Addressing Issues in K-12 Education
Quality issues in teacher preparation
Contact: Cassandra Book, professor, teacher education, (517) 355-1787
Charter schools and schools of choice
Contact: David Plank, professor, educational administration, (517) 355-3691 or Gary Sykes, professor of educational administration and teacher education, (517) 353-9337
Family involvement in teaching children to read
Contact: Patricia Edwards, professor, teacher education, (517) 353-0696
Strategies to help children to read
Contact: David P. Pearson, Hannah Professor, education, (517) 432-0132
Standardized testing, assessment and math anxiety
Contact: William Schmidt, professor, counseling, educational psychology and special education, (517) 353-7755
New school transitions and children's social development Contact: Marjorie Kostelnik, professor, family and child ecology, (517) 355-7680
Reduction of high-risk behavior in adolescents' lives
Contact: Joanne Keith, professor, family and child ecology, (517) 353-7860
Parents' roles in motivating children to learn
Contact: Carole Ames, dean, College of Education, (517) 432-3324
Youth violence and youth culture
Contact: Carl Taylor, professor of family and child ecology, (517) 353-6617
Issues Affecting Today's College Student
Sociology of the college student experience, student culture and campus activism
Contact: Robert Rhoads, associate professor of educational administration, (517) 353-5979
Student adjustment to college life
Contact: Ann Austin-Beck, associate professor, educational administration, (517) 355-6757
Healthy lifestyle choices, alcohol and drug prevention programs Contact: Dennis Martell, health educator, (517) 432-1031
Changes in the university setting for the next century
Contact: Kathryn Moore, professor, educational administration, (517) 432-2276
Changes in students' eating patterns in the college atmosphere Contact: Ronda Bokram, nutritionist, Olin Health Center, (517) 355-7593
Career trends and career development
Contact: Philip Gardner, director, Collegiate Employment Research Institute, (517) 355-2211
For information on additional education-related topics,
contact Lisa Acheson, University Relations, at (517) 355-2281 [email protected]
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