Collaborative Research With Purdue Polytechnic High Schools: Documenting Student Impact

Hovde Hall at Purdue University.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Purdue University’s College of Education, the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and Purdue University Online are partnering to co-fund collaborative research projects at three campuses of the Purdue Polytechnic High Schools as the PPHS Collaborative Research Projects Initiative.

Originally launched in 2019, past and current collaboration research projects so far include:

  • ACCESS Purdue – Early College Program Proposal 
  • Holistic Talent Development for Underserved Youth:  Cybercrime, Internet Safety, and Achievement Motivation 
  • A Personalized Project-Based Approach to STEM Learning:  How Does the PPHS Model Serve Students At-Risk?
  • Integrating STEM through Food Systems Incubation Design Challenges 
  • Foregrounding High School Mathematics in Project-Based Learning 

The College of Education is calling for another round of proposals by the end of the spring semester of 2023. 

Read more on the College of Education website.

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Media contact: Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu

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