UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #780

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Wajeeha Hazoor Bajwa
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): wb24a@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Education, Health, and Human Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Office of Research
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Privatization in Education: A Comparative Analysis of Equity in Public and Private Schools in the United States and the Global South
Project Keywords: public schools, private schools, education, research, literature review
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 3
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5 to 10 hours
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Educational privatization and school choice is highly contested. Whereas proponents of educational privatization argue that market-oriented solutions redress public sector shortcomings in quality and access to education for the masses, proponents of public education argue that private education comes at the expense of equity; that is, private providers exclude poorly performing students and students with disabilities to optimize performance in high-stakes testing. 

In this context, this projects seeks to conduct a keyword search on major academic databases to extract school choice literature on the impacts and implications of public and private educations on test scores and access to education for vulnerable populations. The time-period of the analysis is 2010 to 2024. 

This project will inform the ongoing debate on privatization in education and school choice and whether to determine which form of education is more effective in terms of increasing access and quality of education. This is a topic that holds increasing relevance in the passing of the Abidjan Principles in 2019 and the Right to Education acts. It will result in the publication of a journal article in which the GAs will be listed as co-authors.

Research Tasks:
The GAs are expected to:
1) Conduct a keyword search on key academic databases.
2) Organize relevant journal articles according to themes aligning with the research questions.
3) Analyze and summarize relevant journal articles. The GAs are expected to note effect sizes in these summaries.


Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Recommended: Database search
Recommended: Journal article analysis
Recommended: Journal article summarization
Recommended: Analytical thinking and ability to draw connections between seemingly disparate concepts

Mentoring Philosophy:
My mentorship philosophy puts the mentee first and builds on a collaborative rather than a hierarchical dynamic. I take the time to understand the mentee's capacity, ambitions, and needs and fully account for them when establishing the mentoring relationship and milestones. In addition to equipping the mentee with the skills they seek, I seek to equip them with sustainable skills and knowledge that will benefit them throughout their academic career. I have strong networks in academia in the United States and overseas and am happy to leverage them to benefit the mentee's ambitions. I also have strong links in industry and can advice mentees on building upon their academic strengths to position themselves for industry.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5513-8049
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2024
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