Faculty Research Profiles: Laurence Parker

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Associate Professor

Educational Policy Studies
365 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
217 244-9014
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Research Biography

My past research has focused on educational leadership and diversity, education law and teacher testing, and diversity and evaluation.

My current research interests involve looking at critcial race theory and its connection to educational research, policy and practice in the k-12 and postsecondary settings. I am also interested in research dealing with social justice perspectives in educational administration, leadership and policy, particularly with respect to race and social class.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987
  • M.A., Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985
  • B.A., Education, Earlham College, Richmond IN, 1978

Key Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004--
  • Associate Head, EPS, COE-UIUC, 2004-2006
  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997-2004
  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Utah, 1996-1997
  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1992-1995
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-1992

Activities & Honors

  • Reviewer of book manuscript, Book manuscript, Teachers College Press, 2006
  • Editorial Service, Editor of Review of Research in Education for volumes 29 & 31 (2005 & 2007), American Educational Research Association, 2005-2007
  • Journal Editor for 2005 and 2007, Special issue on ESEA (vol. 29) and Volume 31, Review of Research in Education, 2004-2007
  • Reviewer for 2004, Recognition of outstanding service for RER 2004, Review of Educational Research, 2004-2005
  • Reviewer for 2004, Recognition of Outstanding Service for EAQ as a reviewer for the journal., Educational Administration Quarterly, 2004-2005
  • Spoke to university faculty and Denver public school teachers, Invited to speak on critical race theory and education, University of Colorado at Denver, 2004
  • Reviewed manuscripts for Educational Researcher and on editorial board., Educational Researcher, 2003-2006
  • Committee of Scholars of Color, American Educational Research Association, 2003-2006
  • Member, Editorial Board, Educational Researcher, 2003-2005
  • Manuscript reviewer for Educational Administration Quarterly, Service on board for EAQ since 2003 and attended board meeting in 2004, University Council for Educational Administration, 2003-2005
  • Reviewed manuscripts for EAQ, Also got reviewer of the year award for EAQ for 2004, Educational Administration Quarterly, 2003-2005
  • Reviewer for RER, Review of Educational Research, 2003-2005
  • Spoke to Urbana teachers and administrators on Brown v. Borad of Education events., Urbana School District #116, 2003-2004
  • Co-chair of diversity committee, I was a co-chair on the committee that oversaw school diversity issues., University Laboratory High School, 2003-2004
  • Program Chair for AERA 2003 Annual Meeting, Division L (Politics & Policy), American Educational Research Association, 2003
  • Board member for AERJ and reviewer of manuscript submissions, Board member for AERJ-section on social and institutional analysis, American Educational Research Journal, 2002- present
  • Editorial Board Member, American Educational Research Journal, 2002-2004
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposals, RAND, 2001
  • Member, Editorial Board, Qualitative Inquiry, 2000-2002
  • Faculty Fellow, Bureau of Educational Research, College of Education, 2000-2001
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of School Leadership, 1998-2002
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1996-2002

Grants

  • Fellow, AT&T Technology, AT&T Foundation (College of Education), 1998

Selected Publications

  • Difference, Diversity, and Distinctiveness in Education and Learning. L. Parker (Ed.), Review of Research in Education. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
  • Parker, L. & Villalpando, O. (2007). A racialized perspective on education leadership: Critical race theory in educational administration. Introduction to special issue of Educational Administration Quarterly, 43, 519-524.
  • Parker, L. (2007), (Ed). Difference, Diversity and Distinctiveness in Education and Learning. Review of Research in Education, v. 31. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
  • Jimenez, Morfin, O, Perez, V.H., Parker, L., Lynn, M., & Arrona, J. (2006). Hiding the politically obvious: A critical race theory preview of diversity as racial neutrality in higher education. Educational Policy, 20, 249-270.
  • Lynn, M. & Parker, L. (2006). Critical race studies in education. Examining a decade of research in U.S. schools. The Urban Review, 38, 257-290.

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