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| Project Leader: | Michelle Porter michelleporter@tamu.edu Teaching, Learning & Culture |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Radhika Viruru, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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4:00, 5:00. 6:00PM CT Monday, Tuesday, or Thursdays |
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Team Size:
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8
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Participants will learn how to: 1) Read research articles, 2) Complete a literature review matrix, 3) Critique peer-reviewed research, 4) Develop academic writing skills, 5) (possibly) Co-author a manuscript for journal submission, 6) Experience with coding techniques of a large scale project, 7) procedures on conducting content analysis, 8) data analysis (if interested)
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Team Needs:
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8 highly motivated undergraduate students. Education majors are encouraged, but ALL are welcome to apply. Must be available for weekly or bi-weekly meetings. Please note this project with likely continue through the summer and fall semester, so a year long commitment is preferred. Because of the time commitment, undergraduates should be prepared to complete work on this project in conjunction with their regular coursework. We are looking for team members who are willing to read at least two articles a week, and/or analyze and enter data from 5 college catalogs a week. Team members must be detail oriented, willing to learn, flexible, interested in understanding the mechanics of academic writing, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about the research topic |
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Description:
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K-12 students nationwide are being removed from the learning environment using classroom management techniques that rely on reward systems, referrals, and eventual suspension/expulsion. Discipline disproportionately affects minority students, students with IEPs, and male students. This may be due to colleges and universities inadequately preparing teachers to engage with students and instead focus on “managing the class”. This project is a large scale content analysis of college and university course catalogs from across the nation to investigate how preservice teachers are taught to manage classrooms and see if any programs are including restorative practices. We will specifically look at classroom management strategies/discipline practices for elementary aged students along with special populations such as students with IEPs, students from minority backgrounds, and physically aggressive students. |