Research Projects, Dr. Tondra L. Loder-Jackson

 

Research in Progress

Bridging the tradition of activism and professionalism within the context of contemporary urban education: Perspectives from Birmingham educators born pre- and post-Civil Rights Movement. An examination of African American educators’ intergenerational perspectives on the salience of activism in effectively enacting their roles within the Birmingham City Schools and urban communities. Principal Investigator. 2004-Present

 

Communities and Schools Together (C.A.S.T.) Project. An initiative of the Urban Education Project that aims to enhance parental involvement and to promote positive home-school relationships in urban schools and communities. Principal Investigator (Drs. Michael Brooks & Andrew McKnight, Co-PIs). 2005-Ongoing.

 

Primary Interest

 

§         African-American Education, Generational Succession & Social Change

o        Intergenerational life histories

o        Confluence of race, gender & generation

o        Impact of social movements (esp. civil rights & women’s movements)

 

§         Urban Education

o        Social context of school leaders & educators

o        Impact of watershed events

                        o        Parent, community & school relationships

 

 

Secondary Interests

Urban youth development & after-school programs

Qualitative program evaluation