Nine doctoral student affiliates of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools received recognition for their research at the 2013 Rural Futures Conference, earning multiple graduate student poster awards presented Nov. 5 in Lincoln, Neb.
Engen-Wedin recognized by Nebraska Department of Education
CYFS faculty affiliate Nancy Engen-Wedin has received the Friend of American Indian Education Award from the Nebraska Department of Education.
Engen-Wedin, coordinator of the Indigenous Roots Teacher Education Program (ROOTS) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was honored at the NDE’s Native American Student Achievement Symposium in October.
Researchers author chapter on parenting chess prodigies
Laser-like focus? Check. Keen memory? Check. Intrinsic motivation? Check.
Parental support? Checkmate.
The development of chess prodigies owes much to the parents who foster their innate talent, according to a book chapter recently co-authored by two CYFS researchers – one of whom can speak from personal experience.
CYFS releases 2012-2013 Annual Report
The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has released its annual report for the 2012 fiscal year, which ran from July 2012 through June 2013.
Titled “Together We Can…,” the report presents a cross-section of CYFS research and outreach from the center’s thematic foci of early education and development; academic intervention and learning; social-emotional learning and development; rural education; and research and evaluation methods.
CYFS doctoral affiliates receive APA awards
The American Psychological Association recently recognized CYFS doctoral affiliates Amanda Moen and Shannon Holmes with Outstanding Student Presentation awards during the 121st APA Annual Convention.
Moen and Holmes, doctoral candidates in educational psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, were among just four students to receive the award from the school psychology division of the APA. The $500 award identified the top student-authored research proposals accepted for presentation at the convention, held July 31 through Aug. 4 in Honolulu.
Sheridan moderates NET panel on parent engagement in education
Susan Sheridan, director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, moderated a panel on parent engagement in children’s education that aired Aug. 15 on NET2 World.
“The Challenge of Parent Engagement,” an hour-long episode of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications’ “The State of Education in Nebraska” series, featured a discussion among educators and administrators from Lincoln, Crete, Grand Island and Omaha. In addition to addressing the many forms and benefits of parent engagement, the panel examined how best to foster connections among parents, schools and community organizations.
Coutts researching distance tech delivery of intervention to rural communities
Miles or megabytes? Speed limits or bandwidth? Country roads or fiber optics?
For years, reaching out to families and schools in rural communities has meant long hours of costly travel. This reality has made distance technology an appealing alternative – and the dissertation focus of Michael Coutts, a CYFS doctoral student affiliate.
Postdoc Hawley recognized for research on teacher assessment
Leslie Hawley, a postdoctoral trainee with the CYFS Statistics and Research Methodology Unit, will receive a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research award that recognizes her dissertation’s potential to improve the evaluation of K-12 teachers.
UNL’s Phi Delta Kappa Chapter recently announced Hawley as the recipient of its Dr. Ron Joekel Research Award, which honors outstanding education-focused research conducted by a UNL graduate student. Hawley, who completed her doctorate from UNL’s Qualitative, Quantitative and Psychometric Methods program in December 2012, will receive the $1,500 award at a fall meeting of the PDK Chapter.