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Research / Grants
College research supported by external grant awards and designated gifts. Listed projects are currently active or have been within the past 12 months. Identifies principal investigators, funding source, project start and end dates, brief project summaries, and links to project web sites, where available.
Debra Bragg, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Donald G. Hackmann, Co-Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
This project focuses on consultation, technical assistance and applied research, especially in the area of implementation of "programs of study" as called for in the new federal law. Specifically, Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) personnel are working collaboratively with the state’s Perkins Planning to conceptualize programs of study associated with the sixteen career clusters specified by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education. Through consultation with OCCRL, the Illinois Community College Board and Illinois State Board of Education have partnered to develop sample programs of study.
Debra Bragg, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Debra Bragg, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Debra Bragg, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Debra Bragg, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Timothy Reese Cain, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Donald G. Hackmann, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Debra Bragg, Co-Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Wen-Hao Huang, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Formative evaluation is a common practice to identify the strengths and weaknesses of design-based projects. The outcome of formative evaluations is solely intended to inform the improvement of the target project. In the case of goodWORKSconnect as an online information portal, the finding of the formative evaluation serves two purposes. The first purpose is to inform its next generation design to ensure optimal usability, connectivity, and interactivity. The second purpose is to guide the strategic planning for the goodWORKSconnect portal in order to energize the non-profit community it serves with scalability and sustainability.
Stanley Ikenberry, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
George Kuh, Co-Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Stanley Ikenberry, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Stanley Ikenberry, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
George Kuh, Co-Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
Russell Korte, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
J. Jessica Li, Principal Investigator
(Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)
University of North Texas (contractor)
This research project is a comparative study of onsite, virtual, and remote laboratories used in undergraduate engineering education. This project advances the understanding of the impact on student learning outcomes in this time of technology transition and the engineering curriculum as a whole. The project, through its dissemination activities, is expected to reach a broad audience of those interested in adopting the new labs by offering a choice of delivery types (onsite, virtual, and remote) to adapt for a specific implementation. Ultimately, this study will improve the recruitment and retention of women and minority students in engineering.