Curriculum Studies as Central to Working With African American, Multicultural, Multiracial, and Multiethnic Individuals and Groups

• In Event: 67.038 - Light in Curriculum Studies: Reflections on William Schubert's Five Decades of Curriculum Theorizing and Praxis

Abstract

The presenters address how Schubert’s example of high quality and awarded mentorship and his writing about mentorship are a central feature of any curricular or teaching-learning situation. This is especially important to the teaching of African American, multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic individuals and groups. They also show how the range of curriculum questions and topics, especially the outside curriculum (Schubert, 2010), informs teaching and mentoring to inspire empathy and understanding for teaching in this area vis-à-vis its historical and socio-political contexts.

This presentation and dialogue with other presenters will draw upon the following background illustrated with anecdotes:

Schubert has chaired over 65 Ph.D dissertations and has served as a member of over 150 dissertation committees. His former doctoral students hold positions at many universities throughout the United States and in other countries (e.g., Indonesia, Cyprus, Greece, Japan, Korea, China, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, India, Pakistan, South Africa) as well as leadership positions in schools and other educational organizations. Over the years, his teaching and advising have been amply recognized by receipt of the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award from the College of Education at UIC in 1988, the UIC Excellence in Teaching Award in 1998, and in 2008 both the UIC Graduate Mentoring Award and the UIC Flame Award for Teaching Excellence from the Alumni Association. He was designated a University Scholar at UIC in 2004. In 2009 he delivered Inaugural Marcella Kysilka Lecture for an annual lecture series established by the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, and in 2011 he gave the DeGarmo Lecture for the Society of Professors of Education.

Authors

• Audrey P. Watkins, Western Illinois University

• Horace R. Hall, DePaul University