Professor Emeritus
Educational Policy and Leadership
Degree
- Ph.D., University of Oregon
Research Interests
- Sociology of Education
- Urban Education and School Reform
- Interpretive and Critical Research Paradigms
- Social Justice and Public Policy
Recent Publications
Cultural Matters: Lessons Learned from Field Studies of Several Leading School Reform Strategies (Hampton Press, 2005)
International Handbook of Urban Education (Springer, 2007)
Schools for Marginalized Youth: An International Perspective (Hampton Press, 2012)
Education, Equity, Economy: Crafting a New Intersection (Springer, 2016)
Second International Handbook of Urban Education (Spring 2017)
"Schools as Reform Incubators" in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Online Publication Date: Mar 2017. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.13
The Oxford Encyclopedia of School Reform (Editor-in-Chief). Oxford University Press, 2022.
Innovative School Reforms: International Perspectives on Reimagining Theory, Policy, and Practice for the Future. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2024. (Editor)
Professional Positions Held
- Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Encyclopedia of School Reform (Oxford University Press)
- Editor, The Urban Review (Springer)
- Editor, Book Series, Understanding Education, Social Justice, and Policy (Hampton Press)
- Editor, Book Series, Education, Equity, and Economy (Springer)
- Editor, International Handbook of Urban Education (Springer)
- Senior Editor, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education (Oxford University Press)