Hersh C. Waxman

VITA

HERSH C. WAXMAN

College of Education

University of Houston

Houston, TX 77204-5872

Work (713) 743-5009

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EDUCATION:

1982-83 Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center.

1982 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (Public Policy Analysis: Educational Research and Evaluation).

1978 M.Ed., University of Illinois at Chicago (Educational Research and Evaluation).

1972 B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago (Sociology).

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL HONORS/AWARDS:

2006 College of Education Alumni Faculty Service Award.

2003-05 President, AERA Special Interest Group on Classroom Observation Research.

2003 Co-organizer and Chair, National Invited Conference on Improving Teacher Quality for ELLs.

2001-present Co-Editor of Book Series: Research on Educational Diversity and Excellence, Information Age Publishing.

2000-present North America Regional Editor, Learning Environments Research: An International Journal.

1999 Hall of Honor, College of Education, University of Houston.

1997 Outstanding Paper Award, American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group on the Study of Learning Environments.

1997 Career Contribution to Quantitative Research in Technology and Teacher Education Award,

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education.

1997 Senior Research Excellence Award, College of Education, University of Houston.

1997 Appreciation Award for Dedicated and Outstanding Service on the Shared Decision

Making Committee, Tijerina Elementary School, Houston Independent School District.

1995-97 Chair, American Educational Research Association Committee on Special Interest Groups.

1995 Faculty Excellence Proclamation, Houston City Council.

1995 Research Fellowship, USDOE, National Center for Education Statistics, Advanced National Databases Seminar.

1993-95 President, American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group on The Study of Learning Environments.

1993 Outstanding Paper Award, Phi Delta Kappa, University of Houston Chapter, 7th Annual Research into

Practice Conference.

1989-90 President, Southwest Educational Research Association.

1989 Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago.

1989 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Southwest Educational Research Association.

1988 University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006--present Professor--Department of Teaching, Learning & Culture, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A & M University.

Research Courses Taught:

EDCI 690: Theory of Curriculum & Instruction Research

1996-2006 Professor--Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies (formerly Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction), College of Education, University of Houston.

Research Courses Taught:

EDRS 8380: Research Methods in Education

EDRS 8381: Advanced Research Methods in Education

EDRS 8382: Statistical Analyses in Education

CUIN 8320: Doctoral Research Seminar in C & I

CUIN 8397: Proseminar on Research in C & I

CUIN 6378: Instructional Evaluation

CUIN 7487: Classroom Observation Methods

EPSY 6197: Computer Applications and Data Analysis in Ed. Rsch

EPSY 8321: Multiple Regression Analysis in Ed. Rsch

Educational Leadership Courses Taught:

ELCS 8320: Doctoral Residency Seminar

ELCS 8391: Closing the Achievement Gap

SAER 8370: Program Evaluation

Curriculum & Instruction Courses Taught:

ELED 4305: Supervision of Student Teachers

CUIN 6305: Introduction to the Teaching Profession

CUIN 6372: Generic Teaching Strategies

CUIN 7348: Curriculum Development for Higher-Level Thinking

CUIN 7379: Structural Bases of Knowledge in C & I

CUIN 8197: Proseminar in Teacher Education

CUIN 8317: Introductory Doctoral Seminar In C & I

CUIN 8345: Doctoral Residency Seminar

CUIN 8397: Research on Students At Risk of Failure

CUIN 8397: Study of Learning Environments

2001-2005 Principal Investigator—U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Laboratory for Student Success, The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory. Responsibilities include designing, conducting, and publishing several studies that synthesized research on effective teaching practices, schools, and programs for English language learners.

1996-2004 Principal Researcher--U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Research on Education, Diversity, & Excellence. Responsibilities included designing, conducting, and publishing several research studies on improving classroom instruction for English language learners from economically-disadvantaged schools.

1989-1996 Associate Professor--Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Houston.

1989-1997 Senior Research Associate--U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Research Center on Education in the Inner Cities. Responsibilities included designing, conducting, and publishing several interdisciplinary and collaborative research studies on effective inner-city schools and classrooms in Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

1989-1994 Associate Dean for Research--College of Education, University of Houston. Responsibilities included: (a) coordinating reviewing, approving, and overseeing all grants in the College of Education, (b) conducting faculty development activities intended to increase the amount and quality of research within the College, (c) organizing and administering College faculty development programs, research grants, and technology grants, (d) supervising the operations of the Information Technology Center in Education, University/School District Research Collaborative, Educational Research Center, and the Diagnostic Learning and Research Center, (e) coordinating College-level doctoral research courses, (f) publishing the College of Education alumni newsletter, and (g) participating in policy and budgetary decisions in the College.

1983-1990 Director--Educational Research Center, College of Education, University of Houston. Responsibilities included: (a) administrating the Center's budget, facilities, and operations, (b) supervising Center staff and graduate students, (c) providing technical (i.e., research design and methodological) assistance to faculty, doctoral students, and local school districts, (d) presenting research seminars and workshops, (e) evaluating undergraduate and graduate programs in education, and (f) designing and conducting several evaluative research studies.

1985-1989 Assistant Professor--Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Houston.

1983-1985 Visiting Assistant Professor--Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Houston.

1982-1983 Postdoctoral Fellow--Design and Study of Adaptive Learning Environments Work Unit, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh. Project Leader responsible for the design, administration, implementation, and data analysis of a Department of Education, National Institute of Education study that compared several effective instructional programs (e.g., Bank Street, Behavioral Analysis, Direct Instruction, Mastery Learning, Teams-Assisted Instruction, and U-Sail) across the US.

1982 Program Evaluator--Bureau of Planning and Evaluation, State of Illinois.

1981-1982 Educational Consultant--Chicago Teachers' Center, Northeastern Illinois University.

1980-1981 Instructor--Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation,

College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Courses taught:

ED 445: Educational Evaluation Design and Methods (doctoral-level course)

ED 250: Educational Evaluation and Measurement (undergraduate-level course)

ED 210: Introduction to Educational Psychology (undergraduate-level course)

1979-1981 Research Assistant--Office of Evaluation Research, University of Illinois at Chicago.

CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1984-88 Teacher--Gifted Education Program, Clear Creek Independent School District, Houston, Texas. Taught courses on (a) problem-solving mathematics, and (b) critical thinking in social studies to fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade gifted students; self-contained, pull-out program.

1978-79 Teacher--Joseph E. Medill Primary School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois. Taught in a combined second- and third-grade classroom; self-contained.

1977-78 Teacher--Joseph E. Medill Upper-Grade Center, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois. Taught in a seventh-grade ESEA classroom; self-contained.

1977 Teacher--Mary Bartelme School and the Juvenile Detention Center, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois. Taught high school algebra, geometry, and history courses to regular and special education students.

1975-1977 Teacher--Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois. Daily, full-time substitute teacher in grades K-8.

RECENT RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP

BOOKS:

Houston, W. R., Eugeni, M. L., & Waxman, H. C. (2006). Successful initiatives in the recruitment and retention of community college students: Making a difference in the loves of students. Houston, TX: Institute for Urban Education.

Téllez, K., & Waxman, H. C. (Eds.). (2006). Improving educator quality for English Language Learners. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Waxman, H. C., Tharp, R., & Hilberg, R. S. (Eds.). (2004). Observational research in U. S. classrooms: New approaches for understanding cultural and linguistic diversity. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Waxman, H. C., Padrón, Y. N., & Gray, J. P. (Eds.). (2004). Educational resiliency: Student, teacher, and school perspectives. Greenwich, CT: Information Age.

Waxman, H. C., & Walberg, H. J. (Eds.). (1999). New directions for teaching practice and research. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan.

Bright, G. W., Waxman, H. C., & Williams, S. E. (Eds.). (1994). Impact of calculators on mathematics instruction. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Waxman, H. C., Walker de Felix, J., Anderson, J., & Baptiste, H. P. (Eds.). (1992). Students at risk in at-risk schools: Improving environments for learning. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Waxman, H. C., & Walberg, H. J. (Eds.). (1991). Effective teaching: Current research. Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education.

Baptiste, H. P., Waxman, H. C., Walker de Felix, J., & Anderson, J. E. (Eds.). (1990). Leadership, equity, and school effectiveness. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

MONOGRAPHS:

Waxman, H. C., Houston, W. R., Profilet, S. M., & Sanchez, B. (2005). Making a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children: Research on the effectiveness of a court appointed advocate program. Houston, TX: Child Advocates Inc.

Waxman, H. C., & Bright, G. W. (Eds.). (1993). Research approaches in technology and teacher education. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

Waxman, H. C., & Ellett, C. D. (Eds.). (1992). The study of learning environments (Vol. 5). Houston: University of Houston.

Waxman, H. C., & Ellett, C. D. (Eds.). (1990). The study of learning environments (Vol. 4). Houston: University of Houston.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

Waxman, H. C., Padrón, Y. N., & Garcia, A. (In press). Educational issues and effective practices for Hispanic students. In S. Paik & H. J. Walberg (Eds.), Minority children and youth: Families, schools, communities, and learning. Norwell, MA: Kluwer.

Eugeni, M. L., Houston, W. R., & Waxman, H. C. (2006). Evaluation of community college recruitment initiatives. In W. R. Houston, M. L. Eugeni, & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Successful initiatives in the recruitment and retention of community college students: Making a difference in the loves of students (pp. 107-140). Houston, TX: Institute for Urban Education.

Houston, W. R., Waxman, H. C., & Eugeni, M. L. (2006). Implications of Houston Endowment Student Success Grant. In W. R. Houston, M. L. Eugeni, & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Successful initiatives in the recruitment and retention of community college students: Making a difference in the loves of students (pp. 183-199). Houston, TX: Institute for Urban Education.

Houston, W. R., Waxman, H. C., & Eugeni, M. L. (2006). Need for initiatives in recruitment and retention of college students. In W. R. Houston, M. L. Eugeni, & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Successful initiatives in the recruitment and retention of community college students: Making a difference in the loves of students (pp. 7-14). Houston, TX: Institute for Urban Education.

Téllez, K., & Waxman, H. C. (2006). A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on effective teaching practices for English language learners. In J. M. Norris & L. Ortega (Eds.), Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching (pp. 245-277). Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins.

Téllez, K., & Waxman, H. C. (2006). Preparing quality teachers for English Language Learners: An overview of the critical issues. In K. Téllez & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Improving educator quality for English Language Learners: Research, policies, and practices (pp. 1-22). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Waxman, H. C., & Chen, H.-L. (2006). Mixed method approaches for examining classroom learning environments for resilient and nonresilient students in urban elementary schools. In D. L. Fisher & M. S. Khine (Eds.), Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments: Worldviews (pp. 195-220). Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishers.

Waxman, H. C., Eugeni, M. L. & Houston, W. R. (2006). Evaluation of community college retention initiatives. In W. R. Houston, M. L. Eugeni, & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Successful initiatives in the recruitment and retention of community college students: Making a difference in the loves of students (pp. 141 -160). Houston, TX: Institute for Urban Education.

Waxman, H. C., Téllez, K., & Walberg H. J. (2006). Improving teacher quality for English Language Learners: Reports and next step recommendations from a national invitational conference. In K. Téllez & H. C. Waxman (Eds.), Improving educator quality for English Language Learners: Research, policies, and practices (pp. 189-195). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Price, D. D., & Waxman, H. C. (2005). Effective schools. In V. A. Anfara Jr., G. Andrews, & S. B. Mertens (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle grades education (pp. 185-188). Westerville, OH and Greenwich, CT: National Middle School Association and Information Age.

Téllez, K., Flinspach, S. L., & Waxman, H. C. (2005). Resistance to scientific evidence: Program evaluation and its lack of influence on policies related to language education programs. In R. Hoosain & F. Salili (Eds.), Language in multicultural education (pp. 57-76). Greenwich, CT: Information Age.

Hilberg, R. S., Waxman, H. C., & Tharp, R. G. (2004). Purposes and perspectives on classroom observation research. In H. C. Waxman, R. G. Tharp, & R. S. Hilberg (Eds.), Observational research in U. S. classrooms: New approaches for understanding cultural and linguistic diversity (pp. 1-20). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Waxman, H. C., Brown, A., & Chang, H. L. (2004). Future directions in educational resiliency research. In H. C. Waxman, J. Gray, & Y. N. Padrón (Eds.), Educational resiliency: Student, teacher, and school perspectives (pp. 263-273). Greenwich, CN: Information Age.

Waxman, H. C., Gray, J., & Padrón, Y. N. (2004). Promoting educational resilience for students at-risk of failure. In H. C. Waxman, J. Gray, & Y. N. Padrón (Eds.), Educational resiliency: Student, teacher, and school perspectives (pp. 37-62). Greenwich, CN: Information Age.

Waxman, H. C., Gray, J., & Padrón, Y. N. (2004). Introduction and overview. In H. C. Waxman, J. Gray, & Y. N. Padrón (Eds.), Educational resiliency: Student, teacher, and school perspectives. Greenwich, CN: Information Age Publishing.

Waxman, H. C., Hilberg, R. S., & Tharp, R. G. (2004). Future directions for classroom observation research. In H. C. Waxman, R. G. Tharp, & R. S. Hilberg (Eds.), Observational research in U. S. classrooms: New approaches for understanding cultural and linguistic diversity (pp. 266-277). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.