The collaborative model of our teacher
preparation program gives researchers the opportunity to
investigate the professional development of novice teachers and
to evaluate how such a model contributes to developing
teacher-leaders.
Integral to the School is the Center for Cooperative Research
and Extension Specialists for Schools (the CRESS Center),
which houses five subject matter projects as well as the Field
Office for the statewide Healthy Start Program and a Teacher
Research Program. These programs give researchers the opportunity
to investigate university collaboration with K-12, professional
development programs for teachers, and the role these programs
play in instructional improvement and school change.
Proximity to the state capital in Sacramento further provides
numerous opportunities for research on educational and social
policymaking and on the administration of statewide educational
initiatives.
The School of Education has professional ties with many of the
schools and districts in the greater Davis-Sacramento region and
beyond. This region is characterized by extraordinary social,
economic and cultural diversity. Within relatively short driving
distances from the Davis campus, faculty and graduate students
can conduct field research in inner city schools, suburban
schools, and rural schools. They also have research access to
schools and classrooms serving ethnically and linguistically
diverse students and to a rich variety of educational projects
and programs.
