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FIU researchers came together April 23 for the 10th annual College of Education Research Conference, where graduate students presented the latest research in their field as well as their findings to faculty and community leaders.
The role social learning theory plays in prison release programs, and how occupational stress impacts physical and mental health were among the topics discussed.
This year’s conference at Modesto A. Maidique Campus also included a lunchtime panel discussion with Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, College of Education Dean Delia Garcia, as well as FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg.
The university’s role in improving public education in the nation’s fourth largest school district took center stage.
“When I became president, I had to make some decisions about where we were going to spend our time at the university,” said Rosenberg. “It was clear to me that we had to accept some of the responsibility of helping the district and its teachers get better at what they do.”
Rosenberg emphasized that a strong relationship between the district and the university was vital, since almost 50 percent of the district’s graduates attend FIU.
Superintendent Carvalho said a close working relationship with a public university is beneficial because education policy should be based on peer-reviewed research.
“We provide the opportunity to actually do research, conducted by professors at FIU, using our schools and the practices in these schools as what ought to be measured and studied,” said Carvalho. “It’s very hopeful and very significant.”
— Chris Necuze
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I just finished doing research for my dissertation in the schools located in the Miami-Dade County – let me assure you it was a grueling task just getting someone – anyone to talk to you about the word ‘research’. I actually had to time my emails so that the principals received them in the early morning and the I got some results. Forget phone calls and mailed letters – they were just ignored!