FOR RELEASE: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Doctoral Fellow Studying New Zealand's Education System
Joshua Barnett
Barnett, who was awarded a distinguished doctoral fellowship from the department of education reform in the College of Education and Health Professions, is also finishing his dissertation on the effects of merit pay in education. He is working on a doctoral degree in public policy and served as a senior graduate research assistant in the education reform department. He was an initial member of a four-person research team in the Office for Education Policy working on projects that included development of a school performance index for Arkansas, an evaluation of a merit pay plan in some Little Rock schools and creation of a database of Arkansas public school finance information in conjunction with work by consultants Picus and Odden hired by the Arkansas General Assembly.
Barnett, who grew up in Cabot, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and psychology from Henderson State University and a master’s degree in communication studies from New Mexico State University.
The Fayetteville Downtown Rotary Club nominated Barnett for the scholarship.
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Contact:
Heidi Stambuck, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
(479) 575-3138, stambuck@uark.edu