Other Related Academic Resources
Interdisciplinary study is facilitated by resources available in the other six colleges (e.g., the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and the seven professional schools (e.g., the School of Social Work at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). The UHM-Library is the 44th largest in the United States. Its holdings include approximately 2.9 million bound volumes, 33,000 audiovisual materials, and 27,000 currently received serials. Information services include various forms of computerized information retrieval, as well as reference and research paper consultation.
Additional information about other research and service units at the University is contained in the current General and Graduate Information Catalog, available through the UHM bookstore, or on the Internet at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Catalog.
Computing resources available to the UH community are administered by Information Technology Services (ITS). ITS has an “access for all” policy. That means that members of the UH community (faculty, students, and staff) are allowed access to any or all of the computers maintained by ITS. For a description of the services ITS has to offer and how to access them, go to the ITS web pages at http://www.hawaii.edu/infotech/ .
The Curriculum Research and Development Group (CRDG) conducts systematic curriculum research, design, development, evaluation, and related support services for the preschools, elementary schools, and secondary schools of Hawai‘i. CRDG projects provide research and employment opportunities for many graduate students in Educational Psychology. The UHM Laboratory School (grades K-12) operates in conjunction with the CRDG mission.
The Hawaii Educational Research Association (HERA) is a non-profit educational organization whose purpose is to encourage quality educational research and to promote the application of the results of educational research in the schools. HERA holds its annual conference each January and publishes the Pacific Educational Research Journal. This journal invites original manuscripts featuring theoretical, empirical, or applied research with (a) implications for the education of populations indigenous to the Pacific and the Pacific Rim or (b) relevance to educational issues specific to the Pacific area.
The University of Hawai‘i Center on the Family conducts research, service and educational activities that focus on strengthening Hawai‘i’s families. Examples of Center projects include campaigns to increase awareness of child maltreatment and its prevention; development of family life education materials; tracking the well-being of children in our state; and research on family stress and coping and the effects on children of family unemployment. Research and internship experiences may be available.
The multicultural milieu of Hawai‘i and access to a broad spectrum of educational and other community institutions, as well as Hawai‘i’s strategic position in relation to the Pacific Basin and Asia, equip the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with research opportunities unique among American universities. Such resources include:
The Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) is a nonprofit corporation that serves the Pacific region, helping Pacific schools improve educational outcomes for children, youth, and adults by providing research, development, training, technical assistance, group facilitation, information resource activities, dissemination and evaluation services.
The East-West Center, located on campus, is a federal, nonprofit educational institution in which some 2,000 research fellows, graduate students and professionals from nearly 40 countries work with the Center's international staff in study, training, and research. Areas of focus include population issues, resources and development, the environment, culture, and communication in Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.
SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Though financial support is limited, one graduate assistantship is awarded each semester. At least four tuition waivers based on merit are awarded each semester. Written application for both graduate assistantships and tuition waivers is made to the department in the semester prior to the award.
Other sources of support include the Peter and Patricia A. Dunn-Rankin Scholarship for Research in Educational Psychology, occasional graduate assistantships and partial employment through CRDG contracts, and partial support through faculty research grants.
In addition, a student making a conference presentation can apply to the UHM Graduate Student Organization (GSO) for travel funds. Additional information on possible financial resources may be obtained from the Graduate Division.
OTHER INFORMATION
All graduate students in Educational Psychology are entitled to a UHM email account and have a student mailbox (Department of Educational Psychology, Wist Hall, Room 214, 1776 University Ave., Honolulu, HI, 96822-2463) through which departmental and other announcements are transmitted.
Office space for graduate students is extremely limited and first priority is given to graduate assistants. Further inquiries should be directed to the:
Chair of the Graduate Field of Study
Department of Educational Psychology
1776 University Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96822-2463
Phone :: (808) 956-7775
FAX :: (808) 956-6615