James Birkett
About James
James serves on the PEER Group as a quantitative researcher on projects utilizing quasi-experimental methods. As a graduate research assistant at the Friday Institute, he contributed to the NC NTSP project from 2020 through 2022. Prior to coming to NC State, he worked for 10 years as an administrator in academic affairs at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte. James is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development in the NC State College of Education studying higher education policy. His dissertation examines the impact of federal student loan programs for graduate students. He holds an M.A. in cultural anthropology from UNC Charlotte and a B.A. in history from Appalachian State University. James is originally from Toronto, Ontario.
Updates
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Collaborative Team at Friday Institute, College of Education to Assess ATR Program Impact on Teaching and Learning in North Carolina with New NCDPI Grant
A recently funded one-year, $249,909 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) grant will allow a collaborative team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education to assess the impact of the teacher compensation models and advanced teaching roles (ATR) program on teaching and learning in North Carolina.
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PEER Group Acting Director Callie Edwards Aims to Grow and Diversify the STEM Workforce with New NSF Grant
A recently funded three-year, NSF grant will allow Callie Edwards, acting director of the Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Group at the Friday Institute, to help investigate strategies aimed at improving the outcomes of undergraduate Black or African American men in entry-level mathematics courses in an effort to grow and diversify the STEM workforce.
