Current Initiatives and Research
Students:
Department of Education Leadership, Higher Education, and International Education (EDHI)
Tiffany Jones, EDHI
“The Irony of the Overrepresented Minority” Affirmative Action and Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education
This paper examines the relationship between Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) in higher education and Affirmative Action policies. The impact of Affirmative Action programs on APAs’ achievement and APAs’ views of the programs will be discussed.
Miki Yoshioka, EDHI
The Invisible Minority: An Examination of Access and College Choice of Southeast Asian American Students
The model minority myth portrays Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) as well educated, wealthy, and successful; however, in reality, Southeast Asians face significant challenges accessing higher education that negatively affect their college choice. A review of the literature reveals that Southeast Asians are less academically prepared for college, have difficulty balancing school and family responsibilities, and are less able to afford college compared to students in other AAPI ethnic groups.
Kozue Tsunoda, EDHI
Asian American Giving to U.S. Higher Education: Exploring Development Officer's Perspectives
Using in-depth interviews with development officers working with Asian American donors, this paper examines characteristics of Asian American giving to U.S. higher education. In particular, this paper attempts to explore the meaning of diversity within development offices, to highlight alternative strategies for soliciting gifts from Asian American donors, and to understand overall perspectives of development officers toward Asian American giving.
Sahar Sattarzadeh, EDHI
Education for Development: The Case of the African Peer Review Mechanism
This paper reports on an ongoing analysis of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), a voluntary self-monitoring process adopted by some of the member states of the African Union, but there is no study that has yet to focus on the necessity of education as a main contributor to NEPAD’s strategies and goals. The context of this analysis, therefore, lies in the study of the concept, design, and implementation of APRM and its relation to education policy implications, outcomes, and reforms.
Carol Corneilse, EDHI
Living Feminism in the Academy: South African women tell their stories
This paper reports on a qualitative study of the experiences of six feminist faculty in South African universities.
Carol Radomski, EDHI
Youth Exchange and Peacebuilding Post 9/11: Experiences of Muslim high school students in the U.S.
This qualitative study utilizes in-depth responsive interviews to explore the meaning of international exchange to Muslim high school exchange students in the U.S. Using the experiences of the students, the researcher then examines the connection between youth exchange and peace building in the post 9/11 context.
D. Brent Edwards Jr., EDHI
Religion, Spirituality and Peace Education: What We Can Learn from Twelve Step Programs
This paper investigates and explicates the process embedded in twelve step programs to see what lessons can be drawn from this process for education and curricula that incorporate the three broad but interrelated concepts of religion, spirituality and peace. Because such programs are designed to lead to a spiritual awakening and the development of inner and outer peace, this is an important area of research that, to this point, has been misunderstood and about which little is known generally.
Cynthia Eichele, EDHI: Poster presentation: The efficacy of international study: do students apply diverse thinking to their life and work as a result?
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