Working Papers

Exploring Making Through Mobile Emergent Technologies: Makerspace Education in Rural Communities

WCER Working Paper No. 2021-1   March 2021

Author(s): Jessie Nixon, Erica Halverson, and Andy Stoiber

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Practitioners’ Recommendations to Improve the Academic Success of Economically Disadvantaged Students in Wisconsin

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-13   December 2020

Author(s): H. Rose Miesner, Chiara Packard, Taylor Laemmli, and Lyn MacGregor

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The Condition of Education in Wisconsin

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-12   December 2020

Author(s): Noah Hirschl and Eric Grodsky

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"One Internship, Two Internships, Three Internships…More!" Exploring the Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Factors of the Multiple Internship Economy

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-11   December 2020

Author(s): Matthew Wolfgram, Vivien Ahrens, and Zhixuan Wu

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Equity and Access in the UW System: A Review of Student Applications

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-10   December 2020

Author(s): Daniel Corral, Na Lor, Noah Hirschl and Eric Grodsky

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The Development of Social Capital Among College Faculty: Investigating Teaching-Focused Personal Networks and Instructional Practice

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-9   October 2020

Author(s): Ross J. Benbow and Changhee Lee

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A Sociocultural Analysis of Internship Supervision: Insights From a Mixed-Methods Study of Interns at Five Postsecondary Institutions

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-8   September 2020

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, Zi Chen, Jiahong Zhang, and Jacklyn John Fischer

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A Look Behind the Curtain: Job Search Behaviors of Teachers After Year One

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-7   July 2020

Author(s): Peter Goff, Eunji You, Lydia Gandy-Fastovich, Minseok Yang, Lena Batt, Xin Xie, and Hyunwoo Yang

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Labor Dynamics of School Principals in Rural Contexts

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-6   May 2020

Author(s): Minseok Yang, Se Woong Lee, and Peter Goff

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On the Intersectional Amplification of Barriers to College Internships: A Comparative Case Study Analysis

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-5   May 2020

Author(s): Matthew Wolfgram, Tamanna Akram, and Brian Vivona

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Teaching for Equity: The CLEAR Paradigm

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-4   May 2020

Author(s): Diep Nguyen and Nancy Commins

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A New Evaluation Approach for Teacher Preparation Programs Using Labor Market Competitiveness of Teacher Applicants

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-3   March 2020

Author(s): Peter Goff, Hyunwoo Yang, Minseok Yang, Lena Batt, Xin Xie, and Eunji You

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How, If at All, Does Industry Experience Influence how Faculty Teach Cognitive, Inter-, and Intrapersonal Skills in the College Classroom?

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-2   March 2020

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora and Changhee Lee

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Design Principles for Engaging Multilingual Learners in Three-Dimensional Science

WCER Working Paper No. 2020-1   February 2020

Author(s): Rita MacDonald, David Crowther, Melissa Braaten, Wendy Binder, Justine Chien, Troy Dassler, Tricia Shelton, Jennifer Wilfrid

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Closing the Doors of Opportunity: How Financial, Sociocultural, and Institutional Barriers Intersect to Inhibit Participation in College Internships

WCER Working Paper No. 2019-8   December 2019

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, and Zi Chen

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