Faculty & Research

As diverse as the field of education itself, our research ranges across the spectrum – from studies of childhood literacy, teacher professional development, and mathematical reasoning, to children’s identity development, youth violence prevention, and civic engagement in higher education.

A sampling of recent studies:

Small. Powerful.

We’re small as education schools go, but over the last five years we’ve secured $40 million in R&D funding from federal sources (Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation) as well as private foundations, state governments, and corporate sponsors.

Recent grants include:

Find out more

Read @Penn GSE, A Review of Research, our reader-friendly digest of our faculty’s scholarly work that provides a snapshot of the School's intellectual product.

You can also contact Kat Stein, Executive Director of Communications, if you have questions about education research at Penn GSE, at katstein@gse.upenn.edu or (215) 898-9642.