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Academic Areas & Divisions
Curriculum & Instruction
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Walter C. ParkerProfessor in Curriculum & Instruction 122 Miller, Box 353600 |
I am a professor of education and an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Washington. My specializations are the civic development of children and adolescents, and social studies curriculum and instruction K-12. I teach social studies curriculum and instruction courses in the Teacher Education Program and graduate seminars on curriculum controversy, global education, democratic education, and strategies for interpreting qualitative data. My books include "Renewing the Social Studies Curriculum" (1991), "Educating the Democratic Mind" (1996), "Education for Democracy: Curricula, Contexts, Assessments" (2002), "Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life"(2003), and "Social Studies in Elementary Education" (2009). I am now working on a book about the current “international education” movement in U.S. shools.
One project I enjoy very much is the “research and practice” column I have at the journal Social Education. Here I invite a variety of scholars to summarize the research on a burning question, such as “Can tolerance be taught?”, “Why do so few history teachers engage their students in historical inquiry?”, and “How do students from different social positions (e.g., race, gender) make sense of the U.S. history course?” These essays have now been collected in my new book, Social Studies Today: Research and Practice (Routledge, 2010).
My community engagement includes working with social studies curriculum coordinators in Washington school districts and helping the new “international” schools clarify their purposes and curriculum. Also, I direct an annual summer institute on classroom discussion facilitation called "Can We Talk?" It will be offered again in Summer 2010, and again Diana Hess (University of Wisconsin, Madison) will be my co-teacher. Check back in January 2010 for dates and details.
Education
Ph.D., Education, University of Washington
M.A. Education, University of Colorado, Denver
B.A. Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
Publications
Books & Monographs
Parker, W. C. (Ed.) Social Studies Today: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Parker, W. C. Social Studies in Elementary Education (13th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2009.
Banks, J. A., Banks, C. A. M., Cortes, C. E., Hahn, C. L., Merryfield, M. M., Moodley, K. A., Murphy-Shigematsu, S., Osler, A., Park, C., and Parker, W. C. Democracy and Diversity: Principles and Concepts for Educating citizens in a Global Age. Seattle: Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington, 2005.
Parker, W. C. (2003). Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life. New York: Teachers College Press.
Parker, W. C. (Ed.). (2002). Education for Democracy: Contexts, Curricula, Assessments. Greenwich, CT: Information Age.
Parker, W. C. (Ed.). (1996). Educating the Democratic Mind. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Parker, W. C. (1991). Renewing the Social Studies Curriculum. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Parker, W. C. and John Jarolimek. Citizenship and the Critical Role of the Social Studies. Boulder, CO: Social Science Education Consortium, 1984.
Book Chapters
Parker, W. C. Oppositions and possibilities. In A. Reid, J. Gill & A. Sears (Eds.), Globalisation, the nation-state and the citizen: dilemmas and directions for civics and citizenship education. London: Routledge (in press).
Parker, W.C. Social Studies Education eC21. In Parker, W. C. (Ed.), Social Studies Today: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Parker, W.C. Idiocy, Puberty, and Citizenship: The Road Ahead. In Parker, W. C. (Ed.), Social Studies Today: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Parker, W. C. Foreword. In J. Bixby & J. Pace (Eds.), Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times: Qualitative Studies of Current Efforts. Albany: State University of New York Press (vii-x), 2008.
Parker, W. C. Knowing and Doing in Democratic Citizenship Education. In L. Levstik & C. Tyson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social Studies Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum (65-80), 2008.
Parker, W. C. Pledging Allegiance. In J. Westheimer (Ed.), Pledging Allegiance: What Should We Teach our Children about Patriotism? Teachers College Press (70-72), 2007.
Parker, W. C. Deploying Foucault: Purposes and Consequences. In A. Segall, E. E. Heilman, & C. H. Cherryholmes (Eds.), Social Studies Research: The Next Generation (237-240). New York: Peter Lang, 2006.
Parker, W. C. Discussion at the Core of Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction. In Yasushi Mizoue (Ed.), M. Fujimoto (trans.), The Construction of Modern Social Studies Education in Japan (358-373). Tokyo: Meizi Press, 2004.
Parker, W. C. Diversity, Globalization, and Democratic Education: Curriculum Possibilities. In J. A. Banks (Ed.), Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives (433-458). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Parker, W. C. The Deliberative Approach to Education for Democracy: Problems and Possibilities. In J. J. Patrick, G. E. Hamot, & R. S. Leming (Eds.), Civic Learning in Teacher Education: International Perspectives on Education for Democracy in the Preparation of Teachers , Vol. 2 (99-115). Bloomington, IN: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 2003.
Parker, Walter C. "Education for Deliberative Democracy—In School and Out." In Toward Global Citizenship: Education in Democracy and Volunteerism (56-77), proceedings of the International Seminar. Seoul, Korea: Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, December 2001.
Parker, Walter C. "Toward Enlightened Political Engagement." In Social Studies: Research, Problems, and Prospects, edited by William B. Stanley (97-118). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Press, 2001.
Parker, Walter C. et al., "National Case Studies of Citizenship Education." In Multidimensional Citizenship for the Twenty-First Century, edited by John Cogan and Ray Derricott (21-76). London: Kogan-Page, 1998.
Parker, Walter C. "Assessing Student Learning of a Public Issues Curriculum." In Handbook of Teaching Social Issues, edited by Ronald W. Evans and David W. Saxe (pp. 280-88). Washington, DC: National Council for the Social Studies, 1996.
Parker, Walter C. "Curriculum for Democracy." In Democracy, Education, and Schooling, edited by Roger Soder (pp. 182-210). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
Journal Articles
Parker, Walter C. "'International Education' in U.S. Public Schools." Globalisation, Societies and Education (in press).
*Parker, Walter C. & Steven Camicia. "Cognative Praxis in Today's "International Education" Movement: A Case Study of Intents and Affinities." Theory and Research in Social Education, 37:1 (2009): 42-74.
*Parker, W. C. "Listening to Strangers: Classroom Discussion and Political Education.” In “Listening in Context,” special issue of Teachers College Record, S. Haroutunian-Gordon and L. Waks (Guest Eds.), forthcoming.
Parker, Walter C. “Pluto's Demotion and Deep Conceptual Learning in Social Studies.” Social Studies Review, 47:2 (2008): 10-13.
Parker, Walter C. “’International Education’—What’s in a Name?” Phi Delta Kappan (2008).
*Mitchell, Katharyne & Walter C. Parker. “I Pledge Allegiance to…. Flexible Citizenship and Shifting Scales of Belonging.” Teachers College Record,110:4 (2008): 775-804.
Parker, Walter C. “International Education in the Schools: The Second Wave.” Washington State Kappan, 1:1 (2007): 4-7.
*Parker, Walter C. “Public Discourses in Schools: Purposes, Problems, Possibilities.” Educational Researcher, 35:8 (2006): 11-18.
*Parker, Walter C. “Talk Isn’t Cheap: Everyday Democracy in Schools.” Social Studies and the Young Learner, 19:1 (2006): 12-15.
Parker, Walter C. “Pledging Allegiance.” Phi Delta Kappan, 87:8 (April 2006): 613.
Parker, Walter C. “Teaching Against Idiocy.” Phi Delta Kappan, 86:5 (January 2005): 344-351.
Parker, Walter C. “The Education of Citizens: A Rejoinder to Rochester.” Phi Delta Kappan, 86:9 (May 2005): 655-657.
Parker, Walter C. “Classroom Discussion: Models for Leading Seminars and Deliberations.” Social Education, 65 (March 2001): 111-114.
Parker, Walter C. “Educating Democrats: A Broad View.” Theory into Practice, 40 (Winter 2001): 6-13.
*Parker, Walter C. & Diana Hess. "Teaching With and For Discussion." Teaching and Teacher Education, 17 (April 2001): 273-289.
*Parker, Walter C., Akira Ninomiya, & John Cogan. "Educating ‘World Citizens’: Toward Multinational Curriculum Development." American Educational Research Journal, 36 (Summer 1999): 117-145.
*Parker, Walter C. & William Zumeta, "An Aristocracy for Everyone: Public Policy Deliberation in the High School." Theory and Research in Social Education, 27 (Winter 1999): 9-44.
Teaching (Courses Developed & Taught)
Can We Talk? Summer institute for teachers: facilitating academic discussions
EDTEP 584/585: Social Studies in the Secondary School
EDTEP 543: Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDC&I 565/6: Social Studies Seminar—Historical and Contemporary Readings
EDC&I595: Classroom Discourse
EDC&I505: Contentious Curricula
EDC&I 567: Current Issues in Social Studies Education:
- Global Education and Pedagogies of Globalization
- Education for Democracy
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