A preview of the report asks: “When flashbacks of the front lines won’t fade, how can jokes and poetry help veterans readjust?” The segment was titled, “The Power of Comedy and Storytelling for Veterans,” and it can be accessed via this “1A” web page. The “1A” report explains: “Service members often experience traumatic and isolating events. …
Lab founder Stephanie Budge, who is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, was interviewed by Our Lives, along with some members of the lab. The TRL, which was founded in August 2014, remedies the lack of research on trans issues by exploring mental and physical health needs and care …
Hitchcock is the School of Education’s associate dean for the arts and a professor of printmaking with the School’s Art Department. Jones is a professor of photography with the Art Department. This exhibit, which was co-curated by Jones, features the work of Native American artists, including Rick Bartow, Miridith Campbell, T.C. Cannon, Melissa Doud, Teri …
Bell reminisces for the old days of childhood sports, stating that more and more children are participating in expensive club sports over high school sports. He also remembers the risks of youth sport injuries, something that hasn’t changed much in the youth sport landscape. However, Bell hopes that his research on injury prevention and sport …
The report explains how “across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, 6-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the closures …
As part of the discussion, Horning shared how children’s literature still has a long way to go when it comes to diversity. “What we don’t see a lot of with diversity are books like Harry Potter, that are just pure fantasy,” says Horning, who directs the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center. “And, in …
Winkle-Wagner collaborated with Jamila Lee-Johnson and Ashley Gaskew to edit, “Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education.” Their work explains how critical theories can inform research processes, like data collection and interpretation, in qualitative research and analysis. To do so, the authors offer examples and new tools of qualitative data analysis techniques and empirical …
Hess is dean of the School of Education and holds the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education. Not only has Hess researched and examined how controversial discussions surrounding politics and constitutional issues happen, she has also written a recent award-winning book on the subject, “The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics and Democratic Education,” co-authored …
Halverson, the School of Education’s associate dean for innovation outreach and partnerships, has spent the last few years watching personal learning in action at American public schools. He has found that many schools in the U.S. are beginning to emphasize personal learning, but at different speeds and in varying manners: “What schools call personalized varies …
Benbow is an associate researcher with the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and Lee is a doctoral student with School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. This research is part of their work on the NSF-funded “Exploring Multiple Postsecondary Opportunities through Workforce and Education Research (EMPOWER).” This project is housed …