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Planning and Implementing a Comprehensive Student-Centered Research Program for First-Year STEM Undergraduates
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Schneider, Kimberly R.; Bickel, Amelia; Morrison-Shetlar, Alison – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
Retaining college-level science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students remains a priority in higher education. A variety of methods have been shown to increase retention, including mentorship, tutoring, course enhancements, community building, and engagement in high-impact practices such as undergraduate research. In 2011, an…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Program Development, Program Implementation
The Wisconsin-Spencer Doctoral Research Program: An Evaluation
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Leonard, Mary; Fennema, Elizabeth – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: At a time when educational research is recognized as capable of improving teaching and learning, it is under attack for falling short of this promise. Part of the solution lies in improving the preparation of educational researchers. Toward this goal, the UW-Madison School of Education (SOE) participated with the Spencer…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Educational Research, Research Projects, Demonstration Programs
Maintaining Relevance in Wisconsin Vocational-Technical Education Programs through Applied Research in the World of Work. A Partial Listing of Summaries of Findings and Recommendations from Validation, Evaluation and Manpower Studies Involving Surveys of VTAE Graduates and Employers.
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. Research Coordinating Unit. – 1975
The report presents abstracts of 29 research studies which were designed to identify labor market requirements and evaluate vocational educational programs in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education System (VTAE). The studies were designed to answer the following questions: (1) What skills, knowledges, and competencies are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Curriculum Research, Educational Needs, Labor Needs
RFD: "Rural Family Development". Second Year Report, June 1971.
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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Univ. Extension. – 1971
This report covers the materials used in and resulting from the second year of a three-year Rural Family Development (RFD) project in Wisconsin. The materials are presented in several parts. The areas covered are (1) the use of television, (2) methods, (3) field services, (4) project evaluation, (5) the RFD in the context of a mediated delivery…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Developmental Programs, Educational Television
An Assessment of the Impact of the Wisconsin Vocational Research Coordination Unit. Final Report.
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McCaslin, N. L.; Walton, John – 1974
Five research objectives were identified by the Wisconsin State Board for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education in a project designed to evaluate the impact of vocational education research and exemplary projects on educational practices in Wisconsin: (1) An assessment of the impact of State funded research and exemplary activities to a…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Agency Cooperation, Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs