FELLOWSHIPS

TCALL 2008-2009 Fellowships at TCALL - Applications for 2008-2009 Academic Year are being accepted until June 16, 2008

Barbara Bush Fellowships at TCALL

Fellowship Recipients

TCALL Fellows

 

2007-2008

Renata Russo is currently working on her Ph.D. in Adult Education at Texas A & M University. Her research interests include adult learners’ persistence in adult basic education programs, workplace education and distance learning.

Rose Anna Santos is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University.  Her research interests include literacy development with a focus on factors that most positively facilitate literacy in developing young students.

Two doctoral students selected as 2007-2008 TCALL Fellows

Barbara Bush Fellows at TCALL

2007-2008

Rebekah Haynes, a doctoral student in school psychology, will focus her research on literacy found in the home environment, such as shared book reading, as well as factors contributing to the parent-child relationship.

Petra Robinson, a fall 2007 adult education doctoral student, will assess the impact family literacy programs have on various elements of the participants' family life, including economic impact, community involvement, parental engagement, personal development and self-esteem, safety and health environment and accountability, and literacy levels in family units.

Megan Terry, also a doctoral student in school psychology, will create measures for the Home Literacy Environment Test so that it can be used by a variety of researchers and professionals to improve literacy in the home.

Three Education Doctoral Students Selected As TCALL Barbara Bush Fellows

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Past Recipients & Fellowship Projects

TCALL Fellows

2006-2007

Stacy Perry, Adult Education Program, Educational Administration and Human Resource Development (EAHR)
Project Title: Exploring the ways in which some students learn differently through simulation discovery and discussion

Corrine Wickens, Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC)
Project Title: Case study examinations of reading difficulties and motivational influences on literacy acquisition among parent-child family members

2005-2006

Joellen Coryell, Adult Education Program, Educational Administration and Human Resource Development (EAHR)
Project Title: Implementing Computer-Aided Instructional Components with Adult English Language Learners

Lisa Gardner Flores, Hispanic Studies and Spanish
Project Title: The Transition from English as a Second Language (ESL) to Educational Next Steps: Programmatic Factors that lead to successful student transitions

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