1995-2021 Presentations
Bieg, S., Rickelman, R. J., Mittag, W., Jones, J. P. & Hancock, D. R. (2010, June). A cross-cultural study of motivation in the middle grades. [Conference Presentation]. The 16th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Bieg, S., Rickelman, R. J., & Mittag, W. (2011, June). A cross-cultural study of learning and motivation in the US and Germany. [Conference Presentation]. The 17th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Bieg, S., Rickelman, R. J., Mittag, W., & Hancock, D. R. (2009, June). A cross-cultural study on the relationship between teachers’ and students’ motivation. [Conference Presentation]. The 15th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Bohmer, A., Medina, A., Glass, T. S., Parikh Foxx, S. (2019, June). Working with vulnerable populations. [Conference Presentation]. The 25th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Byker, E. J., Gschwendtner, T., & Geißel, B. (2017, June). Physics of a bicycle: What do teacher candidates know? [Paper Presentation]. The 23rd Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Green, M., & Rathgeb-Schnierer, E. (2013, June). Cognitive flexibility in elementary students’ mental math. [Paper Presentation]. The 17th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hachen, J., Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., Stricker, T., Wang, C., & Lee, S. (2019, March). Causes of stress and strategies for managing stress among German and U.S. principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Hary, C., & Müller, U. (2012, February). An investigation of factors impacting the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Jones, J. P., & Nichols, D. (2001, June). Emotional and cognitive aspects of learning at an American middle school. With C. Von Rhoneck, M. Glaser-Zikuda, & M. Laukenmann. [Research Presentation]. The 7th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, D. R., Jones, J. P., & Nichols, W. D. (2003, April). The impact of home life, school environment, and peers on the classroom achievement of middle grades students. [Paper Presentation]. The American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Lim, J. H., Müller, U., Stricker, T., Tulowitzki, P., & Wang, C. (2019, June). Factors influencing the recruitment, development, and retention of school principals in Germany, China, South Korea, and the U.S.A. [Paper Presentation]. The 25th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2007, November). Comparing factors that influence U.S. and German teachers to become school administrators. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2010, February). Different systems – Similar challenges? Factors impacting the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school leaders. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2010, April). Factors impacting the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school leaders. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado, United States.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2011, June). School leadership in Germany and the US: Lessons learned from a five-year research collaboration. [Paper Presentation]. The 17th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2011, October). Identifying factors that influence the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school principals. [Paper Presentation]. The 12th International Conference on Education Research, Seoul, South Korea.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2012, April). Research on the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school principals. [Poster Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2013, April). New research on the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, United States.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2013, May). Our recent efforts to identify factors that attract and retain school principals in the profession. [Paper Presentation]. The 19th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2013, August). Factors impacting the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school principals. [Paper Presentation]. The 15th Biennial European Association for Research and Learning and Instruction, Munich, Germany.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2013, November). School leadership in Germany and the U.S.A. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, Stuart, Florida, United States.
Hancock, D. R., & Müller, U. (2015, April). Perspectives of German and U.S. principals regarding disincentives to remaining a school principal. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., Hayes, D., & Ellis-Lewis, J. (2014, February). Disincentives to remaining a school principal: Perspectives of German and U.S. principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., Stricker, T. B., Wang, C., Lee, S. & Hachen, J. (2020). Causes of stress and strategies for managing stress among German and U.S. principals [Roundtable Session]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, United States. (Conference Canceled).
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., & Wang, C. (2016, February). Factors conducive to becoming a school principal: Perspectives of German and U.S.A. principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., & Wang, C. (2016, April). Factors conducive to becoming a school principal: Perspectives of German and U.S.A. principals. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C., United States.
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., Wang, C., & Hachen, J. (2020, February). Recruiting and retaining principals in the U.S.A. and Germany. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, D. R., Müller, U., Wang, C. & Hachen, J. (2021, April). Factors influencing school principals’ motivation to become principals in the United States and Germany [Poster Presentation]. The Virtual American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Hancock, S. D. & Dines, P. (2014, June). Investigating international policies for diverse native and immigrant populations in urban schools. [Conference Presentation]. The 20th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, S. D. (2013, May). Global citizens, local teachers: Teaching and learning in a global context, Pre-service teachers’ self-assessment of culturally sensitive instruction. [Conference Presentation]. The 19th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, S. D. & Dines, P. (2012, June). Teaching diverse learners in a global society. [Paper Presentation]. The 18th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, S. D., Rodgers, M., & Medina, A. (2011, June). Teaching Strategies to Differentiate Learning for Diverse Students. [Paper Presentation]. The 17th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Hancock, S. D., Rodgers, M., Medina, A., & Bescherer, C. (2010, June). Intercultural Experience: Investigating Student Reflections about Living with Foreign Others. [Paper Presentation]. The 16th Annual German-American Symposium. Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Hancock, S. D., (2009, June). Creating academic and relational bridges through bibliotherapy. [Paper Presentation]. The 15th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Jones, J. P., Nagle, J., Calhoun, M.L., Shaffer, E., Finke, S., Gallagher, G., Sorenson, G., & Yon, M. (1997, June). Embracing the 21st century: Healthy lifestyles for young adolescents through enhanced social decision making. The 3rd Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Jones, J. P., Hancock, D. R., Lunsford, R., & Nichols, D. W. (1999). Exploring the impact of emotional development on the academic achievement of eighth graders. With P. Mayring, C. von Rhoneck, & M. Glaeser-Zikuda. [Research Presentation]. The 5th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Jones, J., Hancock, D. R., & Nichols, W. (2003, April). Influencing middle school students’ adjustment and academic achievement. [Paper Presentation]. The American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Kissel, B., Binns, I., & Lude, A. (2014, June). Geo-gaming across the curriculum. [Conference Session]. The 20th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Kissel, B., Good, A., Glass, T., Lude, A., Schaal, S. (2015, June). Learning outside the classroom and across the curriculum. [Conference Session]. The 21st Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Kissel, B., Good, A., Glass, T., Schaal, S. (2016, July). Learning outside the classroom and across the curriculum: A pilot study. [Conference Session]. The 22nd Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Kissel, B., Schaal, S., Martin, F., & Glass, T. (2017, June). At the intersection of science, social studies, and writing: A comparison study of location-based learning in German and American undergraduate programs. [Conference Session]. The 23rd Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Martin, F., Polly, B., Jokiaho, A., & May, B. (2016, July). Global standards for enhancing quality in online learning. [Paper Presentation]. The 22nd Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Martin, F., Markic, S., Schluchter, R., Junge, T., & Küsel, J. (2019, June). Examining student readiness for online learning: A comparison of US and German students [Paper Presentation]. The 25th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Martin, F., Wang, C. & Jokiaho, A. (2018, July). Professional development support for faculty to teach online: A comparison of US and German educators. [Paper Presentation]. The 24th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Martin, F., Wang, C., Jokiaho, A., May, B., & Grübmeyer, S. (2017, June). Faculty perception of preparedness to teach online or blended: A comparison of American and German educators. [Paper presentation]. The 23rd Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Merz-Atalik, K. & Hancock, S. D. (2015, June). The index for inclusion and its possible impact on classroom development in Germany and the USA. [Conference Presentation]. The 21st Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Merz-Atalik, K. & O’Brien, C. (2012, June). International comparisons of teacher education for special education: Roles and responsibilities in the era of inclusion. [Paper Presentation]. The 18th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Merz-Atalik, K. & O’Brien, C. (2014, June). International comparisons of teacher education for special education: Roles and responsibilities in the era of inclusion. [Paper Presentation]. The 20th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Merz-Atalik, K. & O’Brien, C. (2015, June). Sentiments, concerns and attitudes towards inclusive education: A comparison of students beliefs and self-efficacy at UNCC and PHL. [Paper Presentation]. The 21st Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Mittag, W., Bieg, S., Melenk, H., Hancock, D. R., Nichols, D., Rickelman, R. J., & Jones, J. (2008, May). Cross-cultural study on the relations between teaching-learning strategies and students’ motivation. [Conference Session]. The 14th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Müller, U. & Hancock, D. R. (2010, June). Motivation to become or not to become school leaders. [Paper Presentation]. The 16th Annual German-American Symposium. Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Müller, U., & Hancock, D. R. (2011, September). Do I really want to be a principal? Factors impacting the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school leaders. [Paper Presentation]. The International Seminar and School Leadership Symposium, Zug, Switzerland.
Müller, U., & Hancock, D. R. (2013, September). Comparing the motivation of German and U.S. teachers to become school leaders. [Paper Presentation]. The International School Leadership Symposium, Zug, Switzerland.
Müller, U., Hancock, D. R., & Bird, J. (2008, May). The motivation to become a school leaders: Different systems – same problems? A German-American comparative. [Paper presentation]. The 14th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Nichols, W. D., Glaeser-Zikuda, M., Jones, J. P., Mayring, P., Hancock, D. R., Von Rhoeneck, C., Lunsford, R. (2000, June). Emotions and learning. [Research Presentation]. The 6th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Nichols, D., Jones, J. P., Hancock, D. R. (2000). Exploring the relationship between eighth grade students’ goal orientation and their emotional development, and students’ perceptions of learning and their teachers reported instructional strategies: Creating goal-oriented learners. [Conference Session]. The 50th Annual National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
Nichols, D. W., Jones, J. P., Hancock, D. R., & Lunsford, R. (1999). Exploring the ways in which emotional development impacts academic achievement in eighth graders. [Conference Session]. The National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida, United States.
Nichols, W. D., Jones, J. P., Hancock, D. R., Von Rhoneck, C., Glaser-Zikuda, M., Laukenmann, M., & Hascher, T. (2001, August). Emotional and cognitive aspects of learning at school. The 9th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Fribourg, Switzerland.
O’Brien, C. & Merz-Atalik, K. (2007, June). Inclusion in American public schools: Historical and ideological foundations and the challenges that remain. [Paper Presentation]. The 13th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
O’Brien, C. & Merz-Atalik, K. (2009, June). Research on instructional methods and strategies to support students in inclusive classrooms: A comparison between German and American secondary schools. [Paper Presentation]. The 15th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
O’Brien, C. & Merz-Atalik, K. (2016, July). “Sentiments, attitudes, concerns” and “self-efficacy” towards inclusive education: A comparison between teacher education students at UNCC and PHL. [Paper Presentation]. The 22nd Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
O’Brien, C., Thümmler, R., & Merz-Atalik, K. (2011, June). Developing an international consensus around effective instructional and learning methods to support inclusive education. [Paper Presentation]. The 17th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Parikh Foxx, S. (2016, July). The development and validation of a college and career readiness self-efficacy scale. [Conference Presentation]. The 22nd Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Parikh Foxx. S. (2017, June). Cultural competency: Supporting the social-emotional needs of immigrant students. [Paper Presentation]. The 27th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Putman, S. M., & Crossley, T. (2016, June). Examining teachers’ perceptions of online inquiry. [Paper Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Technology in Education, Denver, Colorado, United States.
Putman, M., & Rickelman, R. J. (2014, June). Examining students’ perceptions of and experiences with cooperative learning. [Conference Presentation]. The 20th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Putman, M., Rickelman, R. J., Mittag, W., & Dekrell, D. (2013, May). Exploring students’ attitudes and skills toward online inquiry. [Conference Presentation]. The 19th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Putman, M., Rickelman, B., Stroble-Eisele, G., & Heinzmann, E. (2015, June). Benefits of cooperative learning at school: A comparative study on American and German students. [Conference Presentation]. The 21st Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Rathgeb-Schnierer, E., & Green, M. (2013, February). Flexibility in mental calculation in elementary students from different math classes. [Paper Presentation]. The 8th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 8), Manavgat-Side, Antalya, Turkey.
Rathgeb-Schnierer, E., & Green, M. (2015, February). Cognitive flexibility and reasoning patterns in American and German elementary students when sorting addition and subtraction problems. [Paper Presentation]. The 9th Congress of European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Prague, Czech Republic.
Rathgeb-Schnierer, E., & Green, M. G. (2016, July). Profiles of cognitive flexibility in arithmetic reasoning: A cross-country comparison of German and American elementary students. [Paper Presentation]. The 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Hamburg, Germany.
Rathgeb-Schnierer, E., & Green, M. (2017, March). Mental arithmetic and cognitive flexibility in elementary students. [Conference Presentation]. International Technology, Education, and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain.
Rathgeb-Schnierer, E., & Green, M. G. (2017, August). Flexibility in mental arithmetic and reasoning patterns: Profiles of American and German elementary students. [Conference Presentation]. The 17th Biennial EARLI Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Rickelman, B., Bieg, S., Hancock, D. R., & Mittag, W. (2009, June). Cross-cultural study of the relationships between teachers’ and students’ motivation. [Paper Presentation]. The 15th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Rickelman, R. J., & Jones, J. P. (2012, June). Cross-cultural self-determination studies: Lessons learned and future collaborations. [Conference Presentation]. The 18th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Rickelman, R., Jones, J. P., Bieg, S., & Mittag, W. (2012, June). A cross-cultural study of motivation in the middle grades: A summary and new directions. [Research Presentation]. The 18th Annual German-American Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Rickelman, R. J., & Nichols, W. D. (2007, June). Teaching/learning strategies used by content teachers in three middle schools. [Conference Presentation]. The 13th Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Schwanzer, A. & Parikh Foxx, S. (2015, June). Counseling in the United States and Germany. [Conference Presentation]. The 21st Annual German-American Symposium, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Wang, C., Tulowitzki, P., Müller, U., Hancock, D. R. & Stricker, T. B. (2020, April). Reasons and barriers for becoming a school principal: Results from an international comparative study. [Roundtable Session]. The American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, United States. (Conference Canceled).