The Educator Preparation & Leadership programs offers coursework leading to bachelor degrees, master’s degrees, graduate certificates, and doctoral degrees. Students may also choose to pursue the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Fine Arts and Communication and also complete the education courses that are required for teacher certification in high school English, mathematics, social studies, science, music or art.

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Research from 2024

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Reading Preparation in Initial Teacher Preparation Programs in Missouri, Katherine O'Daniels and Shea Kerkhoff

Research from 2021

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A descriptive prospective study of sports medicine practices for athletes in Uganda, African Health Sciences, Samuel Lubega, Timothy Makubuya, Haruna Muwonge, and Mike Lambert

Research from 2020

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pensamento decolonial e a educação crítica: repensando o ensino de línguas na atualidade, Gláuks - Revista de Letras e Artes, Miriam Jorge

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Teacher Education for the Twenty-First Century (and a post-pandemic world), Brazilian Journal of Applied Linguistics/Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, Miriam Jorge

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Depois da Pandemia e do Pandemônio: Linguística Aplicada e Antirracismo, Revista X, Miriam Jorge and Mara Barbosa

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Expanding Our Views of Science Education to Address Sustainable Development, Empowerment, and Social Transformation, Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research, William Kyle

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[accepted version] Inclusion of Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Postsecondary Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review, Inclusion, Joshua Taylor, Magen Rooney-Kron, Holly Whittenburg, Colleen Thoma, Lauren Avellone, and Hannah Seward

Research from 2019

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Students Taking Social Action: Critical Literacy Practices Through School-As-Museum Learning, Berkeley Review of Education, Genevieve Caffrey and Rebecca Rogers

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Foreword Language, Gender, Race and Intersecctionalities, Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada, Miriam Jorge

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Prevention and Management of Sport-Related Concussions in Uganda: A Case Study, American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, Samuel Lubega, Mike Lambert, Timothy Makubuya, Shelina Babul, Haruna Muwonge, Robert Zavuga, Josephine Kasolo, and Joseph Kalanzi

Research from 2018

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Creating an interactive virtual community of linguistically and culturally responsive content teaching for English learners in a TESOL program, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, Sujin Kim, Kim Song, and Sarah Coppersmith

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Wellness Behaviors and Body Mass Index Among U.S. Adolescents: A Comparative Study, International Journal of Sports Science, Timothy Makubuya

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The Effects of Manual Therapy and PRIMFIT Unstable Surface Balance Training on Walking Gait Cycle Post an Acute Grade 3 Inversion Ankle Sprain: A Case Study, Sports Injuries and Medicine, Timothy Makubuya, Arie Poremba, and Haruna Muwonge

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Inclusive Community Service among College Students with and without Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study., The Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, Alexandra Manikas, Erik Carter, and Jennifer Bumble

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From Contextual Frustrations to Classroom Transformations: Female Empowerment through Science Education in Rural South Africa., Educational Action Research, Franci Schabort, Astrid Sinnes, and William Kyle

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Missouri-Iowa Science Cooperative (Science Co-op), The rural educator, James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Leonard Annetta, and Susan Everett

Research from 2017

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Teacher Candidates in Context: Investigating Inquiry Learning, Self-Efficacy and Stress within Teacher Education, International Online Journal of Teachers in Collaboration, Sarah Coppersmith and Glenda McCarty

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Integrating Primary Sources, Artifacts, and Museum Visits into the Primary Years Program Inquiry Curriculum in an International Baccalaureate Elementary Setting, Journal of Social Studies Education Research, Sarah Coppersmith and Kim Song

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Nutritional Supplement Practices of Professional Ugandan Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study, Journal of The International Society of Sports Nutrition, Haruna Muwonge, Haruna Muwonge, Robert Zavuga, Peninnah Kabenge, and Timothy Makubuya

Research from 2016

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Systematic Replication of the Effects of a Supplementary, Technology-Assisted, Storybook Intervention for Preschool Children with Weak Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills, Grantee Submission, Charles Greenwood, Judith Carta, Elizabeth Kelley, Gabriela Guerrero, Na Kong, Jane Atwater, and Howard Goldstein

Research from 2015

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NNESTs’ Professional Identity in the Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms, International Journal of Educational Psychology: IJEP, Kim Song and Alla Del Castillo

Research from 2009

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[Final Draft Open Access] Confidence Testing for Knowledge-Based Global Communities., Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Diego, April 13–17, 2009, Brady Jack, Chia Liu, Houn Chiu, and James Shymansky

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Confidence Wagering during Mathematics and Science Testing., Brady Jack, Chia-Ju Liu, Hoan-Lin Chiu, and James Shymansky

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Confidence Testing for Knowledge-Based Global Communities, Brady Jack, Chia-Ju Liu, Houn-Lin Chiu, and James Shymansky

Research from 2008

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Action Research as a Tool for Teacher Autonomy, D.E.L.T.A., Miriam Jorge, Heliana Mello, and Deise Dutra

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Missouri-Iowa Science Cooperative (Science Co-Op): Rural Schools-Urban Universities Collaborative Project., The rural educator, James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Leonard Annetta, and Susan Everett

Research from 2001

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A Close Look at Conflictual Supervisory Relationships: The Trainee's Perspective, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Mary Nelson and Myrna Friedlander

Research from 2000

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A Study of Changes in Students' Science Attitudes, Awareness and Achievement across Three Years as a Function of the Level of Implementation of Interactive-Constructivist Teaching Strategies Promoted in a Local Systemic Reform Effort., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and John Anderson

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Science, Parents, Activities, and Literature: Overview, Results, and Reflections., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, John Dunkhase, and Brian Hand

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[accepted version] Empowering Families in Hands‐on Science Programs, School Science and Mathematics, James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and Brian Hand

Research from 1999

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A Study of the Impact of a Long-Term Local Systemic Reform on the Perceptions, Attitudes, and Achievement of Grade 3/4 Students., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and John Anderson

Research from 1998

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Do Students Really Notice? A Study of the Impact of a Local Systemic Reform., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, John Dunkhase, and Brian Hand

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Students' Perceptions and Supervisors' Rating as Assessments of Interactive-Constructivist Science Teaching in Elementary School., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Laura Henriques, John Dunkhase, and Jean Bancroft

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Students' Perceptions of Science Teaching and Attitudes toward Science Learning and Teachers' Self-Report of Using Children's Ideas, Applications of Science, and Use of Print Resources as Indicators of Interactive-Constructivist Teaching in Elementary Schools., Larry Yore, James Shymansky, Laura Henriques, Brian Hand, John Dunkhase, and JoAnne Lewis

Research from 1997

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The Effect of a Teacher Enhancement Project Designed To Promote Interactive-Constructivist Teaching Strategies in Elementary School Science on Students' Perceptions and Attitudes., John Dunkhase, Brian Hand, James Shymansky, and Larry Yore

Research from 1988

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[accepted version] A summary of research in science education—1986. Part II, Science Education, James Shymansky and William Kyle

Research from 1986

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Issues Regarding the Establishment of Criteria for the Analysis and Selection of Science Textbooks., Ron Good and James Shymansky

Research from 1985

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Reading, Understanding, Remembering and Using Information in Written Science Materials., Larry Yore and James Shymansky

Research from 1983

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Rating Your Individualized Program, Science and the Early Adolescent., James Shymansky

Research from 1982

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Valuing Science Content: Science is a Basic Skill for Everyone, Teaching Children Science: Changing Adversity into Advocacy., James Shymansky and D. Wayne Green

Research from 1976

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Science Foundations: A Science Program for the Non-Science Major, Iowa Science Teachers Journal, James Shymansky

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A Computer Program Designed to Identify Behavior Patterns in Observational Data, James Shymansky, John Penick, and Jay Wortman

Research from 1974

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Science Foundations: A Science Program for the Non-Science Student. Technical Report No. 4., James Shymansky