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At Brown University, students study education from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. The faculty—social scientists, historians, and field-based experts—teach a wide array of undergraduate courses that comprise the Education Studies Concentration, lead two graduate programs (Master of Arts in Teaching, and Urban Education Policy), and conduct research on important educational issues.
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Kansas City, Mo., is the latest school district to consider a mayoral
takeover in an attempt to boost student achievement. In a letter in
support of the move, Mayor Sly James cited research by Kenneth Wong,
professor of education, who has found that systems under mayoral
control do tend to improve. "Mayoral leadership is able to leverage a
lot of resources both inside and outside of the public school system
to work together to address more holistically some of the neighborhood
challenges: social isolation, jobs, crime, gang violence," Wong has
said.
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Dan was a 2009 Brandwein Ecology Medal recipient for his national and international work in biological diversity conservation education. The Brandwein Institute is dedicated to the education of all learners in recognition of their interdependence with nature and responsibility for sustaining a healthful and healing environment.
At the National Science Teachers Association Hartford Area Conference October 27-29, Dan gave a talk on using GIS: "Mapping Nest Success in Migratory Birds"
At the Coalition of Essential Schools' Fall Forum, November 10-12, Dan gave a talk on HabitatNet.
As part of a program connecting Brown faculty and high school teachers from the Shenzhen district in China, 23 teachers from Shenzhen visited the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, a public school in Providence, to observe American teaching and classroom organization styles yesterday... Full Brown Daily Herald Article here.
Professor John Tyler has been appointed as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. NBER disseminates unbiased economic research among public policy makers, business professionals, and the academic community. NBER Research Associates are the long term affiliates who largely determine the direction and tone of research within each NBER program. Professor Tyler has been active in the Economics of Education program at NBER.