My research involves the intersection of literary and educational theory with the actual clinical practice of teaching and of teaching teachers. It centers on constructivist, student-centered, reader response approaches to educational reform. I have been planning a new course that is part of our newly created minor, Writing in the Public Sphere, centered around changing schools and have been doing extensive research on the practical, politcal aspects of educational change, based in part on my award-winning book, Minding American Education: Recovering the Tradition of Active Learning, as well as on weekly on-line Newsletter, Active Learning Forum. This will result in a book-length manuscript Enacting the Active Mind.
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American Romanticism, 19th century American Romanticism, 19th century American Poetry, 20th century American Poetry, practical and theoretical pedagogy, history and philosophy of American education, history and philosophy of service learning
