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Key to willpower lies in believing you have it in abundance
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Americans believe they have less stamina for strenuous mental activity than their European counterparts – an indication that people in the U.S. perceive their willpower or self-control as being in limited supply, a new study suggests. More than 1,100 Americans and 1,600 Europeans – including 775 Swiss and 871 German-speaking adults – […]
Lessons in nature boost classroom engagement afterward, researchers report
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Third-graders who spend a class session in a natural outdoor setting are more engaged and less distracted in their regular classroom afterward than when they remain indoors, scientists found in a new study. This effect, reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, was large and occurred week after week, regardless of teacher […]
Only half of youths involved in problem behaviors graduate on time
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Children who experience high rates of peer victimization or engage in problem behaviors such as fighting or absenteeism during seventh grade are at significantly greater risk of not graduating high school on time, a new study suggests. The study examined patterns of high school graduation and students’ experiences with victimization, physical fighting, […]
Does revoking professional licenses prompt borrowers to repay student loans?
Angela Lyons, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics and director of the Center for Economic and Financial Education, is an expert on financial education and consumer financial protection. Lyons spoke recently with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about aggressive techniques to collect student loan debt. The New York Times recently reported on people […]
Does tax reform bill spell trouble for higher education?
The tax reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, now under review in the Senate, proposes sweeping changes to federal tax regulations, several of which have implications for higher education. Education professor and higher education finance expert Jennifer Delaney spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about the possible ramifications for college […]
Education Justice Project receives $1 million Mellon grant
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Education Justice Project at the University of Illinois is expanding its academic programs for men in prison with the support of a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Based in the College of Education, EJP offers education programs to men incarcerated at the Danville Correctional Center, a […]
Expert on pre-language communication to give annual Goldstick Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nancy C. Brady, an expert on pre-language communication and language development in young children, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois. Brady’s talk, which is titled “Show Me What You Mean,” will describe her research and clinical activities, which led to […]
Pay-it-forward college financing policies examined in new study
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Pay-it-forward college financing programs that enable students to pay tuition upon departure rather than entry may make college more accessible to greater numbers of students in the U.S., a new analysis suggests. And despite some critics’ fears, PIF programs could increase – rather than erode – public funding for higher education, say […]
Is affirmative action in college admissions under threat?
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, the director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership and a professor of higher education/community college leadership at the University of Illinois, is an expert on affirmative action in higher education. Zamani-Gallaher spoke recently with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about the U.S. Justice Department’s plans to investigate possible racial […]
Taboo words’ impact mediated by context, listeners’ likelihood of being offended
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Taboo words provoke certain responses in readers’ heart rates and brains, diminishing their attention and memory, research has shown. A new paper by scholars at the University of Illinois suggests that the physiological and psychological effects of profanity and other taboo words on people who read or hear them may be due […]
Culture’s influence on testing, evaluation to be focus of conference
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Culture’s pivotal role in effective educational and social assessments – and how related research findings can spark social change – will be the focus of an international conference in Chicago this fall. “Evidence Matters: Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Translating to Action and Impact in Challenging Times” is the theme of the […]
Illinois information sciences professor edits book about trigger warnings
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the University of Kentucky assigned the book “Picking Cotton” for all incoming freshmen to read before the start of the 2015-16 school year, the university included a note alerting students that the book includes descriptions of sexual assault and systematic racial discrimination. In summer 2016, the University of Chicago’s Dean of […]