The Graduate Student Research Symposium ’26 (GSRS ’26) took place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the UH Mānoa College of Education. GSRS ’26 brought together students, faculty, families, and community partners to connect, share, and learn about research done by COE Graduate Students. Students and alumni from the Department of Educational Foundations participated in GSRS ’26 in various roles, including as presenters, moderators, and staff.

Presenters & Presentation Titles:

Carl Francis Moog
Hawaiʻi Education Research Network (HERN): Facilitating Capacity Building and Systems Change through Research-Practice Partnerships

Betsie Cutrer
Navigating Racially Pluralistic Societies as Graduates of a Southern Segregation Academy: A Phenomenological Case Study

Akie Kozuka
Parents as Adult Learners in Family–School Partnerships

James Parker
Beyond the Autonomous Individual: Liberalism, Relationality, and Human Rights Education

Farli Sukanto
Co-Creating a Culturally-Responsive Montessori Learning in Rote, Indonesia

Moderators
Adam Tanare, Aya Watanabe

GSRS staff
Carl Francis Moog, Binbin Dou