Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Elementary Education
Research Associate Grants Morrine T. Perkins Research Associate Recipient: Dr. Jeanie Gresham, Dr. Kimberly Welsh, Dr. Carolyn Davis Research Purpose: To examine the distinguishing practices leading to exemplary student performance at the SFASU Charter School in the early years, middle years, and the present. Wilma Perkins Jorgensen Research Associate Recipient: Michelle Williams Research Project: To determine whether there is a relationship between teachers' levels of empathy and students' perception of care in the classroom. Marilyn Perkins Buie Research Associate Recipient: Claudia Whitley Research Purpose: To determine how colleges and universities identify teacher dispositions, assess dispositions, and strategies used to foster positive dispositions. | Research Professorship Margaret Hoover Perkins Research Professorship Recipient: Dr. Carolyn Abel, Dr. Jannah Nerren Research Purpose: To test the impact of indirect language stimulation techniques on preschoolers' early language development. Link to Research Update: http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/language/ResearchUPDATE.ppt |