Graduate Research Exchange

2nd Annual TCPEA Graduate Research Exchange
September 28, 2007

1–1:50 p.m.

Table 1 — Dr. Tim Jones, TCPEA Liaison

• Atticus Wisener, Texas A&M–Commerce
• Sara Kriesel-Hall, University of North Texas
• Nola Jenson, Lamar University
  Academically Successful Title I Middle Grade Campuses: Three Case Studies

Table 2 — Dr. Sandy Harris, TCPEA Liaison

• Diane Permenter, Texas A&M University-Commerce
  Taking It All In: A Panoramic View of Education in the 21st Century
• Renee Pentecost, Texas A&M University-Commerce
  Changing the Focus: Master Teacher to Master Learner
• Quentin Woods, Stephen F. Austin State University
  The Life in a Day: An Autoethnographic Study of the First-Year Principal

Table 3 — Dr. Julia Ballenger, TCPEA Liaison

• Kevin Lacefield, University of North Texas
• Kimberly Baker, Texas A&M University-Commerce
• Lori Lee Brooks, Texas A&M University-Commerce
  

2–2:50 p.m.

Table 1 — Dr. Ernest Horany, TCPEA Liaison

• Alan Bryant, Texas A&M University-Commerce
• Joshua Carty, Tarleton State University
  Does Recess Improve Achievement
• Adrian Vega, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Table 2 — Dr. Lloyd Goldsmith, TCPEA Liaison

• Kaye Rogers, University of North Texas
  Predicted Validity of TAKS Scores
• Paul Sugg, Texas A&M University-Commerce
  Field Investigations in Science and Environmental Education Instruction: An Assessment of Educator Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices in a Large Urban School District
• Shelly Garrett, Texas A&M University-Commerce
  A Comparison of Leadership Literature: The 21st Century’s Trend toward Integration

Table 3 — Dr. Sandy Harris, TCPEA Liaison

• Randy Hendricks, Tarleton State University
  High Stakes and High Expectations: An Analysis of the Efficacy of High Stakes Testing as a School Reform Policy
• Vikki Mahagan, Texas A&M University-Commerce