Education & Society

FSU College of Education faculty member receives ACA Fellows Award

Published: February 27, 2020 | 3:03 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Erik Hines, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, has been selected as a recipient of the American Counseling Association Fellow's Award.

A Florida State University Associate Professor of School Counseling has been selected as a recipient of the American Counseling Association (ACA)’s Fellows Award. Erik Hines, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, has earned the highest honor presented by the ACA for contributions to the counseling profession. The ACA Fellows Award […]

FSUS to recognize students who integrated the school

Published: February 25, 2020 | 3:12 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Keith Neyland was one of the two students who integrated FSUS in 1964. (David LaBelle)

Florida State University Schools (FSUS), known to generations of alumni as “Florida High,” will honor the two black students who integrated the school in 1964, Keith Neyland and Mahlon Rhaney Jr., with a ceremony at the FSUS campus. The ceremony is part of FSUS’ Black History Month celebration. Rhaney, along with Neyland’s daughter, will speak […]

FSU College of Education launches interdisciplinary center for athletic coaching

Published: January 30, 2020 | 11:02 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Professor Tim Baghurst is leading the new Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, also known as FSU COACH.

Florida State University’s College of Education strives to prepare students and professionals to serve in any number of roles at educational institutions, from teachers and principals to counselors and more. Now, the new Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, known as FSU COACH, aims to prepare individuals interested in working in schools and beyond in a […]

FSU researchers create model of collaborative problem solving

Published: January 7, 2020 | 12:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

If you want to get things done in the 21st century, collaboration is key. To better understand this important skill, two Florida State University researchers joined a team developing a model for collaborative problem solving — coordination between two or more people sharing their skills and knowledge to create a solution to a problem. Having […]

College of Education researcher awarded STEM fellowship

Published: December 3, 2019 | 3:04 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Jennifer Schellinger, a postdoctoral researcher in FSU’s School of Teacher Education

A Florida State University postdoctoral researcher has been selected for a highly competitive fellowship supported by the National Science Foundation. Jennifer Schellinger, a postdoctoral researcher in FSU’s School of Teacher Education, has been selected for one of 10 annual one-year fellowships with the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education or CADRE. CADRE is a […]

FSU’S College Autism Network partners with leading student affairs organization

Published: December 3, 2019 | 1:34 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

A nonprofit organization founded by a Florida State University associate professor will soon expand its ability to help college students with autism. This January, the College Autism Network (CAN) will become part of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the largest professional organization for student affairs. That partnership will allow CAN to extend […]

#FSUglobal: Florida State researchers improve teacher training and childhood literacy in Nigeria

Published: November 26, 2019 | 9:44 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Ana Marty, left, a Learning Systems Institute research faculty member, at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria, with university faculty members Talatu Musa Garba and Amina Adamu. Courtesy of Ana Marty.

A first-grade classroom in northeast Nigeria can be a difficult place to learn. Classes might be filled with 100 students, and although many children speak a regional language called Kanuri, teachers often give classes in Hausa, a wider-used lingua franca. Many of the students’ parents can’t read. Teachers may not be adequately trained. And classes […]

FSU to hold forum for faculty, students looking to publish first book

Published: November 18, 2019 | 1:30 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The First Book Forum is open to FSU faculty and graduate students who are new to publishing longform scholarship work, as well as experienced researchers. The forum will cover everything from writing a first book to turning published articles into a full-length manuscript.

Florida State University Libraries, in partnership with the FSU Office of Research Development and the Office of Faculty Development, presents the First Book Forum, an event catered to researchers and scholars interested in turning their research into book publications. The First Book Forum is open to FSU faculty and graduate students who are new to […]

FSU research: Helicopter parenting hinders children’s self-control skills

Published: November 13, 2019 | 3:42 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Parents who continue to hover over their children as they move through early adulthood and begin college: Please don’t. New research from Florida State University explores how helicopter parenting leads to lower self-control among young adults, which could contribute to school burnout. The research also suggests that helicopter parenting from fathers could be especially harmful. […]