Teaching, Learning and Behavior

The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) has announced the launch of a new center that will explore the ways that education policy and school management are both shaped by and shape geography.

A KU researcher has led a study examining how well universities are preparing future urban planners to mitigate and adapt to climate change as part of their curriculum. “We don’t believe you should be able to come out of a planning program without addressing climate change,” said Ward Lyles associate professor of public affairs & administration.

A study compared school districts across the country in 2020 and 2000 using census and demographic data, as well as sophisticated geographical mapping. Suburban districts across the country saw more diversity, but urban districts saw more racial isolation.

KU scientists are testing how artificial intelligence could be applied to measure verbal interactions unobtrusively and automatically in a variety of settings, including at area child care or early education programs. Earlier work took them to Science City in Union Station.

A University of Kansas researcher's new work provides guidance, examples and considerations of how best to conduct qualitative research with college students, especially those from historically marginalized populations.

University of Kansas scientists recently helped develop and launch a free online course that provides tools to promote safe and inclusive field environments. The course is geared toward anyone who participates in fieldwork, including researchers, field coordinators, technicians and students.

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.

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.

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.

As opposed to artificial intelligence, the human interaction of debate stimulates critical thinking skills, not to mention empathy, according to a new paper from a communication studies researcher.