New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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My research and teaching interests focus on three main concepts/issues:
culture (e.g., ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status), gender, and citizenship,
and the relationships among these three facets and with the education system,
in policy and practice. While my primary research and teaching has a comparative
and development education focus, I also apply these concepts to research
in the U.S. education setting.
My personal and professional experiences have led me
to these areas of research and teaching. I spent the early part of my career
working with low income and immigrant students, and their families, in urban
schools. I also taught in other countries and worked with international
students in the U.S. My personal experiences as a first generation female
college student, and now currently raising a bi-lingual and bi-national
family also influence my interest in understanding how education systems
can best address these factors of gender, culture and citizenship to create
positive learning environments.
My professional work has included consulting with UNICEF,
UNESCO, The World Bank, and USAID on projects related to policies and practice
of education in developing countries. Much of this work has focused on gender
and girls’ education, and education of ethnic minorities. This work has
included policy analysis, research, and evaluation. My recent research and
professional work tends to be in SE Asia, Oceania, and Africa, though I
have also worked in South Asia and South America. I also work with local
school districts, in particular the Roseville Area School District and the
North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale Area School District, their administrators
and teachers, to develop policies and practices for creating an interculturally
competent school/district.
I enjoy engaging with students and colleagues around
these issues, and teaching is one way to foster the creation of new ideas.
I include my recent research and policy work in my courses, along with a
strong theoretical foundation and practical application. Teaching and learning
extends beyond the classroom for me by aiming to involve students, when
possible, in my research and professional work.
The Department of Educational Policy and Administration,
and the College and University as a whole, are exciting and dynamic places
for learning and research. It is an exciting place to work with other colleagues
in teaching, conducting meaningful research, and providing service to our
community.
Courses taught
- 5101—International Education and Development
- 5103—Comparative Education
- 5104—Strategies for International Development of Education
Systems
- 5121—Education Reform in International Contexts
- 5056—Case Studies for Policy Research
- 5095—M.A. Research Seminar
Current research projects
- UNICEF/UNESCO Joint Project on Ethnic Minority Girls Transition
from Primary to Secondary School in Vietnam
- The World Bank Research Study of Recruitment, Retention and Retaining
of Secondary School Teachers in sub-Saharan Africa (completed with David
Chapman)
- Intercultural Development and Its Relationship to Teaching and Learning
Education
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, educational policy and administration:
comparative and international development education, May 2002
- M.A., University of Minnesota, educational psychology: counseling
and student personnel psychology, August 1995
- B.A., Drake University, International Relations/Spanish, May 1990
For further information about my teaching, research, professional work,
or publications, please download my CV.
November 2005
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