Katerina Bodovski's Information
POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor of Educational Theory and Policy
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Sociology of education; stratification and inequality; immigration; sociology of children
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| GRANTS:
Population Research Institute Seed Grant, Penn State, "Parental Practices and Students' Achievement: Contextual Effects?" (Co-PI: Emily Greenman), 2008, $3,600
Faculty Research Initiation Grant, College of Education, Penn State. "Cognitive Stimulation at Home, Family Emotional Climate, and Children's Academic Achievement in the Elementary School", 2008-2009, $8,500
Children, Youth and Family Consortium, Penn State. "Parental Practices and Students' Achievement in the Elementary School: Neighborhood Effects?" (Co-PI: Emily Greenman), 2009, Level I, $5,000
Children, Youth and Family Consortium, Penn State. "Parental Practices and Students' Achievement in the Elementary School: Neighborhood Effects?" (Co-PI: Emily Greenman), 2009-2010, Level II, $13,990
Foundation for Child Development. "Home and School Contexts, and Children's Achievement in the Early Elementary Years", 2009-2010, $46,918
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1997-2002 Research coordinator and Senior Research Assistant, JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Center of Children and Youth, Jerusalem, Israel
2007-Present Assistant Professor of Educational Theory and Policy, Department of Education Policy Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
2007-Present Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2004-2005 American Educational Research Association dissertation research grant, $15,000
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Bodovski, K.
and
T. Dolev
(2002).
Evaluation of the 'Invitation to a Dialogue Program' to Enhance Social Interaction Among Russian Immigrant Youth and Non-Immigrant Israelis. The Findings from Three Years Study.
Jerusalem:
National Insurance Institute.
Kahan-Strawcinski, P.
and
K. Bodovski
(2002).
The HILA Program--Complementary Education for School Drop-Outs: An Evaluation Study.
JDC-Brookdale Institute. State of Israel, Ministry of Education, Youth at Risk Section.
Bodovski, K.
and
A. Benavot
(2006).
"Unequal Educational Outcomes among First-Generation Immigrants: The Case of Youth from the Former Soviet Union in Israel."
Research in Comparative and International Education 1(3):253-270.
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Bodovski, K.
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G. Farkas
(2007).
"Do Instructional Practices Contribute to Inequality in Achievement? The Case of Mathematics
Instruction in Kindergarten."
The Journal of Early Childhood Research 5(3):301-322.
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Bodovski, K.
and
G. Farkas
(2007).
"Mathematics Growth in Early Elementary School: The Roles of Beginning Knowledge, Student Engagement, and Instruction."
The Elementary School Journal 108(2):115-130.
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Bodovski, K.
and
G. Farkas
(2008).
"'Concerted Cultivation' and Unequal Achievement in Elementary School."
Social Science Research 37(3):903-919.
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