Anthropology of Education
The anthropological study of education applies inductive, participatory, and heuristic methods to the study of social belief and human behavior. Students who choose a concentration in the anthropology of education have the opportunity to specialize in a particular area (e.g., Africa, Southeast Asia, etc.) and/or topic (e.g., minority achievement, gender studies, area studies, policy development). Examples of recent and current research conducted by students and faculty in this concentration include: the study of Hmong, Lao, and Korean immigrant students' experiences in U.S. schools; an investigation of the democratizing ideals behind policies of parental school participation; and the study of the gendered politics of parental participation in public schools.
Contact:
Professor
Stacey J. Lee
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 262-6846
slee@education.wisc.edu
or
Professor
Amy Stambach
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 262-1714
aestambach@wisc.edu
Degree Concentrations
Doctoral Concentration in
Anthropology of Education
Doctoral Concentration
in Comparative and International Education
Doctoral Concentration in History
of Education
Doctoral Concentration in Philosophy
of Education
Doctoral Concentration in Public
Policy and Education
Doctoral Concentration in Sociology
of Education
LINKS:
Asian
American Studies Program
African Studies
Program
Department
of Anthropology
Global
Studies Program
Women’s
Studies Program
WISELI
(Women in Science and Education Leadership Institute)
