Eileen Merritt

The project team developed, tested, and evaluated a program called Connect Science (CS). The program is designed to help upper elementary school teachers create service-learning opportunities for their students as part of their science instruction. Currently, educators are looking for evidence-based curricular approaches that engage students in authentic, meaningful work while also meeting required academic standards. Service-learning is a project-based learning approach that answers that ne...

The University of Virginia established the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Program in Education Sciences in 2004. Under this 2009 award, the Virginia Education Science Training (VEST) program continued to provided training for fellows.

The University of Virginia's Interdisciplinary Predoctoral Training Program in Education Sciences (PTPES) built upon the Curry School of Education's interdisciplinary focus on risk and prevention and educationally relevant research in a range of departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.