L.
Allen Phelps
 Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Director, Center on Education and Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
1152B Educational Sciences Building
1025 West Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53706
tel: (608) 263-2714
fax: (608) 265-3135
Email: aphelps@education.wisc.edu
Education
B.S. (1970), Central Michigan University (Industrial Education)
M.A. (1971), Central Michigan University (Industrial Education and Curriculum)
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976 (Education)
Postdoctoral Studies:
Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Office of Education, 1976-77
Visiting Scholar, School of Education, University of California, Berkeley,
Fall 1986
Research and Scholarly Interests
Over the past two decades my research, teaching, and public service
work has focused on the interaction between the education and economic
sectors with particular attention to policy initiatives, equity issues,
and professional development.
Selected Publications
Phelps, L.A. (1998). Changing work, changing learning: The imperative
for teacher learning in the workplace and communities. Madison: Center
on Education and Work and National Center for Research in Vocational
Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Phelps, L.A. & Hanley Maxwell, C. (1997, Summer). School-to-work transitions
for youth with disabilities: A review of outcomes and practices. Review
of Educational Research, 67(2), 197-226.
Phelps, L.A., Scribner, J., Wakelyn, D., & Weis, C. (1996). Youth apprenticeship
in Wisconsin: A stakeholder assessment. Madison: Center on Education
and Work, University of Wisconsin.
Phelps, L.A., Hernandez, V.M., Jones, J., Sanchez, D., & Neiri, A.
(1995). Students' indicators of quality in emerging school-to-work programs.
Journal of Vocational Education Research 20(2), 75-101.
Jackson, J. F.L. & Phelps, L.A. (2004, Fall). Diversity in the
two-year college academic workforce. New Directions for Community Colleges,
No. 127, 79-88.
Mooney, M., Phelps, L.A., & Anctil, T.M. (2002). Using post-school
outcomes data to improve practices and policies in restructured inclusive
high schools. Brief #6. Madison: Research Institute on Secondary Education
Reform for Youth with Disabilities, Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Phelps, L.A. (2003). High Schools with Authentic and Inclusive Learning
Practices: Selected Features and Findings. Minneapolis: National Center
on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota.
Phelps, L.A. (2003, June). Policy in Support of Intercultural Learning:
Exemplars and Challenges. In Lasonen, J. and Lestinen, L. (Eds.) Conference
Proceedings: UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education, Institute
for Educational Research, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Personal Interests
In addition to spending time with my family, I enjoy golf, jogging,
travel, and being a spectator at Camp Randall, the Kohl Center, and
other Badger sports venues.
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