2010-11 Student Dissertation Research Initiation Grant Recipients

Graduate student Dissertation Research Initiation Grants for College of Education doctoral students at University Park are offered each fall and spring semester through the generosity of the Office of the Dean of the College of Education. Students must be at the dissertation level to apply. Below are the 2010-11 recipients.

Sarah Anne Eckert- $600.00

Preparation, Self-Efficacy and Retention: How Novice Teachers Negotiate Urban Schools

Samira Halabi- $600.00

Quality and Inequality in Arab education: A comparative study of disparities in educational opportunities in ten Arab countries.

Mehnaz Jehan- $600.00

Secondary School Principals' Experiences of Ethical Challenges in Pakistan

Izumi Mori- $600.00

Private Tutoring and Mathematics Achievement of Students in Public and Private Schools: Evidence from East Asia and North America

Mary Osif- $600.00

More than Orange: A Study of Ethno-religious Identity Development Among Northern Irish Protestant Youth

Hyun Kyoung Ro- $600.00

An Investigation of Engineering Students' Post-Graduation Plans in Engineering or outside of Engineering

Jeanne Shimizu- $600.00

Secondary Teachers Making Mathematical Ideas Accessible to Students

Mary Vayaliparampil- $600.00

Stakeholder Perceptions of Education for All Effectiveness in Increasing School Enrollment in India

Hyung Joon Yoon- $600.00

Bandura's Human Agency and Performance at Work: Refinement and Validation of the Assessment of Human Agency