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B. Dean Bowles

Emeritus Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
1282-D Educational Sciences Building
1025 West Johnson Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Tel: (608) 263-7880
Fax: (608) 265-3135

Email: bdbowles@wisc.edu

 

 


Education

  • Ph.D. (Education & Government)
    Claremont Graduate School, 1966
  • M.A. (American History & Education)
    Claremont Graduate School, 1958
  • B.A. (European History & Literature)
    Yale University, 1955

Career

  • Emeritus Professor (1999-Present), Professor (1966-1999) and Chair
    (1973-1977), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis www.education.wisc.edu/elpa
  • Deputy State (Wisconsin) Superintendendent of Public Instruction, 1981-1986
  • Alderman and Mayor, City of Monona, 1973-1981
  • Education Policy Advisor, California Legislature (Assembly), 1965-66
  • Teacher (English & Social Studies), Whittier High School, CA, 1958-1964
  • Lieutenant, USMC, 1955-1957

Teaching  

  • National, State and Local Politics and Policymaking in Education
  • School-Community Relations and Referendum Elections
  • International, Comparative Governance, Politics, and Policy in Education
  • American National, State, and Local Government and Administration
  • British Political System and Educational Policy
  • Qualitative Research Design and Methods

International

  • Honors - Conferred by the Faulty Senate and Governing Council, Vidzeme University College, on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary, 2006.
  • Fulbright Scholar, Public Administration and Government, Vidzeme University College, Latvia, 1999-2003 www.va.lv
  • Professor, British Political System and School & Society in Britain, University of Wisconsin-Madison London Program, 1994 & 1999.
  • Keynoter, 50th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program, World Fulbright Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 1996
  • Fulbright Scholar, Educational Administration and Development of the 1st Baccalaureate Degree in St. Lucia, 1994-1998. www.salcc.edu.lc
  • Fulbright Teacher, English & American Studies, Finland, 1961-1962

Research & Development  

  • Fulbright and State Department Grant, Consultation, Faculty Exchange and UW-Vidzeme University College Linkages, 1999-2004
  • Chair & Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Commission on School Leadership, Training, and Licensure, 1988-1990
  • Principal Investigator/Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Janesville Foundation Grant re: Education for Employment and School-to-Work Policy, 1982-1986
  • Principal Investigator, Wisconsin R&D Center and NIE, School-Community Relations and Student Achievement, 1975-1980
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Office of Education, Training of Elementary Principals for Inner-City Schools, 1968-76

Public Service  

  • Organizer, Wisconsin International Education Conference, 2003-Present www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/conferences/iec
  • Outstanding Educator Award-2006, Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators www.wasda.org
  • Distinguished Friend of Education Award, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, 1988 http://awsa.org
  • Consultant to 60 Wisconsin Districts and Schools including administrator selection, referendum elections, and community studies, 1966-Present
  • “School Administrator Shortages in Wisconsin ,” Report to the School Administrator Alliance, 2002

Scholarship  

  • Bowles, D. (1999). “Professional Training and Certification of School Managers,” Paper Read and Published by the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science, Riga , 1999
  • Bowles, D. & Wanat, C. (1992). College choice and the recruitment of academically talented high school students. J of College Admission. 23-29.
  • Bowles, D. (1989). Gaining support for change: The politics of strategic planning. Chapter 7 in Strategic Leadership for Local School Systems (J. Mauriel, Ed.). San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. 1989. 163-201.
  • Bowles, D. & Oinonen, C. (1983). Home-School-Community Relations and Achievement. Chapter 14 in Children’s Success in School (J. Lakebrink, Ed.), Springfield , IL: Thomas.
  • Bowles, D. (1966). Local government participation as a route of recruitment to the state legislature in California and Pennsylvania , 1900-1962. Western Political Quarterly, September. 491-503. Reprinted (1969) in Cooperation and Conflict: A Reader in Federalism by D. J. Elazar, et al. (Editors.). Itasca , Illinois : Peacock, 1969. 246-260.

 

 


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