P-12 Scholars Program

From 2004-2007, the P-12 Scholars Program provided grants to initiate or advance research leading to increased understanding of and involvement in issues related to P-12 education. The findings of these research projects were highlighted in the publication Success for All Students.

Full document (PDF, 3.9 MB). Smaller PDFs of individual projects are available through the links on this page and on the 2004-2005 page.

NOTE: No new proposals are being accepted for this program.

P-12 Scholars 2006

The P-12 Scholars Program provided incentives to initiate or advance research leading to increased understanding of and involvement in issues related to P-12 education. Three research projects were selected, and a P-12 Policy Scholar was also named.

Science + Education = Science Education

PI: Bryan Mark, Assistant Professor of Geography
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Byrd Polar Research Institute
Partner: Carol Landis, Education Outreach Specialist, Byrd Polar Research Center
Amount funded: $30,000; matching from Byrd Polar Research Center: $37,900

The project sought to establish a high-tech lesson and presentation environment at the Byrd Polar Research Center for science educators (teacher interns and Metro High School teachers) and science graduate students to assess the transfer of knowledge and pedagogy from this type of interaction. This pilot project was intended to serve as a demonstration site for science, education, and technology learning for central Ohio.

Final report (PDF, 46 KB)
Success for All Students story (PDF, 358 KB)

Survey of Financial Education in Ohio’s High Schools: Assessment of Teachers, Programs, and Legislative Efforts

PI: Caezilia Loibl, Assistant Professor, Consumer Sciences
College of Education and Human Ecology
Research Partners: Creola Johnson, Associate Professor, College of Law; Steven Miller, Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology; Abbejean Kehler, Director, Central Ohio Economics Education Program, College of Education and Human Ecology; Nancy Hudson, Assistant Professor, OSU Extension at Wooster; Susan Shockey, Associate Professor, OSU Extension
Amount funded: $32,800; matching from the Department of Consumer Sciences; College of Law; School of Teaching and Learning; School of Physical Activity and Educational Services; Department of Extension: $27,400 total

This project addressed the scope and determinants of personal finance instruction in Ohio high schools. Through a survey, the project identified the personal finance topics taught in Ohio high schools, which teachers are teaching the courses, and which students attend the classes; determined the personal finance education and knowledge of high school teachers and their sources of information; compared legislative efforts concerning personal finance education in Ohio to other state legislative efforts; and conducted a meta-analysis of existing financial literacy programs and training available to Ohio K-12 teachers.

download full report (PDF, 2MB); executive summary (PDF, 525KB)

Success for All Students story (PDF, 524 KB)

Strategies for College Success

PI: Bruce Tuckman, Professor
School of Policy and Leadership, College of Education and Human Ecology
Partners: Project Grad, Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio; Columbus Teaching Academy, Columbus City Schools and the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences; Metro High School, The Educational Council, Columbus, Ohio
Amount funded: $20,000; matching from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education: $42,118

Dr. Tuckman’s study was an extension of a project initiated through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). This phase of the project continued and expanded the research on Strategies for Achievement, an innovative approach to help students increase their motivation and learning skills. Aimed at secondary and postsecondary students, Strategies for Achievement has shown significant promise. This project provided additional evidence of its effectiveness.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 472 KB)

P-12 Policy Scholar 2006

The School-Community Relationship in the Age of Choice

PI: Ann Allen, Assistant Professor
School of Policy and Leadership, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount funded: $9,900; matching from the School of Educational Policy and Leadership: $9,900

Dr. Allen examined the school-community relationship in Dayton, Ohio, a city where public charter schools are a significant part of the public school landscape. The study increased understanding about how shifts in public policy affect the way public schools—district or charter—are supported in communities, how equity concerns are addressed, and how public interests are represented in school decisions.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 315 KB)

The Ohio State University

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