Fall 2018 - Historical Archival Research integrating GIS and Excel

Affiliations:
Project Leader:	Karla Garza karla.garza@tamu.edu Teaching, Learning & Culture
Faculty Mentor:	Dr. Lynn Burlbaw, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:	Tentative: W 3:00-4:00
Team Size:	4 (Team Full)
Open Spots:	0
Special Opportunities:	Team members will have the chance to earn co-authorship on a paper(s) and/or presentation; possibly attend regional conference(s), gain experience with research and data analysis, support with academic writing, interact with faculty and other graduate student teams, and earn research credit. – Students who successfully complete the spring project work will be invited to reapply for following semesters. -Students can receive research hour credits with Faculty Mentor approval
Team Needs:	Participants must be accountable and self-motivated with a strong work ethic. Participants should understand the value and necessity of detailed and accurate work as it contributes to the analysis of printed materials. A “can do attitude,” a research interest, and the ability to make reasoned decisions will contribute to a successful experience Dedication, highly motivated, hard working, enthusiasm. Skills to meet virtually when face-to-face is not possible No research experience required
Description:	Students participating in this group are continuing on from Spring 2018. Students participating in this project will learn qualitative and quantitative research skills as they work with primary sources related to teachers and their work in Texas in general, and Brazoria County specifically. Graduate students and a faculty member in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture will guide and direct this project. Students will work on categorizing archival data from the Brazoria County schools using archives and publications from ~1890 -1921. GIS and Excel will be used to organize the data, but facility in Excel is not required – the project will teach, if necessary, participating students the Microsoft Word and Excel skills needed