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Research and Grants
Project Good Start
This support program is intended to increase under-represented students in obtaining their teacher certification.
Contact: Jodie Palmer
Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program
This project addresses the needs most often identified by student-parents: affordable child care and social and academic support structures.
Contact: Dr. Regena Fails Nelson
Current measurements used to document elementary and secondary intern teacher growth
This grant examines measurements based on the Michigan Department of Education Seven Entry-Level Standards for Teachers that are supported by the North Central Accreditation in Teacher Education organization.
Contact: Dr. Lynn Nations Johnson and Dr. Carol Crumbaugh
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Researchers from Western Michigan University met with a high level multi-sector delegation from the Commonwealth to discuss on-going projects directed at the childhood obesity epidemic.
Contact: Andrea Smith
College Assistance for Parenting and Education project (CAPE)
CAPE provides financial, social and academic support to college students with children.
Contact: Dr. Regena F. Nelson
Grandparent Resource Site (GRS)
Website: http://www.wmich.edu/grs/
GRS provides a holistic system of services to grandparents, grandchildren and professionals with the goal of enhancing the abilities of kinship care families to foster school readiness in young children.
Contact: Andrea Smith
Alignment of Secondary Science Teacher Practice and Materials in the Battle Creek Region Michigan
This program focuses on science teacher professional development for Battle Creek regional schools.
Contact: Marcia Fetters