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Education Research Projects
To Be on Display at UW-Eau Claire
MAILED: April 23, 2002
EAU CLAIRE — Education students
at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will share the results of
semester-long diversity research projects during the Spring 2002 Fed 385
Research Expo Thursday, April 25.
The Research Expo, which will run from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Tamarack Room of
Davies Center, will feature projects designed by 110 students currently
enrolled in four sections of the foundation of education's "Social
Foundations of Human Relations" course, taught by Dr. Cynthia Gray-Mash
and Dr. Katherine Rhoades. The event has been held each semester since the
fall of 1998.
Examples of research projects to be displayed include:
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"It's Greek to Me: A Study of Math Anxiety"
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"The Effects of September 11 on School and Muslim Americans"
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"The Evolution of Diversity in Children's Books"
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"Lunchroom Culture in Three Eau Claire Schools"
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"Face of Depression: Facts & Misconceptions of Students at UW-Eau Claire"
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"I'm a Slave for 4U: A Study of the Britney Spears Culture "
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"A Way of Life: The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis"
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"Let's Talk About Sex: A Study of Rural and Urban Sex Education"
"The projects introduce students to research as applied to the
understanding of cultural complexity and reflective processes that strengthen
professional practice in teaching and other professions," said Gray-Mash,
assistant professor of foundation of education, noting that this year the
group is taking inspiration from Margaret Mead, who said that inquiry
"demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record
in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to
guess."
The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact
Gray-Mash at (715) 836-5587 or send her e-mail at gray@uwec.edu
or contact
Rhoades at (715) 836-3672 or e-mail her at rhoadeka@uwec.edu.
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News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: April 23, 2002