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Office of Educational Research Bulletin (ORB) News & Notes Research Prospectus Prototypes As reported in the January ORB, in collaboration with the Offices of Development and News & Publications, we plan to collect research prospectuses for Laforis Knowles and the new Development Director to use in conversations with potential donors. Larry Lansford and Juawon Scott have provided us with prototypes and we are now asking for your feedback. We are interested to hear your opinions about (1) which of the two designs you like best and (2) the prototypes’ structure, layout, graphics, etc. For illustration purposes, the prototypes feature a proposal by Counselor Education faculty Mary Ann Clark and Andrea Dixon‐Rayle, originally submitted to the Smallwood solicitation, addressing the widening achievement gap of students in middle grades. Thanks go out to them for allowing us to borrow from their work! Take a look and email your feedback to Ana or Paul by February 16. News & Publications is developing prospectuses for all Smallwood proposals, and other interested COE faculty can develop prospectuses about the work you want to do using the final prototype as a guide. We are excited about this new opportunity to showcase your research ideas and perhaps pique the interest of potential donors.
We will finalize the document after gathering your input and will provide everyone with a template to use when submitting their prospectuses to our office for editing and formatting. The prospectus narrative should be between 300‐330 words. All prospectuses will also be available online through the OER web page. OER Happenings Please mark your calendars for the following events: Faculty Professional Development Series Panel Presentation: Topic: Overview of Discourse Analyses Date & Time: Friday, February 2, 12:00noon‐1:00pm Location: Terrace Room (G‐400) Panel members are: Diana Boxer, Linguistics Jane Townsend, STL Mirka Koro‐Ljungberg, Ed Psych Zhihui Fang, STL RSVP to Ana: [email protected] today! Refreshments & Cookies will be provided. February Brown Bag ~ Topic: Regression Discontinuity Design in Education Research Hosted by Walter Leite, Assistant Professor, Research & Evaluation Methodology
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IES has come to recognize that not all important questions lend themselves to study via randomized clinical trials. Design alternatives that have the highest internal validity under favorable circumstances and may be considered when a randomized design is not feasible include regression discontinuity, nonrandomized comparison groups with statistical controls, and time series. In this session, Walter Leite will present the logic behind RDD and describe how this design may be used fruitfully in education research. If you would like to submit specific questions for Walter’s consideration, please email them to Ana when you RSVP. Location: 158 Norman Date & Time: Thursday, February 8 from 12:00noon‐1:00pm As always, doctoral students are welcome! Bring your lunch. Refreshments & Cookies will be provided. Please RSVP to Ana by Tuesday, February 6: [email protected]
January Awards & Submissions Congratulations to James McLeskey for his award: State Personnel Development Grant from the FDOE; and to Fran Vandiver for her three awards: Innovation Fair Matchmaker‐Mentee Taps, Title IV‐Safe and Drug Free schools, and Title V‐ Part A‐ Innovative Programs from the FDOE. Best wishes go to Thomasenia Adams, Rose Pringle, Delores James, and Walter Leite for their proposal to DSR; to Luis Ponjuan, Troy Sadler, Randy Duran, and Jeanna Mastrodicasa for their proposal to DSR; to Rose Pringle and Thomasenia Adams for their proposal to NSF; and to Fred Taylor and David Miller for their proposal to NSF. For more details about these awards and submissions, see the tables on the next page. Ana & Paul
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College of Education – Funded Projects – February 2007 Principal Investigator: J.L. McLeskey Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education Proposal Title: State Personnel Development Grant Project Period: 12/01/06 – 11/30/07 Award Amount: $149,843 Principal Investigator: F.M. Vandiver Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education Proposal Title: Innovation Fair Matchmaker – Mentee Taps Project Period: 10/04/06 – 06/30/07 Award Amount: $40,000 Principal Investigator: F.M. Vandiver Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education Proposal Title: Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools Project Period: 12/06/06 – 06/30/07 Award Amount: $3,088 Principal Investigator: F.M. Vandiver Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education Proposal Title: Title V, Part A, Innovative Programs Project Period: 07/01/06 – 06/30/07 Award Amount: $1,572
College of Education – Submitted Proposals – February 2007 Principal Investigator: T.A. Adams Co-PI: R.M. Pringle, D.C.S. James (Community Health), W.L. Leite Funding Agency: DSR (2007 Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund) Proposal Title: Development of the Positionality Index Instrument Requested Amount: $99,536 Principal Investigator: L. Ponjuan Co-PI: T. Sadler, R. Duran (Chemistry), J.M. Mastrodicasa (Honors Office) Funding Agency: DSR (2007 Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund) Proposal Title: Engaging Future Scientists: Assessing Undergraduate Science Research Experiences Requested Amount: $61,342 Principal Investigator: R.M. Pringle Co-PI: T.L. Adams Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Proposal Title: An Investigation of African American Girls’ Positionality in Science and Mathematics Requested Amount: $499,000 Principal Investigator: F.J. Taylor (Electrical/Computer Engineering) Co-PI: D. Miller Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Proposal Title: InvestiGATOR II Requested Amount: $496,568
University of Florida
College of Education
Development Office
PO Box 117044
Gainesville, FL 32611-7044
352.392.0728
A Proposal for Discovery and Innovation through Public Scholarship at the University of Florida College of Education
For more information about research at the College of Education, visit http://education.ufl.edu/edresearch
Early Intervention Can Help StudentsStay on Path to High School Diploma
Problem Achievement gap widens during the middle grades (6-8)
Despite the No Child Left Behind Act and national education reform efforts to provide equal opportunity in education for all students, the latest studies suggest the achieve-ment gap between students of different income levels and social or ethnic backgrounds remains substantial. Steep high school drop-out rates are an ongoing concern.
Past research concerning academic persistence—the decision to remain in school through high school graduation—has focused on students in grades 9-12. Current stud-ies, however, show that the middle-school years, grades 6 through 8, are a critical period when the achievement gap widens significantly, showing greater disparities in gender, family income level and ethnic and racial background.
GoalSchool counseling researchers in UF’s College of Education propose to conduct essential research and create an effective school-based intervention program to support middle-school students’ decisions to stay in school, earn a high school diploma and plan for their future careers.
ProposalFaculty researchers will identify the factors that affect middle-school students’ decisions relating to academic achievement, school persistence and goal setting. Researchers and their graduate-student interns will collaborate with middle schools in Alachua County, collecting initial data through focus groups with students, teachers, parents and school counselors. The researchers will use this data to create a classroom-based intervention program—a planning tool to help at-risk students stay and succeed in school and set future career goals. This planning kit will yield vital feedback for educators and parents by summarizing a student’s aspirations and goals, and providing a road map of how to achieve these goals in pursuit of a high school diploma and future success.
FacultyMary Ann Clark, PhD Andrea Dixon Rayle, PhDB.O. Smith Research Professor Assistant ProfessorCounselor Education Counselor [email protected] [email protected]
Cost Drs. Clark and Rayle request $50,000 for expenses to collect data, hire graduate student assistants, purchase essential materials and provide multidisciplinary in-service training for teachers, interns and school counselors.
Gift ImpactWith your support, UF researchers can give educators a tool to help at-risk middle school students avoid the pitfalls that often lead to dropping out of school, enhancing their chances for success in high school and beyond.
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Achievement gap widens during the middle grades (6-8)
Despite the No Child Left Behind Act and national education reform efforts to provide equal opportunity in education for all students, the latest studies suggest the achievement gap between students of different income levels and social or ethnic backgrounds remains substan-tial. Steep high school drop-out rates are an ongoing concern.
Past research concerning academic persistence—the decision to remain in school through high school graduation—has focused on students in grades 9-12. Current studies, however, show that the middle-school years, grades 6 through 8, are a critical period when the achievement gap widens significantly, showing greater disparities in gender, family income level and ethnic and racial background.
School counseling researchers in UF’s College of Education propose to conduct essential research and create an effective school-based intervention program to support middle-school students’ decisions to stay in school, earn a high school diploma and plan for their future careers.
Faculty researchers will identify the factors that affect middle-school students’ decisions relating to academic achievement, school persistence and goal setting. Researchers and their graduate-student interns will collaborate with middle schools in Alachua County, collecting initial data through focus groups with students, teachers, parents and school counselors. The researchers will use this data to create a classroom-based intervention program—a planning tool to help at-risk students stay and succeed in school and set future career goals. This plan-ning kit will yield vital feedback for educators and parents by summarizing a student’s aspira-tions and goals, and providing a road map of how to achieve these goals in pursuit of a high school diploma and future success.
Mary Ann Clark, PhDB.O. Smith Research ProfessorCounselor [email protected]
Drs. Clark and Rayle request $50,000 for expenses to collect data, hire graduate student as-sistants, purchase essential materials and provide multidisciplinary in-service training for teachers, interns and school counselors.
With your support, UF researchers can give educators a tool to help at-risk middle school stu-dents avoid the pitfalls that often lead to dropping out of school, enhancing their chances for success in high school and beyond.
Early Intervention Can HelpStudents Stay On Path to High School Diploma
University of Florida • College of Education • Development OfficePO Box 117044 • Gainesvi l le, FL 32611-7044 • 352.392.0728
For more information about research at the College of Education, visit http://education.ufl.edu/edresearch
Andrea Dixon Rayle, PhDAssistant ProfessorCounselor [email protected]
ResearchINVESTMENTS in EDUCATIONAL A Proposal for Discovery and Innovation through
Public Scholarship at the University of Florida College of Education