Our faculty and research associates engage in research across disciplines and fields to advance knowledge and solve some of the most important educational problems in North Carolina and beyond. As globally-recognized experts, they are transforming the practice of teaching, learning and leading.

Why Our Research Matters

We transform teaching and learning environments
across the lifespan.

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We improve technology enhanced learning and teaching.

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We innovate leadership development, educational policy and evaluation.

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We increase access and pathways for success for all learners.

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We foster community based learning and PK-16 partnerships. 

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Our faculty and researchers are addressing pressing educational problems. Their areas of strength include: 

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How Can Educators Design High-quality Distance Learning Experiences? Assistant Professor Ela Castellanos-Reyes Discusses Resources, Structure and Free Tools

Online learning can offer a variety of advantages to learners, especially nontraditonal students, and NC State College of Education Assistant Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes says educators using online learning platforms can enhance the experience by embracing available resources and create engaging learning environments for students to be successful.

Why Is It Important for Students to Understand How Scientific Decisions are Made? ‘If You Don’t Understand How Scientists Decide What Makes One Claim More Believable, Then It’s Actually Very Hard to Understand Science,’ Says STEM Education Department Head William Sandoval

For William Sandoval, head of the Department of STEM Education in the NC State College of Education, when preparing K-12 students to engage with real-world science, developing the skills to become career scientists is not nearly as important as helping them to engage with the science that will occur all around them in their everyday lives.

How Can Teachers Integrate New Technologies Like AI Into the Classroom? ‘Be Open Minded and Take Risks,’ Says Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Executive Director and NC State College of Education Associate Dean for Translational Research Krista Glazewski

For more than 20 years, Friday Institute Executive Director and NC State College of Education Associate Dean for Translational Research Krista Glazewski has studied how complex problem solving can be supported through new, emerging and foundational technologies. Now, for the first time in her career, Glazewski said available technologies are finally catching up to practices and pedagogies that researchers and educators have envisioned.

Research Centers and Institutes

William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Our Friday Institute conducts research, develops educational resources, provides professional development programs for educators, advocates to improve teaching and learning and helps inform policy-making.

Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

The Belk Center develops community college leaders as well as conducts and disseminates research to address student success challenges facing community college leaders and policymakers.

research news

Professor of Special Education and Mathematics Education Jessica Hunt to Partner with Black Disabled High School Students to Improve Mathematics Education Learning and Teaching Through Grant-funded Project

Research shows that Black disabled students bring many gifts, such as their lived experiences, to school, yet often have fewer opportunities to engage in meaningful STEM learning. Professor Jessica Hunt is aiming to center their knowledge and experiences in STEM learning through her work on a new, grant-funded project.

College of Education Awarded $9.1 Million in Grant Funding From July to September, 2024

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $9,140,684 to support 14 projects from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2024. 

Six College of Education Students Prepare to Address Teacher Shortages By Becoming Math, Science Educators Through NC State STEM Education Scholars Program

Six graduate and undergraduate students are set to become the first cohort of NC State STEM Education Scholars, through a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

Karen Hollebrands, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
kfholleb@ncsu.edu

Research Development Office

We offer a wide range of pre-award and post-award services.

• Pre-Award Services
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