research

Jul 10, 2023

NC State College of Education Awarded $3.9 Million in Grant Funding From April Through June, 2023

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 $3,899,569 to support 12 projects from April 1 through June 30, 2023. 

Jun 29, 2023

How Can Teachers Effectively Lead an Inclusive Elementary School Classroom? Assistant Teaching Professor Jordan Lukins Shares Skills, Tips and Online Resources

About 15% of all K-12 students have some type of disability for which they receive special education services. Of those students, two out of three will spend the entire school day, or a majority of their school day, in a general education classroom. For this reason, Assistant Teaching Professor Jordan Lukins believes that it’s important to bridge the gap between special and general education in schools and when preparing preservice teachers. 

Jun 20, 2023

Doctoral Student Jennifer Mann Receives Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant to Further Work Using Critical Literacy to Address Inequities Among Refugee Students

Jennifer Mann, a doctoral candidate in the NC State College of Education’s Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences’ literacy and English language arts concentration, has been selected as one of 12 students nationwide to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant. 

Jun 16, 2023

2023-2024 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty and staff at both entities and seed collaborative, high-impact research that will lead to further inquiry and support. 

Jun 1, 2023

Assistant Professors Samantha Marshall and Sunghwan Byun Aim to Improve Mathematics Learning for Multilingual Learners through Grant-funded Project

Assistant Professors Samantha Marshall and Sunghwan Byun will use a National Science Foundation grant to develop a novel professional development model to better support mathematics teachers in instructing multilingual learners. 

May 30, 2023

13 College of Education Scholars Visit Chile to Build Collaborative Research Partnerships

A group of NC State College of Education scholars had an opportunity to collaborate with international colleagues in May through a week-long trip to visit the Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) at the Universidad de Chile in the Instituto de Estudios Avanzada en Educacion in Chile. 

May 17, 2023

How Can One Lead with Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education? ‘To Engage in a Way That is Excellent Means Looking at How We Can Improve the Society and Conditions Around Us,’ Says Dean Emerita and Professor Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz

NC State College of Education Professor and Former Dean Mary Ann Danowitz shares what it means for a leader to work toward inclusive excellence as well as how inclusive excellence can be applied on a global scale. 

May 10, 2023

Article Co-authored by Lecturer Erik Schettig, Professor and Department Head Aaron Clark Receives Paul T. Hiser Exemplary Publication Award

An article co-authored by NC State College of Education Lecturer Erik Schettig and Professor and Department of STEM Education Head Aaron Clark has been honored with the Paul T. Hiser Exemplary Publication Award from Epsilon Pi Tau. 

May 9, 2023

WRAL: Private School Vouchers in NC: Who Uses Them and Which Schools Get the Most?

Bills making their way through the North Carolina General Assembly would open private school vouchers, known as Opportunity Scholarships, to more people. “For many families, the tuition might have been prohibitive in the past, but once a voucher comes available, then they are ready to make that change,” said Anna Egalite, an associate professor at North Carolina State University’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. She said studies show students who receive vouchers to attend private schools are more likely to graduate high school and attend college. 

May 5, 2023

Karen Collier, Elizabeth Locklear and Danielle Scharen Recognized with Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards During May 2023 Graduation

Three NC State College of Education graduates were recognized for their research efforts when they were selected to receive the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards during the college’s May 2023 Graduation Ceremony.