- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/paul-crutcher/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:59:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Crutcher, Hayn named co-editors of national journal on young adult literature /news-archive/2018/10/22/crutcher-hayn-co-editors/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:59:07 +0000 /news/?p=72376 ... Crutcher, Hayn named co-editors of national journal on young adult literature]]> Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock professors have been selected as co-editors of a national journal.聽 Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, and Dr. Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, are the new co-editors of SIGNAL Journal, a peer-reviewed journal associated with the International Literacy Association鈥檚 Special Interest Group-Network on Adolescent Literature (SIGNAL). The journal publishes articles, essays, and reviews about varying aspects of young adult literature. 聽 Crutcher and Hayn recently published the first edition of the journal under their editorship. The Spring/Summer 2018 issue featured an article about literature and literary practices in transmedia pop culture authored by Crutcher and Dr. Autumn Dodge of Lynchburg University. Hayn wrote the journal鈥檚 introduction as well as three young adult book reviews. Ashley Collie-Heather, an adjunct professor in the Department of English, designed the issue. Hayn joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2006 as an assistant professor. She also serves on VOYA Magazine鈥檚 Nonfiction Honors Committee. is a library journal dedicated to young adult literature and reading. In 2017, Hayn was awarded an AERA (American Educational Research Association, Division K) award for her book chapter, 鈥淭eaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth D,鈥 and was also featured in the HuffPost article, Crutcher joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2013. He is currently writing a book chapter, 鈥淴enophobic pandas, pop culture, and how empathy can change education.鈥 Last year, Crutcher received a $15,900 grant from the Freeman Foundation to teach the Consortium for Teaching about Asia program to Arkansas teachers, a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professors to present research at renowned educational conference in New York /news-archive/2018/04/02/ua-little-rock-professors-present-research-educational-conference-new-york/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:29:25 +0000 /news/?p=70006 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professors to present research at renowned educational conference in New York]]> Sixteen professors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present research at the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference in New York, April 13-17. AERA is a national research society that seeks to improve the educational process by encouraging scholarly studies rooted in education and evaluation, and promoting the distribution and practical application of research results. There are more than 25,000 members associated with the renowned society, including university faculty, researchers, graduate students, and other distinguished professionals with rich and diverse expertise in education research. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presenters and their research topics include:
  • 鈥淎nalyzing Determinants and Outcomes of Teachers鈥 Professional Identity and Organizational Identification: Does School Context Matter?鈥 by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, Andrew Hunt, education minor advisor, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni聽
  • 鈥淏eyond 糖心Vlog传媒: Achievement Values Among Low-Socioeconomic Status African American and Latino Students鈥 by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
  • 鈥淓ffects of an Engineering and Science Intervention on the Science Achievement of Talented Elementary Students鈥 by Ann Robinson, professor and director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, Kristy Kidd, program director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, and Keila Moreno Navarette, STEM Starters+ data specialist
  • 鈥淚nvestigating Wording Versus Construct Effects for a Modified Perceived Stress Scale鈥 by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling
  • 鈥淢asculinity, Depression, and Attitudes on Willingness to Seek Help in Male College-Aged Students鈥 by Aresh Assadi, counselor, and Jim Vander Putten, professor of education
  • 鈥淧UBLICizing Educational Research by Writing for Nonacademic Audiences: A Workshop for Justice-Oriented Scholars鈥 by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
  • 鈥淪potting Gaps: An Engineering Curriculum Platform for Advanced Learners From Culturally Diverse and/or Low-income Households鈥 by Robinson, Monica Meadows, collaborative faculty of gifted education, and Christine Deitz, associate director of the Jodie Mahony Center
  • 鈥淭eachers鈥 Professional Identity and Organizational identification in High-Minority and Low-Socioeconomic Status Charter Schools鈥 by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Carolyn Turturro, associate professor of social work, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni
  • 鈥淲omen Representation in Educational Psychology Journals: An Analysis of Authorship and Citations by Gender鈥 by Amanda Nolen, assistant professor of education, Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of educational foundations
  • 鈥淩esponses to Item Wording on Stress and Anxiety Scales for Adults with Disabilities鈥 by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling
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糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor receives grant to host Consortium for Teaching about Asia for Arkansas teachers /news-archive/2017/09/28/asia-arkansas-teaching-consortium/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:14:11 +0000 /news/?p=67943 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor receives grant to host Consortium for Teaching about Asia for Arkansas teachers]]> Crutcher has received more than $15,000 to host the program, which is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. He collaborated with Dr. Jeff Kyong-McClain, associate professor of history at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, 聽building on their shared experiences in China and East Asia and teaching in the Donaghey Scholars Program, and led professional development sessions throughout July 2017. 鈥淚’m delighted to show Arkansas teachers, staff, and administrators how Japanese cosplay relates to Confucius, how the Deathnote manga relates to Buddhism, or how bushido impacted contemporary border disputes in East Asia,鈥 Crutcher said. 鈥淭he NCTA mission is one I wholly endorse.鈥 The Arkansas NCTA has been active for about 15 years and has hosted week-long workshops around the state along with day-long seminars at many of Arkansas’ Education Service Cooperatives.]]>