The Winfred Quinton Holton Prize for Educational Research
One or more awards will be given for outstanding innovative or investigative work dealing with education. Junior and senior students at Duke who are interested in education are urged to enter the competition. The work will be judged by a committee of faculty in the Program in Education. Endowed in 1922 by gifts of Holland Holton, 1907, and Lela Young Holton, 1907, in memory of their son, at least one cash award of up to $250 will be made. To learn more click here.
Submission Guidelines
- Junior and senior Duke students can submit works such as research projects, web sites, papers, plays, and/or videos. Innovative ideas and projects which further knowledge of education are encouraged. Basic lesson plans are not accepted; however, research on the effectiveness of different types of instruction or lessons is acceptable.
- Anyone considering entering the competition should discuss it with Dean Martina J. Bryant (02 Allen Building; 684-2075) or Professor Jan Riggsbee (213 West Duke Building; 660-3075).
- Students entering the competition should have a faculty member review their work and have the faculty member write a short letter recommending it.
- Recommendations and work should be submitted to Dean Martina J. Bryant in 02 Allen Building.
- The winner(s) will be notified and will be presented with the award at the Program in Education graduation celebration in May.
They will receive $250 prizes.
Past Winners of the Award
| Year |
Student Winner |
Title |
|---|---|---|
2008 |
Michele Farber |
How Expectancy Value and Possible Future Self Preceptions Impact motivation to Study Science |
2008 |
Jennifer Herring |
Situational interest in Gifted Science Classrooms: The Influence of Teacher Practices on Student Interest |
2007 |
Miho Kubagawa |
Going Beyond Numbers: Teaching Mathematics in a Cultural Context: Opportunities and Challenges at the Durham School of the Arts |
2006 |
Marcia Eisenstein | The Access to Gifted Education for North Carolina Minority Students in Context of No Child Left Behind |
| 2005 | Lauren Ruderman | Surviving ADHD: A Teacher's Study of Classroom Management Techniques |
| 2004 | Crystal Sanders | More Than Bricks: A look at the Johnston County Training School |
| 2004 | Laura Howard | Ability Grouping and Gifted Learners and Implications |
| 2003 | Kathleen Fregeau | Boston Desegregation: Policy Evolution and Implications |
2003 |
Mark Hecker |
The Community School: Redefining the Educational Paradigm |
2002 |
Sarah Dillard |
If It's in My Textbook, It Must Be True: An Analysis of High School American History Education |
2001 |
Laura Hayman |
From Segregated to Unity - Public Schools in New Castle County, Delaware: An Analysis of State Policy Decisions and Enrollment Data |
2000 |
Joyce Lee |
The "Coalition" for a Constructivist Classroom: Where the Rubber Meets the Road |
2000 |
Julia Mitchell |
Equality of Opportunity and Educational Aspirations: A Comparative Study of Two North Carolina High Schools |
2000 |
Samantha Murray |
"Pedagogy of Empowerment:" Raising African American Achievement by Combating Racism Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy |
2000 |
LaKeisha Riley & Kim Sue-Ling |
The Guide to Building a Charter School |
2000 |
Laurie Sapperstein |
The Teaching Profession and its Place Within Society |
1999 |
Elisabeth Jaffe |
A Federally Mandated National School Curriculum is Both Necessary and Within the Authority of Congress to Enact |
1998 |
Mallary Swartz |
Effective Teaching Methods for Children with Autism; An Enigma of the Past, Present, and Future |
1997 |
Nina Raba |
The Charter School Movement: Reforming Education in America |
1996 |
Keith Lambert Amy Martin
|
The Teacher's Role in Self-Regulated Learning Home-School-Third Party Relations: Elementary Education of Refugee Children in Raleigh, North Carolina |
1995 |
Ann Duttera |
Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation: Educating Towards a Peaceful Tomorrow |
1994 |
Danielle Salus |
Partnership(s) and Education: Understanding Schooling, Social Relations, and What Counts as Knowledge |
1993 |
Dendra Dockery |
A Look at Durham Head Start |
| 1992 | Elham Kazemi | Ability Grouping in American Schools: The Relationship Between Research, Policy, and Practice |