Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2011—Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the 8th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research. Inaugurated by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Lecture each year features an eminent scholar who has made significant and sustained contributions to advancing knowledge about equity and equality in education.
The Brown Lecture takes place on Thursday, October 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the amphitheater of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. A reception follows this public lecture. Please RSVP to [email protected] or (202) 238-3234.
Ladson-Billings’ lecture—Through a Glass Darkly: The Persistence of Race in Education Research—traces the path race has taken over the last two centuries and questions the commitment to eradicate racial inequities in all aspects of education and education research. Current data related to school achievement indicate that race is deeply implicated in the persistence of inequitable educational outcomes.
Ladson-Billings, professor of curriculum & instruction at Wisconsin’s School of Education and 2005-2006 AERA president, is highly regarded for shaping and advancing the concept of culturally relevant teaching. Known for rigorous use of qualitative methodology in her research, she examines the pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students. Her research also encompasses educational anthropology, cultural studies, and critical race theory applications to education.
She has written numerous journal articles and book chapters, including a chapter in AERA’s 2011 volume, Studying Diversity in Teacher Education. She also is the author of the critically acclaimed book The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, as well as Crossing Over to Canaan: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms, and Beyond the Big House: African American Educators on Teacher Education. She holds a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University, is an AERA fellow, and a member of the National Academy of Education.
In commemorating the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, AERA recognizes the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision which took scientific research into account in issuing the court’s landmark ruling.
As the 2011 Brown lecturer, Ladson-Billings joins a list of highly distinguished scholar-speakers who have been so honored. Edmund W. Gordon, director of the Institute of Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, delivered the inaugural Brown Lecture. Other speakers include Claude M. Steele, Stanford University; Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University; Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Chicago; Stephen W. Raudenbush, University of Chicago; Luis C. Moll, University of Arizona; and Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University.
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the national interdisciplinary research association for approximately 25,000 scholars who undertake research in education. Founded in 1916, AERA aims to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
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