Limited Interest in the ORCA Grant and Their Causes

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Jordan Dille and Dr. Betty Ashbaker, Counseling Psychology Special Education Goal/Purpose The BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) provides BYU undergraduates with the unique opportunity to plan and conduct funded research in an area of interest or field of study. No other University provides this type of experience to its students; yet each […]

SchoolTipline: Online Incident Reporting

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Maren Dennis and Dr. Betty Ashbaker, Counseling Psychology and Special Education SchoolTipline.com is a website where students can report issues of school violence, drugs, or other problems to administrators. This service provides students, parents, and administrators with a two-way communication system that aids in reporting and dealing with school safety issues. Students can access School […]

Developing Their Refuge: A Study of the Infrastructures Behind Programs for Children with Disabilities in Developing Nations

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Ashley Dean and Professor Barbara Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Penilla can be found along a back road, half way up a steep hill on the outskirts the urban city Iași, Romania. From the outside, the building’s yellow panels look much newer than the blanket of cement that seems to cover every other structure within […]

Equipping Teachers with Democracy

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Kathryn Davis and Dr. Byran Korth, Early Childhood Education The purpose of this project was to research and compile recommendations for developing positive teacher-student relationships in order to better prepare prospective teachers to establish a democratic classroom. We have addressed this challenge through researching and compiling positive teacher-student relationship recommendations, along with seven specific democratic […]

Story Time: Improving Oral and Literacy Skills in a Second Language

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Krysta (Rubio) Belliston and Professor Ray Graham, Teacher Education In this generation, the demand for education has been steadily enforced year by year. Since English is an internationally spoken language, parents and children alike want to improve their eligibility and employability through an English-language education. Guatemala does have some programs for students to learn English as […]

Sleep Habits and Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Mukono, Uganda

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William C. Baldwin and Dr. Julie Hite, EDLF Department, College of Education Following the traditional British system of schooling, the school system of Uganda is set up under a format that compels students to learn, study, and prepare themselves for advancement to the next respective level by way of national examination. The system is divided […]