Faculty Research Profiles: Susan Noffke

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Curriculum & Instruction
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Research Biography

I have done historical/conceptual work in social studies as well as some analysis of my own practice as a social studies teacher educator, both of these with a particular eye toward issues of anti-racist education. I have recently completed a number of publications reflecting these broad research interests. A natural outgrowth of both the conceptual and field studies has been on the need for a more adequate framework for curriculum history and curriculum development (including that for teacher education) to reflect the diverse segment of American education.

I have recently published on participatory action research and worked to facilitate understanding of diversity among pre-service teachers through social and community inquiry assignments.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, 1990
  • M.S., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, 1980
  • B.A., Music, Lawrence University, Appleton, 1972

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, 1998--
  • Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, 1993-1998
  • Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989-1993
  • Associate Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987-1988

Activities & Honors

  • Member, Social Justice Action Committee, Social Justice Action Committee, American Educational Research Association, 2005-2008
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching by a Faculty Member, College of Education, 2003
  • Honorable Mention, Campus Award for Innovation in Campus Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
  • Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate teaching, advising and research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Developing Culturally Relevant Schooling Through Action Research, Campus Research Board, 2000

Selected Publications

  • Noffke, S. E. & Zeichner, K. M. (2006). Programs of research in teacher education. In G. Camilli, P. B. Elmore, & J. L. Green (Eds.), Complementary methods for research in education (2nd ed.) (pp. 823-832). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
  • Hyland, N. E. & Noffke, S. E. (2005). Understanding diversity through social and community inquiry: An action research study. Journal of Teacher Education, 56, 367-381.
  • Noffke, S. E., & Somekh, B. (2005). Action research. In B. Somekh & C. Lewin (Eds.), Research methods in the social sciences (pp. 89-96). London: Sage.
  • Noffke, S. E., & Brennan, M. B. (2004). Doormats and feminists: Who is the "community" in action research?. In M. Brydon-Miller, P. Maguire, & A. McIntyre (Eds.), Traveling companions: Feminism, teaching, and action research (pp. 99-113). Westport, CN: Praeger.
  • Zeichner, K. M., & Noffke, S. E. (2001). Practitioner research. In V. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of research on teaching (4th ed.; pp. 298-330). New York: American Educational Research Association/Macmillan