Professor
Educational Foundations and Inquiry

204 University Hall
Office: (419) 372-7333
Email: kfarber@bgsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Multidisciplinary program in Teacher Education, Psychology, Neuropsychology, and the Sociocultural View of Cognition, The Ohio State University. 1987.

Recent Publications

• Farber, K. (2001).  "When Bodies Matter: Teaching Adolescents About Critical Consciousness and Community Through Movement."  In K. deMarrais, P. O'Reilly, and B. Penn (Eds.), Educating Young Adolescent Girls.
• Farber, K. & Armaline, B. (1998).  "Partnering for Social and Economic Development: Collaboration and the Practice of Democracy."  Journal of Public Service and Outreach 3 (1) 74-79.
•  Armaline, B. & Farber, K. (1999).  "Review of Getting Around Brown: Desegregation, Development, and the Columbus Public Schools."  Northwest Ohio Quarterly 70(3/4), 189-191.
• Armaline, B. & Farber, K. (1998).  "Working class students and school, life and work:  A look back at Willis and Weis."  Educational Studies 30(2), 161-168.
• Armaline, B & Farber, K. (1997).  "Welcome to Heights High: The Crippling Politics of Restructuring America's Public Schools." Northwest Ohio Quarterly 69 (2) 109-111
• Farber, K. & Armaline, W. (1995).  Social and cultural foundations for the preparation of teachers in J. Larkin and C. Sleeter (Eds.), Developing Multicultural Teacher Education Curriculum, pp. 45-64.  Albany: SUNY Press.
• Farber, K. & Armaline, W. (1995).  Social and cultural foundations for the preparation of teachers in J. Larkin and C. Sleeter (Eds.), Developing Multicultural Teacher Education Curriculum, pp. 45-64.  Albany: SUNY Press.

Courses Taught

• EDFI 302: Educational Psychology
• EDFI 671: Human Growth and Development

Professional Activities

Reviewer

• International Studies of Qualitative Inquiry in Education,
• Journal of Teacher Education
• Educational Foundations

Grants

• Midwest Education Reform Consortium GEAR-UP Learning Centers - $14,750,000 multistate, multiuniversity grant proposal to the US Department of Education "Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for University Programs" competition, June, 2000. Co-Principal Investigator on BGSU/Ohio component, $4,700,000.  Awarded September, 2000.
• Learning in Context and Community - $7,500,000 grant proposal to US Department of Education Title II "Partnership Grant for Improving Teacher Quality" competition, August, 2000.  Member of interdisciplinary writing and leadership team.  Awarded $4,200,000 September, 2000

Awards:

• The Miguel Ornelas Award to Partnerships for Community Action for enhancing positive human relations at BGSU, from the BGSU Human Relations Commission (1999-2000).
• Faculty Senate Award for Community Involvement, presented March, 2000.

Current Research/Writing Activity

On-going community action based research into the development of innovative university/community partnerships based on reciprocity and mutual benefit; the role of partnership formation in schooling reform and community development.