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EDD 631, Section 7805
Educational Research Seminar: Overcoming Adversity
Spring, 2012


“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
–Sir Winston Churchill

Mondays, 4:40 – 6:20 pm
Room 3S-116

Instructor: El Samuels, Ph.D. Office: 3S-207A
E-mail: el.samuels@csi.cuny.edu Phone: 718-982-4130
Office Hours: Mondays, 6:20 – 7:20 pm
Wednesdays, 4:40 – 5:30 pm
And by appointment

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus for EDD 631 contains information about the course outcomes and organization, grading weights, course assessment and management, the required CITI ethics training, etc.


Tentative Section Schedule

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Date Topic Prep/Material Covered Event/Notes
Jan. 30 Course overview, goals, strategies, etc. The syllabus  
Feb 6 Intervention Evaluation Workshop  Begin IRB Submission
Feb 13 No Class
 
Feb 21 Resilience and Development, Part I
  1. Commission on Children at Risk (2003). Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities.

  2. Taylor, L. C., Clayton, J. D., & Rowley, S. J. (2004). Academic socialization: understanding parental influences on children’s school-related development in the early years. Review of General Psychology, 8(3), 163 – 178. doi: 10.1037/1089-2680.8.3.163
 IRB Submissions Due
Feb 27 Class Cancelled    
Mar 5 Resilience and Development, Part II
  1. MacCallum, J. & Beltman, S. (2002). Role models for young people: What makes an effective role model program? National Youth Affairs Research Scheme.

  2. Ianni, F. A. J. (1992). Meeting youth needs with community programs. (ERIC Digest No. 86).
 
Mar 12 Review of School-Based Interventions, Part I
  1. Pianta, R. C.; Barnett, W. S.; Burchinal, M., & Thornburg, K. R. (2009). The effects of preschool education. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 10, 49 – 88.
  2. Reynolds, A. J., Temple, J. A., Ou, S.-R., Arteaga, I. A., & White, B. A. B. (2011). School-based early childhood education and age-28 well-being: Effects by timing, dosage, and subgroups. Science, 333, 360-364.
 
Mar 19 Review of School-Based Interventions, Part II
  1. Morrissey, K. M. & Werner-Wilson, R. J. (2005). The relationship between out-of-school activities and positive youth development: An investigation of the influences of communities and family. Family Therapy, 32, 75 - 93.

  2. Flannery, D. J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Liau, A. K., Guo, S., Powell, K. E., Atha, H., & ... Embry, D. (2003). Initial behavior outcomes for the PeaceBuilders universal school-based violence prevention program. Developmental Psychology, 39(2), 292-308. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.39.2.292
 
Mar 26 Individual Meetings: No Class    
Apr 2 Individual Meetings: No Class    
Apr 9 No Class   Spring Break
Apr 16 Student-Led Discussions List of Presenters:
  1. Christine Sanci:
    Will a Web Based Program Such as a Class Website or a Wiki That Provides a Review of the Days Lesson Help with the Completion of Homework?

  2. Denise Currie, Carolyn Giambrone, and Yajaira Hernandez:
    Teachers as Bullies

  3. Kathryn Gregory and Ryan Gallagher:
    Intervening When Parents of Children with Disabilities are in Denial
 
Apr 23 Student-Led Discussions List of Presenters:
  1. Matthew Feuerstein:
    Attitudes about College and Their Effect on Student Motivation

  2. Jessica Maemone:
    Effects of Divorce on Children
 
Apr 30 Student-Led Discussions List of Presenters:
  1. Kerri Bosso and Sabrina Reyes:
    Addressing the Intergenerational Gap Between Students and Teachers Through Technology

  2. Christina Iaizzo:
    Childhood Grief and Loss: Support and Interventions Used to Promote Healthy Coping Strategies

  3. Orestes Anastasiou and Matthew Day:
    Social Emotional Learning: Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence in Students with Incarcerated Parents
 
May 7 Student-Led Discussions List of Presenters:
  1. Elise Williams:
    An Evaluation of the Effects of Group Support and Skills Training to Help Maltreated Children Overcome Their Socialization and Behavioral Shortcomings

  2. Megan Boyle:
    Overcoming Adversity: Death of a Loved One

  3. Christina Rodriguez:
    Preventing and Overcoming Self-Harm
 
May 14 Final Paper Workshop Peer Review of Final Papers Bring 2 hard copies of your final paper to class
May 17
5 – 7 pm		 Celebration of Student Inquiry Presentation of Research to a Small Group of Peers 5 – 6 p.m.: Roundtables in 1P Atria

6 – 7 p.m.: Presentations in the Williamson Theater
May 24 Final Paper Due Please email your final paper or turn it in to 3S-208