Office of Community College Research and Policy
Current Projects

  Project Lead the Way Evaluation
  • Funding Period: Dec. 1, 2008 to Nov. 30, 2011
  • Funding Organization: The Kern Family Foundation
  • Frankie Santos Laanan: Principal Investigator, Soko S. Starobin: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Contract Amount: $289,026
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  Iowa Math and Science Educational Partnership (IMSEP)
  • Funding Period: July 2008 – May 2009
  • Funding Organization: Iowa Math and Science Educational Partnership of the Iowa Board of Regents
  • Larry Ebbers: Principal Investigator
  • Grant Amount: $270,000
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  Student Enrollment and Engagement through Connections (SEEC)
  • Funding Period: 2007-2012
  • Funding Organization: National Science Foundation
  • Frankie Santos Laanan: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Grant Amount: $1,499,000
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  Student and Organizational Learning: Preparing the 21st Century Technician
  • Funding Period: July 1, 2006-June 30, 2009
  • Funding Organization: National Science Foundation
  • Frankie Santos Laanan: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Grant Amount: $600,000
  • *Collaboration with University of the Pacific
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  Pathway to a STEM Baccalaureate Degree: Research Trends, Exemplary Practices, and Successful Strategies
  • Funding Period: July 1, 2005-June 30, 2007
  • Funding Organization: National Science Foundation
  • Frankie Santos Laanan: Principal Investigator
  • Grant Amount: $200,000
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  Iowa Community College Accountability
  • Funding Period: August 2007-July 2008
  • Funding Organization: Iowa Department of Education, Bureau/Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation
  • Frankie Santos Laanan: Principal Investigator
  • Contract Amount: $160,000
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Past Projects

  Vocational Education Accountability
  • Funding Period: July 1, 2006-June30, 2007
  • Funding Organization: Iowa Department of Education, Bureau/Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation
  • Contract Amount: $140,000
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  • Funding Period: November 1, 2004-June 30, 2006
  • Funding Organization: Iowa Department of Education, Bureau/Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation
  • Contract Amount: $100,000
  Family Literacy Model in Iowa Community Colleges
  • Funding Period: November 1, 2004-June 30, 2006
  • Funding Organization: Iowa Department of Education, Bureau/Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation
  • Contract Amount: $170,000
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Iowa State University
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
College of Human Sciences
N243 Lagomarcino Hall Ames, IA 50011-3195
Phone: (515) 294-7292 Fax: (515) 294-4942, laanan@iastate.edu