Calendar

Seminars and Events

The Bureau frequently video tapes seminars and events held within Room 242, Education Building. If you are interested in viewing an earlier seminar and event, please contact our office.

2007-2008 Seminars and Events

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Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 12:00 - 1:00p, Room 242 Education
Investigating the Long-Term Impact of Music Education

Speaker: Dr. Stephanie E. Pitts, Senior Lecturer in Music, University of Sheffield, UK _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
The Politics of Research on Choice & Competition in American Education: Towward a New Political Economy of Research Production?

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lubienski, Assistant Professor and 2007-2008 College Distinguished Scholar, Department of Educational Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 12-1:30p, Room 242 Education
Indian Higher Education: Negotiating the Challenges of Globalization and the Knowledge Economy

Speaker: Dr. Fazal Rizvi, 2007-2008 Faculty Fellow and College Distinguished Senior Scholar, Professor Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
Social Class Influences on Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Examination

Speaker: Dr. Sarah Lubienski, 2007-2008 Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - 12-1:00p, Room 28 Education

 

Science and Metropolitan America: Research and Civic Responsibility

Speaker: Dr. William F. Tate IV, Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences Washington University in St. Louis; 2007-2008 President, American Educational Research Association


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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education

 

Profiles of the Professoriate: Characteristics, Values, and Beliefs of Faculty Members in Educational Leadership Programs


Speaker: Dr. Donald Hackmann, 2007-2008 Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor and Interim Head, Department of Educational Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

 

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