Category: Funding excellence

Becoming who I thought I’d be? – revisiting a beginning elementary teacher five years after student teaching

ag4486 | November 8, 2023

Elementary teacher educators endeavor to prepare prospective elementary teachers to teach science in ways which best support student learning… Read more

N A U student teacher standing in front of classroom with a book in hand.

Exploring instantiations of academic risk taking in university students: a grounded theory approach

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In this grounded theory study, interviews with university students from a variety of academic disciplines were conducted to identify instantiations of academic risk taking, emotions related to risk taking, and disciplinary differences… Read more

Light snow falling on the flowers in springtime.

Navajo language teacher graduates

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This follow-up study is to interview to find out where the Navajo language teachers are currently from a cohort of a grant in 2019-2022 to prepare teachers to complete a master’s degree remotely in ESL and Bilingual Education… Read more

Student teacher points to globe in class.

Impact of mindfulness training for school counselors-in-training on empathy & multicultural competence year of funding

ag4486 | November 7, 2023

Researchers will explore the impact of evidence-based mindfulness training (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) on school counselors-in-training’s empathy and multicultural competence… Read more

N A U teacher reading a book to young students.

Comparative case study of academic help-seeking and belongingness among Asian American and Latinx undergraduates

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How a sense of belonging among Asian American and Latinx undergraduates impacts their academic help seeking behaviors in the classroom. … Read more

N A U students talking and working together on their laptops in a lounge.

Deans’ research grant example

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First-year students who have experienced recent academic setbacks. These students are susceptible of leaving the university before degree attainment… Read more