J. Ruth Dawley-Carr
Teacher Education
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 4005
Phone:
(773) 442-5522
Email:
jrdawleycarr@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Email or phone for an appointment.
Country:
United States
SCED 415: Introduction to Curriculum
SCED 402H: Methods of Teaching Social Sciences
SCED 403H: New Directions in Teaching History
SCED 404H: Clinical Experience in Secondary School History
Research Interests
Citizenship and civic education, internationally; History of women and girls' education, particularly in Cuba; Teaching with and for discussion; Teacher preparation at the secondary level.
Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015.
Dissertation: Citizenship Education in Cuba: Ideals, Contradictions and Convivencia
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
B.S. in Secondary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
Selected Publications
Dawley-Carr, J.R. (2021). Cuba’s citizenship education model and its current challenges. Peabody Journal of Education, 96(3), 307-318. DOI: 10.1080/0161956X.2021.1942709
Blum, D., Dawley-Carr, J. R., & Bridges, J. (2019). Cuba. Teen lives around the world: A global encyclopedia, 1, 101-116. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Blum, D., & Dawley-Carr, J.R. (2018). If Cuban and US education leaders debated: Sacando la cuenta (Taking an inventory) on the teaching profession. Educational Studies, 54(5), 522-535. DOI: 10.1080/00131946.2018.1467321
Dawley-Carr, J. R. & Blum, D. (2017). If Betsy DeVos Met Ena Elsa Velázquez. Cuba Counterpoints.
Blum, D. & Dawley-Carr, J. R. (2016). Teachers Wanted. Cuba Counterpoints.
Blum, D., Smith, R. & Dawley-Carr, J. R. (2016). Being a “good Cuban”: Socialist citizenship education in a globalized context. In Choo, S., Vinz, R., Sawch, D., & Villanueva, A. (Eds.), Educating for 21st Century Global Capacities: International Perspectives and Capacities (pp. 281-296). New York City: Springer.
Grants
National Science Foundation Noyce Track 3 Grant, 2023-2028 ($1, 047, 523.00)
National Science Foundation Noyce Capacity Building Grant, 2021-2023 ($121,211)
Chicago Service Learning and Civic Education Consortium Fellowship, 2018-2019 ($1,500)
ŷϷ Illinois University Summer Research Stipend, 2018 ($5,000)
Background
Languages: Spanish (proficient), Portuguese (Brazilian, conversational), Kiswahili (Zanzibari, basic knowledge), Quichua (Ecuadorian, basic knowledge).
Teacher Licensure: 6-12, in History (1999), Spanish (1999), and English as a Second Language (2008)
Additional Information
Selected Presentations and Workshops
Dawley-Carr, J. R., Harrell, K., & Lam, S. (2023, May). Teaching about Elections. Paper to presented at the Annual Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece.
Dawley-Carr, J. R. (2021, April). Civics education in a divided nation. Interactive talk given at the Fourth Annual Civics Summit sponsored by the Service Learning and Civic Education Consortium, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Dawley-Carr & Chaudhri. (2019, April). Discussion and facilitation with pre-service teachers. Service Learning and Civic Education Consortium’s Civics Summit. Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Chaudhri, A. & Dawley-Carr, J.R. (2019, June). Controversial discussion in the classroom. Workshop sponsored by Service Learning and Civic Education Consortium for pre-service teachers at Loyola University, Chicago, IL.