropout rates.
Rune J. Simeonsson leads six-year international initiative
New classification provides universal language for characteristics of children and youth
Nov. 5, 2007
After six years of work by an international team commissioned by the World Health Organization, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) has been published.
Study of reading development: “Segregated” schools hinder reading skills
July 6, 2007
Kirsten Kainz, a senior research associate in the School of Education and an investigator at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, examined reading development from kindergarten to third grade for 1,913 economically disadvantaged children.
NICHD funds study of rural children for five more years
July 2, 2007
Published in SOE News
Lynne Vernon-Feagans, William C. Friday Professor of Early Childhood, Families and Literacy, has received funding from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to continue research on nearly 1300 rural children, now turning three, who have been studied since birth.
First Report of the Evaluation of the DSSF
May 21, 2007
The First Report of the Evaluation of the Disadvantaged Student Supplement Fund (DSSF), published in April 2007, presents the work of Gary T. Henry and his research team in evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies funded by the DSSF program in North Carolina.