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Dawn Mollenkopf
Policy Fellow

Dawn Mollenkopf, Ph.D.

mollenkopfdl@unk.edu Title: Professor Department:Teacher Education College/Organization: Education Campus: University of Nebraska Kearney
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Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Prenatal
  • Infant
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool/Pre-kindergarten
  • K-3
Population Focus
  • Children/Students
  • Children with Disabilities
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Low Income Populations
  • Higher Education Faculty
Research Keywords
  • Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
  • Competency Based Education
  • Online Delivery Methods
  • Technology
  • Diverse or Underrepresented Populations
Research Questions
  • How can we improve access to early childhood teacher education programs for nontraditional students, particularly those from diverse populations?
  • What supports do early childhood teacher education students need to be successful and how do we ensure that these students, regardless of program pathways (e.g. online, on-campus, blended), achieve similar outcomes?
Research Approach
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Experimental
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Observational Approaches
  • Quasi-Experimental
  • Program Evaluation
Research Tools
  • Document Reviews
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Surveys/Questionnaires