College of Education and Human Development

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Educational Research & Measurement
University of Toledo, 2001

M.Ed., Foundations of Education (Educational Research)
University of Toledo, 1994

B.A., Mathematics
Washington University in St. Louis, 1992

COURSES TAUGHT

EDFI 6410: Statistics in Education
EDFI 6420: Research in Education
EDFI 7510: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education I
EDFI 7520: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education II
EDFI 7540: Qualitative Research Methods in Education
EDFI 7560: Mixed-Methods Research in Education

Research Interests

Statistics education, Research methods education

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed Journals

Earley, M. A. (2007). Students' expectations of introductory statistics instructors. Statistics Education Research Journal, 6, 51 - 66. Available at http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/serj/SERJ6(1).pdf

Earley, M. A. (2007). Lessons learned from students' research experiences [Editorial]. Journal of Research Practice, 3(1), Article E1. Available at http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/93/75

Earley, M. A. (2007). Developing a syllabus for a mixed-methods research course. International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory & Practice, 10, 145 - 162.

Booth, M. Z., Sheehan, H. C., & Earley, M. A. (2007). Middle grades school contexts and early adolescent self-esteem. Middle Grades Research Journal, 2, 73 - 97.

Earley, M. A., Skidmore, R., & Fasko, D. (2006). Psychometric evaluation of the Assessment of Learner Self-Perceptions (ALSP). Research in the Schools, 13, 47 - 59.

Earley, M. A. (2006). Increasing students' perceptions of the relevance of statistics. Teaching & Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice, 20, 204 - 225. Available at http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/ehd/journal/summer2006/earley.pdf

Ellis, J. B., & Earley, M. A. (2006). Reciprocity and constructions of informed consent: Researching with Indigenous populations. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(4), Article 1. Available at http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/5_4/pdf/ellis.pdf

Book Chapters

Earley, M. A. (2009). Developing reflective researchers. In M. Garner, C. Wagner, & B. Kawulich (Eds.), Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences (pp. 103 – 110). London: Ashgate.

GRANTS AWARDED

Jennings Foundation Grant with Maumee City Schools and Heather Chase Sheehan to study Maumee High School’s switch to trimesters ($12,000).

Project PICT 2002 – 2003 Curriculum Development Grant (BGSU) with Craig Mertler, Rachel Vannatta, Monika Schäffner, John Gindlesberger, and Harry Boguszewski ($5,000).

SELECT SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Associate Editor, Journal of Research Practice
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Media Co-Editor, Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Advisor, AYA Integrated Mathematics Education
Assistant District Grand Master (BIAR), Northern/Central Ohio District of Kappa Sigma Fraternity