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Mon, 10/28/2024

Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism

Stephen Jackson conducted a study in which he analyzed influential Texas world history textbooks. They clearly labeled American actions in the 19th century as imperialist, contradicting the long-standing ideal of American exceptionalism. The study unpacks that seeming contradiction.
Tue, 10/22/2024

Book gathers research on education for people with disabilities, including voices of those with lived experience

A research team at the University of Kansas has published a new edition of a book that collects the latest research on education for people with disabilities, including perspectives of individuals with lived experience through an inclusive lens.
Tue, 10/15/2024

KU researchers leading projects to make Library of Congress educational materials more accessible, use AI to aid writing instruction

Researchers have secured two grants to help make PBS Newshour Classroom materials more accessible in teaching students with disabilities and to use AI to help teachers expand an existing writing instruction program, also with a focus on students with disabilities.
Tue, 10/01/2024

State mandates requiring genocide education lack standards to guide teachers, study finds

A study analyzing state mandates requiring genocide education almost always lacked standards on what topics to teach and how to address the subject. The lack of guidance fails to give students an understanding of the causes of genocide and how to prevent them in the future, KU researchers found.
Wed, 09/11/2024

Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation

Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.
Tue, 09/10/2024

Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8 million in federal grants to support middle and high school students

The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs at the University of Kansas is the recipient of two federal grants totaling $21.8 million over seven years. These grants will provide critical support to middle and high school students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri.
Mon, 09/09/2024

KU researcher leading project to gauge effectiveness of journalism ethics disclosures

Alyssa Appelman is co-leading a project to test whether disclosing a journalist's ethical training influences readers' perceptions of that journalist's and media's credibility.
Thu, 09/05/2024

KU leading multi-institutional program to support undergraduate STEM research and student retention

The University of Kansas, in collaboration with five other regional higher education institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation grant. The award will establish the Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research (ASTER) program and fund undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Wed, 09/04/2024

Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit

A KU program implemented the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools and found that when it was provided with online training models and coaching, schools were more likely to implement it with fidelity and continue its use.
Wed, 08/28/2024

KU partners with teachers, schools to train early-childhood special educators; publishes guide for teacher prep programs

Project MounTaiN at KU is in its second year of training working and future teachers to better serve early childhood students with high-incidence disabilities and partnering with area schools to provide student teaching and support to education centers. The project also published a guide for other teacher prep programs looking to improve.
Tue, 08/27/2024

Swift solution: Taylor Swift sparks innovation for education researcher

Taylor Swift speaks to human experiences through emotion, interpretation and expression. Researchers investigate those experiences using analysis, measurement and science. Jake Thompson connected these approaches to fill a blank space in education research.
Mon, 07/15/2024

Author shows importance of framing in disability policy discussions

Analyzing interactions in town hall meetings with legislators, a University of Kansas professor of English finds that expressing one's lived experience, too, helps advocates “amplify marginalized voices in public debates.”
Thu, 07/11/2024

Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons

Stephen Jackson has published an article outlining how state history education standards came about, how they evolved and how teachers can use the standards themselves as history lessons in a way that avoids the common political arguments surrounding the documents.
Wed, 06/26/2024

New work highlights physical, mental, social benefits of caring climate in sports

A KU researcher outlines the research-proven benefits of positive sporting environments in a chapter for new edition of a sports psychology book.
Tue, 06/11/2024

New book examines best methods to prepare future English teachers

Theory, curriculum and what it means to be a professional educator are all at the heart of “Principles That Shape English Teacher Education,” co-edited by Heidi Hallman, professor of curriculum & teaching at KU.
Mon, 06/03/2024

Camps built on KU research to help young readers improve, future school psychologists put theory to practice

A pair of reading camps hosted by the OASIS training clinic at KU will help struggling readers boost their skills in a fun way based on research from KU. The camps also train aspiring school psychologists in using research-based reading intervention and behavior supports.
Thu, 05/16/2024

KU team leads special journal edition on including people with disabilities in research

A KU team has led the publication of a special issue of the journal Inclusion, calling for opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be paid, equitable members of research teams. The journal includes firsthand accounts from researchers with disabilities.
Tue, 05/07/2024

Educational research should pinpoint anti-Black aggressions to build better policy, scholar argues

A KU scholar has published an article that argues educational research should instead study antiblack aggressions as scholars originally intended and use the approach to build more equitable policy at the individual and institutional levels.
Mon, 04/29/2024

Intervention based on science of reading, math boosts comprehension, word problem-solving

New research from the University of Kansas has found an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English language learners boost their comprehension, visualize and synthesize information, and make connections that significantly improved their math performance.
Wed, 04/24/2024

KU professor of anthropology receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to work on 2nd book

Jennifer Raff, KU associate professor of anthropology, was recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work on the history of human populations through sequencing the genomes of contemporary peoples and their ancestors.
Tue, 04/16/2024

New book gathers insights, methods from rising generation of Indigenous archaeologists

A new book co-edited by a University of Kansas scholar, titled “Indigenizing Archaeology: Putting Theory into Practice," collects experiences and know-how of younger Indigenous archaeologists.
Thu, 02/15/2024

New book helps school leaders focus on what they can do without getting weighed down

No one can do everything. Yet that is exactly what many school leaders feel like they must do. A new book co-written by a KU scholar aims to help those who often feel overwhelmed focus on what they can and should do and how to help teachers and students lead schools to reaching their full potential.
Thu, 01/04/2024

Author makes case for data-driven language learning

Nina Vyatkina, professor of German and applied linguistics, is a believer in students directly using collections of word usage – corpora – to help them understand and gain fluency in their target language. The proven success of data-driven learning in acquiring the German language can be repeated with other languages and perhaps other fields, she says.
Thu, 09/07/2023

Name change reflects expanded focus, approach of Center for Montessori Research

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) Center for Montessori for Research (CMR) will become the Center for Learner Agency Research and Action (CLARA). The name change highlights the center’s embrace of learner agency in diverse educational environments. ...

Thu, 03/02/2023

Project to document positives of LGBTQ+ student relationships, boost campus supports

LAWRENCE — There is a tendency among both researchers and service providers to focus on the negatives when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationships: the unique challenges and stresses individuals face from society, families, peers and others. But a new University of Kansas research project is working with LGBTQ+ college students...

Thu, 06/10/2021

KU researchers receive $2.4M grant to study, improve online interventions for autism spectrum disorder

LAWRENCE — As the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools and forced many children with autism spectrum disorder to be schooled at home, professionals and families became concerned that children with disabilities might not be receiving adequate and specialized instruction because teachers had limited time or resources needed to support all children...

Mon, 07/29/2019

Study examines how picture books introduce kids to politics, portray leaders, issues, democracy

LAWRENCE — Politics have been known to put adults to sleep, but political engagement could be part of children’s bedtime stories as well. Lessons about the importance of politics could be part of their early education. A new University of Kansas study analyzed political messages in the most popular picture...

Tue, 04/16/2019

Journalism class provides coverage for Kansas community without newspaper

LAWRENCE — As the media landscape continues to change across the country, more communities are finding themselves in news deserts, without the coverage where they once had thriving newspapers. Meanwhile, journalism students are looking to learn their craft and gain real-world experience. In Kansas, one community is close enough to...

Tue, 08/12/2014

KU scholars call for end to 'parasitic models' of publishing

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been at the forefront of the open-access movement, an international effort aiming to ensure that peer-reviewed journal articles are available to all, not just those who can afford subscriptions. Three KU authors have published a new article and provided early comments on a...

Thu, 10/31/2013

Researchers show excessive student loan debt causes young people to fall behind in saving, investing for future

LAWRENCE — The American Dream has always held that if one works hard he or she can be successful and attain sufficient wealth to live a financially comfortable life. Higher education has always been understood to be a crucial link in the chain between effort and attainment. Increasingly, however, college...

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