Faculty Research Profiles: Jeanne Connell
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Lecturer
Educational Policy Studies
375 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Research Biography
My current research interests focus philosophy of education, particularly how the American pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey influences views about knowledge, learning, and teaching. In my recent articles, I analyzed the connection between pragmatic philosophy and the literary theory of Louise Rosenblatt, who was a pioneer in developing what is known in the field of reading as reader-response-theory. I explored how these diverse disciplines inform one another in order to enhance democratic education. My current projects focus on philosophy of education, transaction-based literary theory, as well as the teaching of social foundations of education to pre-service teachers.
Degrees
- Ph.D., Philosophy of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994
- M.S., History of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 1987
- B.A., Psychology, University of Maine
Key Professional Appointments
- Lecturer, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000--
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994-2000
Activities & Honors
- Member, Philosophy of Education Society- present
- Member, Midwest Philosophy of Education Society- present
- Member, Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society- present
- Member, Society of Professors of Education- present
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Education and the Arts, 2008- present
- Editorial Board Member for Education and Culture, John Dewey Society, 2004-2008
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Thought, 2002-2008
- Member, American Educational Studies Association, 1994- present
- Member, American Educational Research Association, 1994- present
- Member, John Dewey Society, 1994- present
Selected Publications
- Connell, J, M. (forthcoming 2008 in The History of Education Quarterly) on David Hansen's edited volume: John Dewey and Our Educational Prospect (2006).
- Connell, J. M. (2008). The Emergence of Pragmatic Philosophy's Influence on Literary Theory: Making Meaning with Texts from a Transactional Perspective. Educational Theory, 58 (1): 103-122.
- Connell, J. M. (2006). Can those who live in poverty find liberation through the humanities? Or is this just an new romance with an old model? Educational Studies, 39, 15-26.
- Connell, J. M. (2005). Continue to Explore: In Memory of Louise Rosenblatt (1904-2005). Education and Culture (21) 2: 63-79/
- Connell, J. M., (2001). Restoring aesthetic experiences in the school curriculum: The legacy of Rosenblatt's transactional theory from literature as exploration. Educational Foundations, 5(1), 39-56.
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