School of Education
Research Areas
As one of the largest departments within a dynamic Research 1 university, the School of Education contributes groundbreaking and timely research across a wide range of subject areas within the field of education. Through this research, our faculty help children, families, teachers, and educational leaders address the challenges they meet in their schools and communities.
Our faculty contribute research in the areas of educational leadership; equitable and inclusive learning; evaluation, measurement, and statistics; literacy; mathematics education; the learning sciences; school psychology; social policies and systems; sociocultural and community-based approaches; teaching, learning, and technology across many content areas; and applied and advanced research methods.
In the last several years, faculty have garnered external funding in excess of $21 million from foundations and federal agencies including the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Health. Our faculty have been recognized nationally and internationally by organizations such as the American Educational Research Association, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Society for Research in Child Development, among others.
Research News
When asked to imagine classroom learning, some people envision a teacher at the front of the room, guiding their students’ …
The bustling back-to-school season is often an exciting time as teachers and students prepare for a new academic year and …
With graduation season around the corner, many autistic high school and college seniors may feel a unique tension between their …
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 12% of children and adolescents between the ages of …
Faculty by Research Area
Associated Faculty
Associated Faculty
Associated Faculty
Associated Faculty
Associated Faculty
Faculty Lead Research Projects
Center for Research Use in Education (CRUE)
Initially launched as an Institute for Education Sciences (IES) funded research center, CRUE has grown into a series of initiatives, all aligned in their vision for a stronger relationship between education research, policy, and practice. Led by scholars at the University of Delaware, and in partnership with many other institutions, CRUE projects address critical barriers to research use and offer innovative solutions for promoting evidence-informed improvement.
Since 1974, the Child’s Play, Learning and Development Lab (formerly the Infant Language Project), has been exploring how children learn and grow. From how children develop language and spatial skills to how play can help scaffold learning, we are exploring children’s marvelous minds.
The Child’s Play Lab is located in Willard Hall Education Building, under the direction of Dr. Roberta Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair in the School of Education, with appointments in Psychology and Linguistics.