Rachel Ayieko, a PhD candidate in MSU’s Curriculum, Instruction & Teacher Education (CITE) program, has been awarded a $20,000 dissertation grant by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Grants Program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Ayieko’s dissertation, “The Influence of Opportunity to Learn to Teach Mathematics: A Comparative Study,” focuses on STEM work...
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More than 140 faculty members and graduate students from the Michigan State University College of Education are scheduled to participate in the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association this year in San Francisco. The meeting runs from April 27 through May 1, 2013. Researchers from all over the world converge at AERA...
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The Social Studies Research SIG (Special Interest Group) of the American Educational Research Association recently honored Professor Janet Alleman for outstanding lifetime service to the field of social studies educaiton. Alleman was one of two scholars to receive the group’s Service Award during the 2012 Annual Meeting of AERA. The other recipient was Sherry...
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Rebecca Jacobsen, assistant professor of teacher education in the College of Education, has been selected to receive an Outstanding Reviewer Award on behalf of Urban Education, a journal that provides analyses of critical concerns facing inner-city schools. The award recognizes reviewers for their exceptional contributions to the review process, especially regarding the quality, depth and timeliness...
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Alex Bowers, a 2007 graduate of the Ph.D. program in Educational Administration, has been selected to receive the Division A Emerging Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The award is among the international organization’s highest honors, presented to a pre-tenure scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of leadership, administration or...
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Ann Austin, professor of higher education at Michigan State University, has been elected to serve as an at-large member of the AERA Council, the legislative and policy-determining body of the American Educational Research Association. She is one of five new members-at-large elected this year as part of an expansion of the Council from 2...
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