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Abouabdelkader, My El Hassan
Professor, English Department, Ecole Normale Superieure, Meknes, Morocco
Research: The Construction of Networking Databases and the Modular System in Higher Education
Washburn University, English Department, Topeka, KS, c/o Dr. Howard Faulkner
Everett Community College, Learning Services Division, Everett, WA, c/o Dr. Karen Schilde
June 2008 - September 2008

Abu Hassan, Norihan Binti
Associate Professor, Department of Science, College of Science and Technology, University of Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research: Comparisons of Cultural Background in Learning Mathematics Among First Year American and Malaysian College Students
University of Maryland--Eastern Shore, School of Business and Technology, Princess Anne, MD, c/o Dr. Ayodele Julius Alade
January 2009 - May 2009

Bawane, Jyoti
Lecturer, Indian Institute of Education, Pune, India
Research: A Capacity Building Program for Functionaries in Networked Learning Environments: An Intervention to Prepare Teachers for Tomorrow
Florida State University, Learning Systems Institute, Tallahassee, FL, c/o Dr. J. Michael Spector
September 2008 - April 2009

Chakraborty, Sudip
Reader, Department of Economics, Ananda Chandra College, North Bengal University, Jalpaiguri, India
Lecturing: International Human Rights for Children
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Human Rights Center, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. Kristi Rudelius-Palmer
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Institute for Global Studies, Human Rights Program, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. Barbara A. Frey
September 2008 - December 2008

Chang, Chia-Lin
Senior Executive Officer, Secretariat Office, Ministry of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Research on Accountability- Orientation Education Reform in America
University of California--Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Eva Baker
December 2008 - March 2009

Cherednichenko, Brenda
Executive Dean, Faculty of Education and Arts, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, Australia
Research: LEARN, Dream, Achieve!
University of Texas--El Paso, Department of Teacher Education, El Paso, TX, c/o Dr. Cesar Rossatto
April 2009 - August 2009

Chi, Eun Lim
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Research: Improving the Objectivity of Large Scale Performance Assessment: An Application of Item Response Theory
University of Washington, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Seattle, WA, c/o Prof. Min Li
August 2008 - July 2009

Chin, Meng-Chun
Dean, College of Education, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Reconstructing Administrative Preparation of Principals: A Study of American Experience
University of California--Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Paulo Freire Institute, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres
February 2009 - June 2009

Choi, Hyunsub
Professor, Social Studies Education, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
Research: Recent Trends in Active Citizenship Education of the United States
University of California--Berkeley, Center for Korean Studies, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Clare You
October 2008 - August 2009

Devetak, Iztok
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Research: Evaluating Student's Chemical Knowledge and Their Motivation for Chemistry Learning
Catholic University of America, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, c/o Prof. Diane Bunce
January 2009 - April 2009

Dorfberger Yaari, Shoshana
Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Research: Stages in the Formation of Motor Procedural Memory Among Learning Disabled Individuals
Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Brigham Women's Hospital, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz
March 2009 - March 2010

Ehara, Hiromi
Professor, Department of Law, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Research: U.S. International Education Policy for Latin America: Its Historical Role for Educational Development in Brazil and Mexico
KAPLAN ASPECT, Washington, DC, c/o Mr. Richard McGovern
George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. William Cummings
October 2008 - October 2009

Fakhrutdinova, Anastasia
Senior Lecturer, Foreign Languages Department, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russia
Research: U.S. Contribution to the Development of Civil Education Theory and Practice
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Kennan Institute, Washington, DC, c/o Ms. Monique Principi
January 2009 - July 2009
(Fulbright/Kennan Institute Research Scholarship)

Florea, Silvia
Professor, Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Letters and Arts, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania
Research: Access and Equity in Higher Education: A Romanian Case Study From the American Perspective
Temple University, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Prof. William W. Cutler
August 2008 - December 2008

Fregni, Abigail
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Science and Technology Centre, State University of Paraiba, Campinas Grande, Brazil
Research: Collaborative Research in Mathematics Teacher Education and Professional Development: Seeking New Possibilities
University of Georgia, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Athens, GA, c/o Ms. Denise S. Mewborn
January 2009 - April 2009

Helal, Magdee
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Activities, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Research: Effectiveness of Teaching Rowing Umpire Duties Using Programs in Developing Cognitive Aspects of Motor Skills Related to These Duties for Students of Aquatic Sports and Rowing Training Courses in the Faculty of Physical Education
Indiana University--Bloomington, University Information Technology Services, Research Technologies, Advanced Visualization Lab, Bloomington, IN, c/o Dr. Eric Wernert
April 2009 - July 2009

His, Olha
Research Scientist, Department of Numerical Methods of Mathematical Physics, Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, L'viv, Ukraine
Research: A Guide for a Teacher: Methodology of Development of Logical and Creative Thinking of Elementary School Pupils
University of Georgia, Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development, Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, Athens, GA, c/o Dr. Bonnie Cramond
October 2008 - June 2009

Horsley, Jennifer
Lecturer, School of Primary & Secondary Teacher Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Research: Engendering High Achievement in Culturally Diverse and Economically Disadvantaged Students
Johns Hopkins University, The Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Carol Mills
June 2009 - September 2009

Hsu, Yu-Ling
Staff, Ministry of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Higher Education Funding Policy in California
University of California--Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Jud King
February 2009 - April 2009

Hudecova, Daniela
Speech and Language Pathologist, Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Faculty Hospital With Polyclinic, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Research: Preverbal and Early Verbal Behavior and Listening Skills in Prelingually Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants
Clarke School for the Deaf - Center for Oral Education, Northampton, MA, c/o Mr. William J. Corwin
September 2008 - February 2009

Ihm, Chon Sun
Professor, Department of Education, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
Research: Comparative Analysis of Transnational Student Mobility Between the United States and Korea
Columbia University, Teachers College, Department of International and Transcultural Studies, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Henry M. Levin
September 2008 - September 2009

Ismailov, Baktybek
Head, Licensing and Attestation, Ministry of Education, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Research: Implementation of Higher Education Accreditation in Kyrgyzstan
Seton Hall University, College of Education and Human Services, Department of Education, Leadership Management and Policy, South Orange, NJ, c/o Dr. Joseph M. Stetar
September 2008 - February 2009

Ivrendi, Asiye
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Lecturing and Research: Gender and Cultural Differences in Freely Chosen Physical Knowledge Activities by Four-to-Six-Year-Old Boys and Girls in the United States and Turkey During Free-Play Activities Periods
Old Dominion University, Department of Early Childhood, Speech-Language Pathology and Special Education, Norfolk, VA, c/o Dr. Alice P. Wakefield
August 2008 - December 2008

Jaganjac, Azra
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Research: Promoting Environmental Awareness in Developing Countries through the Educational System within the Framework of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 'Green Chemistry' and 'Green Engineering' Programs
California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo, Materials Engineering Department, San Luis Obispo, CA, c/o Dr. Linda Vanasupa
Colorado State University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Fort Collins, CO, c/o Dr. Ranil Wickramasignhe
January 2009 - June 2009

Jorayeva, Shasenem
Leader, Family is a Main Fortress Initiative Group, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Research: Youth Development During After-School Hours
Department of Educational Policy Studies, Madison, WI, October 2008 - May 2009

Krasnov, Igor
Associate Professor, English Language Chair, Department of Foreign Languages, Karel State Pedagogical Institute, Petrozavodsk, Russia
Research: Multicultural Education in the United States and Russia: New Waves of Diversity
College of St. Scholastica, Department of Russian, Duluth, MN, c/o Dr. Thomas Morgan
January 2009 - July 2009

Kurkova, Petra
Junior Researcher, Center for Kinanthropology Research, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Research: A Comparison of Czech and U.S. Special Education: Pupils in Elementary School With a Hearing Disability
Valdosta State University, College of Education, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Valdosta, GA, c/o Dr. Jiri Stelzer
August 2008 - December 2008

Lee, Yew Jin
Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences and Science Education Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore
Research: Urban Science Education That Works: Pedagogies and Policies in the United States and Singapore
CUNY--Graduate School and University Center, The Graduate Center, Ph.D. Program in Urban Education, New York, NY, c/o Prof. Ken Tobin
November 2008 - January 2009

Lim, Chap Sam
Associate Professor, School of Educational Studies, University of Science, Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Research: A Comparative Study on the Culture of Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Case Studies From the United States and Malaysia
Illinois State University, Department of Mathematics, Normal, IL, c/o Dr. Norma Presmeg
December 2008 - April 2009

Litvinenko, Svetlana
Professor, Department of Theoretic Bases of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Pedagogical Institute South Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Research: A Comparison of Attitude of Russian and American Students to Sport, Fitness and Recreation
University of Utah, College of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, c/o Dr. James E. Graves
September 2008 - April 2009

Lofstrom, Thea Erika
Lecturer, Department of Education, Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Research: Becoming an Ethical Researcher: Learning Research Ethics in Educational and Behavioral Sciences
University of West Florida, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Pensacola, FL, c/o Prof. Laura Koppes
September 2008 - January 2009

Luh, Wei-ming
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Education, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Research: Developing Optimum Sample Size Allocation to Minimize Cost or Maximize Power for the Two-Sample Trimmed Mean Test
Georgia College and State University, Lounsbury School of Education, Department of Foundations and Secondary Education, Milledgeville, GA, c/o Dr. Rui Kang
August 2008 - May 2009

Mamonova, Iryna
Chair, Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Management of Technology, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
Research: Cross Cultural Research in Education
New York University, Multinational Institute of American Studies, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Philip Hosay
February 2009 - May 2009

Pecherskaya, Natalia
Rector, Office of the Rector, The St. Petersburg School of Religion and Philosophy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Research: Review of the Effect of Scholarly Research in Science and Religion in the U.S. Higher Education System
St. John's University, Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, Collegeville, MN, c/o Dr. Donald Ottenhoff
September 2008 - December 2008

Pham, Ly
Director, Center for International Education Culture Exchange and Research, Center for International Education Culture Exchange and Research, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Research: Introducing the Best International Educational Administration Practices Into Vietnamese Higher Education
Pratt Institute, Strategic Planning and Institutional Research, Brooklyn, NY, c/o Dr. Vladimir Briller
September 2008 - December 2008

Rampersad, David Gordon
Director, Business Development Office, University of the West Indies--St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Research: The Development of an Appropriate System of Research Ethics Oversight for Universities in Small Island Developing States, With Particular Reference to the University of the West Indies
Johns Hopkins University, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Adnan A. Hyder
July 2009 - October 2009

Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes
Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Research: Developing Student Models of Behavior and Affect While Using an Intelligent Tutor for Algebra
Carnegie Mellon University, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Daniel P. Siewiorek
October 2008 - March 2009

Rodriguez Izquierdo, Rosa Maria
Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
Research: The Challenge of Intercultural Education in the 21st Century: Discourse and Good Practice
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa
September 2008 - February 2009

Romakin, Volodymyr
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Petro Mohyla Mykolayiv State Humanitarian University, Mykolayiv, Ukraine
Research: Sharing the Integrity: Promotion of Academic Honesty in Higher Education
University of Connecticut--Storrs, Neag School of Education, Storrs, CT, c/o Dr. Thomas DeFranco
September 2008 - May 2009

Samoylyukevych, Inna
Associate Professor, ELT Methodology and Applied Linguistics, Zhytomyr Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Research: Foreign Language Teacher Education in the Information Age: Challenges and Changes
University of Missouri--St. Louis, College of Education, Division of Teaching & Learning, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. Kim H. Song
November 2008 - March 2009

Sanrattana, Unchalee
Associate Professor and Program Chair, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Research: The Development of Screening Tests for Autism in Pre-Primary Education of Thailand
Illinois State University, College of Education, Department of Special Education, Normal, IL, c/o Dr. Jeffrey Bakken
Washington State University--Pullman, College of Education, High School Equivalency Program (HEP), Pullman, WA, c/o Dr. Dennis A. Warner
September 2008 - January 2009

Saparova, Dinara
Chair, Department of Continuing and Distance Education, Ablai Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Research: Reforming Education Policy by Implementing Distance Teaching and English Learning
University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Education, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, Columbia, MO, c/o Dr. John F. Wedman
October 2008 - June 2009

Shukla, Anil Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
Lecturing: Four Year Integrated Training Course for Primary Teachers: A Collaborative Model Between India and the United States
California State University--Long Beach, College of Education, Office of the Dean, Long Beach, CA, c/o Prof. Jean Houck
February 2009 - May 2009

Singh, Ratnamala
Senior Consultant, Center for Higher Education, Research and Information, The Council on Higher Education (CHE), Pretoria, South Africa
Research: Can Social Justice and Social Transformation Issues be Considered as Constituent Parts of Conceptions of Quality and Systems of Quality Assurance in Higher Education: An Assessment of the South African System
New School University, Department of Political Science, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Ron Kassimir
New School for Social Research, New York, NY, February 2009 - August 2009

Tafani, Vilma
Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University Aleksander Xhuvani, Elbasan, Albania
Research: Designing Effective Standards-Based Curricula for MA Programs for the Faculties of Foreign Languages in Albania
CUNY--Hunter College, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Anne Ediger
August 2008 - January 2009

Takeuchi, Mariko
Photographer, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Research: Education of Photography Appreciation at Academies and Art Institutions in the United States
Bard College, Photography Program, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, c/o Prof. Stephen Shore
September 2008 - February 2009

Tans, Feliks
Head, Department of National Education, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang, Indonesia
Research: A Descriptive Study on the Teaching and Learning of English Writing in the United States: A Case Study of a Primary School
St. John's University, School of Education, Jamaica, NY, c/o Dr. Mary Ann Maslak
September 2008 - March 2009

Tarozzi, Massimiliano
Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive Science and Education, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Research: Training and Supporting Effective Teachersin Multicultural Schools
University of California--Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres
May 2009 - October 2009

Vinitwatanakhun, Watana
Lecturer, Department of General Education, Faculty of Arts, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
Lecturing: Faculty Engagement and Organizational Quality Performance: A Comparative Study of Private Universities of Thailand and the United States
Dominican University of California, School of Business and Leadership, San Rafael, CA, c/o Dr. Ma. R. Luis Callingo
August 2008 - December 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Yildirim, Zahide
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Research: An Investigation of Systemic Transformation Process in Elementary Schools
Indiana University--Bloomington, School of Education, Department of Instructional Systems Technology, Bloomington, IN, c/o Prof. Charles Reigluth
September 2008 - July 2009