Graduate Student Award

The Middle Level Education Research SIG's Graduate Student Award is intended to promote and recognize outstanding research in middle-level education and is presented annually to a graduate student or recent graduate of a masters, specialist, or doctoral program.

Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the
MLER Graduate Student Award!

Specific informaiton about eligibility and proposal submission are listed on the Graduate Student Award Application. Direct questions to Dr. Kezia McNeal at mstkrm@langate.gsu.edu

Graduate Student Award Application
Deadline January 15, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS to ...

	2008 Graduate Student Award Recipient Molly Lawrence University of Georgia, 2007 PRESERVICE TEACHERS' NEGOTIATION OF MIDDLE GRADES SCIENCE TEACHING IDENTITY Abstract
Past recipients:
	2007 Graduate Student Award Recipient Emily Nelson, M.S. Massey University, New Zealand CO-CONSTRUCTING EARLY ADOLESCENT EDUCATION THROUGH IMAGE-BASED RESEARCH Abstract
	2006 Graduate Student Award Recipient Bogum Yoon, Ph.D. University at Buffalo, State University of New York UNINVITED GUESTS: THE IMPACT OF ENGLISH AND ESL TEACHERS’ BELIEFS, ROLES, AND PEDAGOGIES ON THE IDENTITIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Abstract
	2005 Graduate Student Award Recipient Lauren Liang University of Minnesota, 2004 USING SCAFFOLDING TO FOSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' COMPREHENSION OF AND RESPONSE TO SHORT STORIES Abstract
	2004 Graduate Student Award Recipient Jennifer S. Goodwin, Ed.D Teachers College, Columbia University, 2003 URBAN STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITH ADVISORY: A CASE STUDY Abstract
	2003 Graduate Student Award Recipient Nancy Barnes Mansberger, Ed.D Western Michigan University, 2002 AFTER TURNING POINTS: EVIDENCE OF THE ADOPTION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL REFORMS IN THE UNITED STATES 1987-2000 Abstract