Research Discussion Topics Announced
Contact: Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761
ORONO, Maine — The College of Education andHuman Development’s Spring Research Colloquium begins Friday, Feb.10. The intent is to provide a forum for College faculty to shareand discuss their research — planned, in process or recently completed– and to learn from each other.
Theseminars are held from 2-3 p.m. on various Fridays in 159 Shibles Hall.Members of the campus community and general public are welcome toattend.
The colloquium series includes:
Feb.10 – “Heath-related issues in individuals with agenesis of the corpuscallosum,” Gary Schilmoeller, Shihfen Tu, Donna Doherty.
Feb. 24 – “ThePreschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Project in Newark: A look atprogram implementation and professional development,” Marcia Davidson.
March 24 – “The nature and prevalence of student hazing,” Elizabeth Allan, Mary Madden.
April 7 – “Instructional practices in Reading First classrooms in Maine,” Janet Fairman.
April 21 – “School size and the ‘power rating’ of poverty: Substantive finding or statistical artifact?,” Ted Coladarci.
May 5 – “Growth rates in aerobic performance by children in grades 4-8,” Steve Butterfield, Bob Lehnhard, Craig Mason.
May 19 – “Comparing instructional modes: One element of physics education research,” Michael Wittmann.