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Faculty Research Areas  
Research Methodology

Research Areas

Altwerger, Bess
  to literacy and Instruction
  Pedagogy
  in Elementary Teaching/Teacher Education
Arya, Poonam

Quantitative
 
  discussion of literature
  Analysis
Berkeley, Terry

Quantitative
  Evaluation; Policy analysis
 
  development
  in human services
  and Caring
  education
Blair, Karen
  early
early
and Reading
reading
Blake, Robert, Jr.
study,
Descriptive,
Interpretative
teaching and learning
practice
teaching
Bryant, Greg
 
Ethnographic
special education
education
teachers
integration with methods courses
and classroom management
Cheeks, Celestine
study,
Ethnographic,
Quantitative
- Internet and K-16 curriculum
and children's literature
technology
Cole, Lynn

Ethnographic
experiences
instruction
and experiences that enhance pre-service teachers' development toward competency
children
advocacy /nurturing
Dailey, Evelyn
design,
Experimental design
- Special Education, effective instructional practices
training - special education
special education - transition
skills acquisition for students with special needs
DellaVecchia, Roxana

Ethnography,
Phenomenology
Delphi
Theory - social responsibility
education, Hope
Leadership
Research
Fewster, Darlene
design
psycho-educational; assessment, neuro-psychological
and instructional planning
strategies/interventions
brain injury
deficit Hyperactivity disorder
Frieman, Barry
at-risk
Gartland, Debi

Quantitative
Education
Disabilities
management
disorders
instructional practices
Hartzler-Miller, Cynthis
- Ethnographic Case study
Education, preservice
  matter preparation of teachers
Jones, Paul
classroom observation of technology
quantitative surveys; Experimental correlational, Delphi
and student achievement
design
developmental
Kalyanpur, Maya
Diversity in Special Education
Kessler, Cristy
   

Multicultural Education

Curriculum Development

King, Nechie

narrative
narrative as a methodological alternative
Play
Kirmani, Mubina

Qualitative
technology.  Multimedia design and development
in education
education
Laster, Barbara
models - case study,
Ethnographic survey research, 
Open ended interviews,
Anthropology in education
for adolescent, adult and "at risk" populations; literacy assessment; reading and writing of expository texts
development
literacy
clinics
diversity in educational settings
Lawlor, James
school
education
Social Studies; Curriculum issues
education
Active Learning Strategies
Leak, Lawrence
Policy
Leadership
Development - School improvement, school transformation
charge
Levy, Nancy

Quantitative - pretest/post-test with control group designs
expression for students at risk in inclusion settings
grammar instruction interventions for diverse students
behavior modification strategies for students with disabilities
issues
learning styles
Neubert, Gloria
training effective teachers
in secondary school content areas
school assessment test affecting change in teaching
Pitcher, Sharon
literacy
professional development
activities and Centers
Ports, Joan
education
care
development
education - graduate students and non-traditional students
Proffitt, Thomas
Leadership - administrative, supervision and curriculum
Policy
development
Sadera, William
 
Qualitative
Case Study Research
Integration
Teachers and Technology
Teacher Preconceptions
Change
of the Internet in Education
Education
Perspectives of Technology in the Classroom
Smith, Robert
's literature - integrated across the curriculum
Education, early childhood
Vocke, David

survey
learning
teaching strategies
Studies Education
" populations
Wall, Robert
- descriptive and inferential statistics
evaluation
analysis
Methods
uses in education
Washington, Patsy
  children
Waters, Pat
research
  relationships
  self-esteem in parenting
  of first year teachers
  partnerships
  literacy development
Watson-Thompson, Ocie
  - effectiveness in preparation of teachers
  - Preservice teacher's attitudes
  of African-American teachers
Wheeler, Edyth
  children's conflict resolution/peace education
  teachers with a diversity perspective
 
  grouping
Wilson, G. Pat
- case study, action research, conceptual analysis, phenomenological interview
  and Writing -learning of
  theory relative to reading and writing - semiotics, mediation
  of school reform testing programs on reading and writing instruction
Wiltz, Nancy
  thinking in preservice teachers
  accreditation
  child care
Wizer, David
use of email in Survey Research
  impact
  and cooperative learning
  communication and teacher education
 

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