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Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies
Educational Psychology
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Research Biography

My research interests focus on the intersections of social science and social policy. I work in the domain of educational and social program evaluation, and I seek to advance the theory and practice of alternative forms of evaluation, including qualitative, democratic, and mixed methods evaluation approaches. My current work emphasizes evaluation as a venue for democratizing dialogue about critical social and educational issues, with a focus on conceptualizing evaluation as a "public good."

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Stanford University, 1976
  • M.A., Education, Stanford University, 1972
  • B.A., Psychology, Wellesley College, 1971

Key Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999--
  • Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, 1983-1999
  • Assistant, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Rhode Island, 1977-1983

Activities & Honors

  • R. Stewart Jones Award for the Outstanding Teacher in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, 2006
  • Distinguished Senior Scholar, College of Education, 2003
  • Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award, for contributions to evaluation theory, American Evaluation Association, 2003

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Evaluation: Field-Testing and Disseminating an Educative, Values-Engaged Approach to Evaluating STEM Education Programs, National Science Foundation, 2006
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Center Evaluation, Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, Internal Evaluation: Spring 2005, Center for African Studies, 2005
  • Co-Principal Investigator, 12-Step Participation After Adolescent Treatment, National Institutes of Health, 2005
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Illinois Project for Democratic Accountability, Campus Research Board, 2004
  • Principal Investigator, An Evaluation Plan for the 2003 Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, U.S. Department of Education (American Evaluation Association), 2003
  • Principal Investigator, An Evaluation of the EPICS, K-12 Program at UIUC, National Science Foundation (College of Engineering), 2003
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Evaluation of the APPEALS Training, U.S. Department Veterans Administration (Leads Corporation), 1998

Selected Publications

  • Greene, J. C., DeStefano, L., Burgon, H., & Hall, J. (2006). An educative, values-engaged approach to evaluating STEM educational programs. In D. Huffman & F. Lawrenz (Eds.), Critical issues in STEM evaluation. New directions for evaluation, 109 (pp.53-71). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Greene, J. C. (2006). Toward a methodology of mixed methods social inquiry. Research in the Schools. Special Issue: New Directions in Mixed Methods Research, 13(1), 93-99.
  • Shaw, I. F., Greene, J. C., & Mark, M. M. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of evaluation. London: Sage.
  • Greene, J. C., Kreider, H., & Mayer, E. (2005). Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in social inquiry. In B. Somekh & C. Lewin (Eds.), Research methods in the social sciences (pp. 274-281). London: Sage.
  • Greene, J. C. (2005). Synthesis: A reprise on mixing methods. In T. S. Weisner (Ed.), Discovering successful pathways in childrens development: Mixed methods in the study of childhood and family life (pp. 405-419). Chicago: University Press.