ELPHD Research

Nov 15, 2018

Education Week: Teacher Evaluations Have Dramatically Changed the Principal’s Job

How have multiple-measure teacher evaluation systems impacted the role of the school principal? Education Week cites a new paper -- co-authored by NC State Education Assistant Professor Tim Drake -- that investigates if time-management challenges for principals lead to increased stress, turnover and burnout. 

Oct 25, 2018

Professor Emerita Carol Kasworm Receives 2018 AAACE Cyril O. Houle Award

Carol Kasworm, the W. Dallas Herring Professor Emerita of Adult and Community College Education, has received the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education’s 2018 Cyril O. Houle Award for the book "Foundations of Adult and Continuing Education" she co-authored with two others. The award recognizes scholars who have made outstanding contributions to literature in adult education. 

Oct 16, 2018

IDEALS Team Discusses New Findings and How to Apply Them in New Report, Webinar

In a new report, NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach and her Interfaith Diversity Experiences & Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) team discuss common first-year college experiences associated with students’ interfaith learning and development. Interfaith Youth Core will host a free webinar on Oct. 23 to share ways to implement the new findings on college campuses nationwide. 

Sep 26, 2018

Joy Gaston Gayles’ New Book Tackles Critical Issues in College Sports

In her new book "Critical Issues for Student Athletes: Going Behind the Invisible Wall," NC State Education Professor Joy Gaston Gayles offers a critical approach to dealing with the complexities of problems that arise from big-time college sport entertainment enterprises on college campuses across the United States. 

Sep 25, 2018

Egalite Contributes Charter School Research to New Book Examining Role of Federal Government in Education

The NC State Education assistant professor writes about the expansion of charter schools under the Bush and Obama administrations in a new book titled Bush-Obama School Reform: Lessons Learned out this week. 

Sep 19, 2018

Brooks Bowden Named an Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management 40 for 40 Fellow

The NC State College of Education assistant professor of methods and policy joins 39 others named to the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s 40 for 40 Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding early career research professionals. 

Sep 12, 2018

Science: These Studies Offer a Realistic View of Postdoc Life — And Guidance for Making Career Decisions that Work for You

Science magazine cites NC State Education Professor Audrey J. Jaeger's research on how postdoctoral researchers perform science and seek legitimacy as scientists after graduation in a comprehensive guide to life after graduate school. Tara D. Hudson '15 PHD, Karen J. Haley '06 PHD, Allison Mitchall '15 PHD, Alessandra Dinin ‘17 PHD, and Stephany Dunstan '13 PHD served as co-authors and researchers on this project. 

Sep 11, 2018

The New York Times: Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?

NC State Education researcher Anna Egalite's work on how demographically similar teachers impact student reports of personal effort, happiness in class and motivation in the classroom is cited in a new article for The Upshot, The New York Times' site for analysis of policy and economics. 

Aug 24, 2018

Education Week: Five Questions About Data Use for School Leaders

NC State Education Assistant Professor Anna Egalite offers five big-picture questions about data use for school leaders to consider as the school year begins in the final entry in a series of guest blog posts for Education Week. 

Aug 22, 2018

Education Week: School Leaders Can Help Reduce Minority Teacher Turnover

NC State Education Assistant Professor Anna Egalite writes about her new research on the principal's role in reducing turnover among teachers of color in the second of a series of guest blog posts for Education Week.