18115 Campus Way NEAcademic Interests:
Dr. Van Galen's research focuses on questions of the purposes of education in United States society. She has most recently written about the ways that social class shapes schooling experiences. She is a regular contributor to academic journals and serves in a variety of capacities in professional organizations. Her most recent book, Caring in an Unjust World includes contributions from public school and university educators who are examining the importance of the relationships that form between teachers and students in fostering children's well-being.
Teaching Activities:
B EDUC 417 - Families, Community and Schools
B EDUC 427 - Professional Practice Seminar: Becoming a Professional Educator
B EDUC 437 - Current Issues in Technology
B EDUC 522 - Education and the American Dream
B EDUC 542 - Professional Certificate Pre-Assessment
B EDUC 546 - Professional Growth Seminar
B EDUC 548 - Professional Certificate Culminating Seminar
B EDUC 555 - Teacher, Family and Community Partnership
Professional Activities:
American Education Research Association
Phi Delta Kappa
American Educational Studies Association
Honors and Awards:
Education:
Ph.D. Sociology of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.Ed. Special Education, Eastern Kentucky University
B.S. Education, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Background:
Selected Publications and Presentations:
Van Galen, J. and Noblit G. (in press), Late to Class: Schooling and Social Class in the New Economy. SUNY Press.
Van Galen, J., (2004) School reform and class work. Journal of Educational Change, 5, 111-139.
Van Galen, J. (2004) Seeing classes: Toward a broadened research agenda for critical qualitative researchers. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 17, 663-685.
Van Galen, J. (2003) Guest Editor, Special Issue: Rising Up: Critical Educators from Poor and Working Working Class Backgrounds. Educational Foundations.
Van Galen, J. and Sillins, V. (2001). Juxtaposing Research, Theory and Practice: A Course for Inservice Teachers. Teacher Education Quarterly.
Van Galen, J. & Navarro, J. (2001) When foundations faculty design teacher education: a narrative of triumphs and tensions. Educational Foundations, 15, 55-70.
Van Galen, J. (200) Education and Class. Multicultural Education, 7, (3), 2-11.
Eaker, D. and Van Galen J. (eds.) (1996) Caring in an Unjust World: Negotiating Borders and Barriers in Schools. Albany: SUNY Press.
Van Galen, J. & Pitman, M.A. (eds.) (1991). Home schooling: Historical, Political and Pedagogical Perspectives. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp.
