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GSE Profiles
 | Judith Warren Little Dean of the Graduate School of Education Professor Policy, Organization, Measurement, and Evaluation
Office: 1501 Tolman Hall Phone: 510-207-0868 Email: jwlittle at berkeley.edu URL: | Staff Contact: Rosandrea Garcia Office: 1501 Tolman Hall Phone: 510-643-6644 Email: rosa at berkeley.edu
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udith Warren Little's research interests center on the organizational and occupational contexts of teaching, with special attention to teachers' collegial relationships and to the contexts, policies, and practices of teachers' professional development. In pursuing these interests, she attempts to balance attention to the daily life of schools the search for locally situated meanings, identities, and relationships with a broader view of the larger social, institutional, and policy environments in which the work of teaching resides.
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Sociology
Major Projects and Grants 2005- 2009 Co-principal investigator, Effects of Content-Focused and Practice-Based Professional Development Models on Teacher Knowledge, Classroom Practice, and Student Learning in Science (National Science Foundation; with WestEd and Heller Research Associates) 1999-2002 Co-principal investigator (with Maryl Gearhart), Review of Student Work as a Vehicle for Instructional Improvement. Wallace-Reader÷s Digest Funds.
1998-2002 Principal investigator, Teachers Professional Development in the Context of Secondary School Reform. Spencer Foundation ($150,000)
Endowed chair: Carol Liu Professor of Education Policy (2002) National Academy of Education Elected member (2000) Spencer Foundation Faculty Mentor Award (1996-1998)
Professional Affiliations and Memberships National Academy of Education American Educational Research Association American Sociological Association
Areas of Specialization / Interests Development of Professional Learning Communities
Professional Development for Educators
Teacher Development
Teachers' Work
Last Modified: 9/22/10
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