Faculty Information Form
Name
Christine M. Shea
Rank
Professor
Degrees
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, May 1980. Educational Policy Studies/Specialization: History of American Education.
M.Ed. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, August 1973. Specialization: Comparative/International Education.
M.S.Ed. State University of New York, Geneseo, New York, May 1969 Elementary Education/Specialization: Urban Education.
B.A. Nazareth College of Rochester, New York, May 1967. Specializaton: History, English Literature
Teaching Experience related to proposed degree (with emphasis on the past five years)
Overall nature of workload assignments
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1998-present. (Re/Tenured 2000; Associate Professor,
1998-2004; Professor, 2005-present). Teach undergraduate coursework in Educational Foundations and graduate coursework on Diversity Issues and the History and Philosophy of Education. On the average, I teach 3 courses in the Fall, 4 courses in the Spring, and 4 courses during the Summer terms I and II.
Program Coordinator, Social Foundations of Education Program, Department of Curriculum and
Instruction, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 2000-2002. Responsible for scheduling, coordination with C&I Leadership team, implementation of program goals and activities, and facilitation of monthly meetings.
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Research, Georgia Southern
University, Statesboro, Georgia, 1994-1998. (Re/Tenured 1997). Taught undergraduate coursework in Educational Foundations and doctoral coursework in: Principles of Curriculum, Curriculum for Effective Schooling, History of American Curriculum, and History of American Education. On the average, I taught 2 courses each trimester.
Courses
EDUC 3200 Introduction to American Education
EDUC 6423 History and Philosophy of Education
EDUC 6001 An Introduction to Differences in Human Learning in Schools
In addition, I have taught the following doctoral coursework at Georgia
Southern University between 1994-1998:
FED 874 History of American Education, Fall 1995; Fall 1996; Fall 1997.
FED 791 History of American Curriculum, Spring 1997; Spring 1998.
CUR 860 Curriculum for Effective Schools, Spring 1996; Winter 1997.
CUR 860 Curriculum for Effective Schools, 1st Internet-based course taught in
College of Education, Co-taught with Dr. Gregoriou, Winter 1998.
CUR 851 Principles of Curriculum, Summer 1996.
FED 893 Doctoral Level Independent Studies (IS).
Sec B: History of School Evaluation, Winter 1998.
Sec C: History of Rural Education in the South, Winter 1998.
Sec F: History of African-American Education in Bulloch County, Georgia,
Winter 1998.
Sec A: History of Rural Education in Georgia, Summer 1997.
Sec B: History of Rural Services for Children in the South, Summer 1997.
Sec C: History of Holistic Education Movement in the U.S., Summer 1997.
Sec D: History of Black Higher Education in the South, Summer 1997.
In addition, I have taught over 25 undergraduate and graduate level courses at
four other universities during my university teaching career.
Graduate student supervisory experience (theses/dissertations)
Graduate Mentor, Final Project Work for Educ 6001. For the past five years, I
have worked with an average of 200 Masters students each year on their
core curriculum final project work. (2002 – present).
Serve on Masters Dissertation Committee, Art Department, for three Masters
students: Alana DeVito, Maria Padgett, and Martin Hutchins (2007-2008).
Doctoral Adviser, Curriculum Studies Doctoral Program, Georgia Southern University
when I left after Summer 1998: Vicki Albritton, Kathie Burke, Patricia Croft,
Joseph Darsey, Genie Fulcher, Connie Fields, Steve Garrison, Pat Hoover,
Don Livingston, Tim Melton, Debbie Moore, Enola Mosley, Susan Ogle, Odessa
Richards, Stephanie Thompson, and William Lacefield. ( I resigned this
position when I left GSU for ECU in 1998).(1996-1998).
Dissertation Chair: Enola Moseley, “From plantation to pulpit to public schools: Plotting
The progress of negro education in Bulloch County Schools, 1733-1955. (I
resigned as chair when I left GSU for ECU in 1998) (1997-1998).
Dissertation Chair: Eugenia Fulcher, “Dreams do come true: How rural one- and two-
room schools influenced the lives of African Americans in Burke County, Georgia,
1930-1955. (I resigned as chair when I left GSU for ECU in 1998. (1997-1998).
Scholarly & Professional Activities related to proposed degree (with emphasis on the past five years)
Publications/Scholarly Activity related to proposed degree
Books
Shea, C., & Thomson, W.S. (2003). (eds.). Teachers’ manual for North Carolina educators. New York: McGraw-Hill/Primus Publishers. 577 pp.
Graves, K., Glander, T., & Shea, C. (2001). (eds.). Inexcusable omissions: Clarence
J. Karier and the critical tradition in the history of education scholarship. New York:
Peter Lang Publishers, 336 pp.
Adams, N., Shea, C., Liston, D., and Deever, B. (2006). Learning to teach: Critical
approaches to the field experience. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Second Edition. 165 pp. (First Edition, 1998).
Chapters in Books
Thomson, W.S., & Shea, C. (2003). Alternative routes to recruiting and licensing North Carolina
teachers. In Shea, C.M. & Thomson, W.S. (eds.), Teachers’ manual for North Carolina educators.
New York: McGraw - Hill / Primus
Publishers, 94-100.
Shea, C. & Thomson, W.S., (2003). Professional development opportunities for North
Carolina teachers: website links. In Shea, C.M. &. Thomson, W.S., (eds.), Teachers’
manual for North Carolina educators. New York: McGraw-Hill Co/Primus Publishers,
102-115.
Shea, C., & Thomson, W.S., (2003). Terms to know: The language of North Carolina’s
recent educational reform initiatives. In Shea, C.M. & Thomson, W.S. (eds.), Teachers’
manual for North Carolina educators. New York: McGraw-Hill Co/Primus Publishers,
116-128.
Shea, C., & Thomson, W.S., (2003). The new diversity and multiculturalism in North
Carolina. In Shea, C.M. & Thomson, W.S., (eds.), Teachers’ manual for North Carolina
educators. New York: McGraw-Hill Co/Primus Publishers, 358-381.
Shea, C. & Thomson, W.S., (2003). The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and North
Carolina: Key provisions. In Shea, C.M. & Thomson, W.S., (eds.), Teachers’ manual for
North Carolina educators. New York: McGraw-Hill Co / Primus Publishers, 160-181.
Electronic Publications/Research
Shea, C. (2002-present). Professional Website and Server for Undergraduate/Graduate
Online Coursework of Christine M. Shea.
URL: http:www.cofed.ecu.edu/fore/shea/chrissheanavwebpage.html
Shea, C. (2006-2008). Multimedia Diversity Resources for K-12 Teachers.
URL: http://www.multiculturalarchives.net
Journal Articles
Shea, C. (2008). Learning through serving: A look at economic decline, rural
revitalization, and service learning programs in North Carolina’s Eastern region,
Foreign Language Teaching at University Level, Spring 2008, (in press).
Status of Grants & Contracts submitted related to proposed degree (including agency
names, years of funding, collaborative partners)
Project Title: Learning to Teach, Learning to Serve
Grant Source: Funded to SCALES, UNC-CH by Learn and Serve America,
a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service; 12
colleges and universities in North Carolina are sub-grantees of this award,
including ECU.
Nature of Participation: Co-Director of Grant with Dr. Nancy Zeller; Principal
Coordinator of LTLS Taskforce.
Purpose of Grant: To establish a replicable statewide model for integrating service-learning and teacher education; to support the design and implementation of service-learning courses for pre-service educators
Date/Funding: A 3 year, renewable grant for $20,000/with same from
ECU. Additional research grants up to $10,000 applied for separately.
August 2006 – August 2009 /
Subgrantee, Year 1 ECU LTLS Program, Funded, 2006-2007.
Subgrantee, Year 2 ECU LTLS Program, Funded, 2007-2008.
Subgrantee, Year 1 ECU LTLS Research Project, Funded, 2007-2008.
Project Title: Publication of a Teachers’ Manual for North Carolina Educators
Grant Source: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Primis Publishers
Nature of Participation: Co-Editor with W. Scott Thomson); Collaborative project with North Carolina Public School Forum. Caren Penny served as Technical Editor.
Purpose of Grant: To prepare and deliver a 500+ pp. manuscript provisionally entitled Teacher’s Handbook for North Carolina Educators; to provide special funding arrangements for production of camera-ready copy of manual
Date/Funding: April 2002 / $2,500.00 / Awarded
Project Title: ECU-Community College Collaborative Foundations of Education Distance Education Support Group for Eastern North Carolina
Grant Source: Technology Funding, College of Education, East Carolina University
Nature of Participation: Grant Writer and Principal Facilitator; along with three ECU faculty and four community college teachers
Purpose of Grant: To provide support for a working group of foundations of education faculty from East Carolina University and nearby community colleges; to develop a collaborative website to facilitate communication and share lesson modules.
Date/Funding: Fall 2001-December 2002 / $6,000.00 / Awarded
Invited / Peer-reviewed research presentations outside ECU
National / International Presentations
Shea, C. (2007, October). Learning to serve: Learning through serving:
A look at economic decline, rural revitalization, and service learning
programs in North Carolina’s Eastern region. Presentation at Annual
International Conference on Rural Education in Russian and the USA as
An Integral Part of the Global Education Process, Ryazan State University,
Ryazan, Russia. (Invited)
Shea, C. (2002, April). Inexcusable omissions: Clarence J. Karier and the
critical tradition in history of education scholarship. Presentation at
American Education Research Association Annual Convention, Section F
Symposium: History and Historiography, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Peer-
Reviewed).
Shea, C., & Senese, G. (2002, April). Buddhist practice and study: Its
significance for peace education. Presentation at American Education
Research Association Annual Convention, SIG Peace Education, New
Orleans, Louisiana. (Peer-Reviewed)
Regional and State Presentations
Shea, C. (2006, January). Multiculturalizing your library: A multicultural
and diversity assessment for 21st century librarians. Presentation at
Scholastic Library Publishing Regional Conference, Joyner Library,
Greenville, North Carolina. (Invited)
Shea, C., DelForge, K., Nottingham, M., & Wolfe, V. (2004, February).
Donde esta la biblioteca?: Library outreach activities and resources for
Hispanic children, students, and parents in North Carolina. Symposium
Organizer, Chair, and Respondent, UNC Center for International
Understanding, Conference on Improving Education for Latino/Hispanic
Students, Greenville, North Carolina. (Invited)
Shea, C., Samudio, H., Dietrich, C., & A.I.M. Club Members, (2004,
February), Creating culturally responsive teaching, Classrooms, and
schools for Hispanic/Latino students in Eastern North Carolina: Stories
from teachers and students. Symposium Organizer, Chair, and
Respondent, UNC Center for International Understanding, Conference on
Improving Education for Latino/Hispanic Students, Greenville, North
Carolina. (Invited)
Shea, C., Thomson, W.S., & Corr, M.K., (2003, September). A Teachers’
manual for North Carolina educators?: Meeting the need for accurate and
up-to-date information on North Carolina’s current state educational
policies. Presentation to the North Carolina ACTE Teacher Education
Forum, Raleigh, North Carolina. (Peer-Reviewed)
Shea, C. (2003, June). Strategies for developing online distance education
courses and websites. Presentation to Annual Southeastern Regional
Technology and Teaching Conference, Greenville, North Carolina.
(Peer-Reviewed).
Patents/disclosures/copyrights
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Participation in scholarly collaborations with other universities, laboratories, & centers
Subgrantee, Co-Director, (2006 – 2009). Co-Director of ECU subgrantee
that combines the collaborative effort of 11 colleges and universities across
North Carolina to integrate service learning activities into the preservice
teacher education curriculum.
Faculty Participant, (2005, May). UNC General Administration, Dean’s/Faculty
Study-Travel trip to Mexico. Topic: “Preparing K-12 Teachers to Educate
Latino/Hispanic Students.” We travelled to: Mexico City, Valle de Chalco,
Puebla, Chalchihuapan, Monterrey for presentations on Mexican culture and
education, school visits, demonstrations of teacher training, discussions with
Mexicans who had family members in the US, meetings with teacher training
faculty, and overnight homestays with Mexican family hosts.
Faculty Participant, (2004, Summer). World View Residential Leadership
Program, This week-long symposium on Global Education was held in
Conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, N.C.
Textbook Collaboration, (1999 -2003). Drs. Chris Shea and Scott Thomson
worked with North Carolina Public School Forum, Raleigh, NC. on the
development of a teacher’s manual for North Carolina teachers.
Principal Facilitator, (2001 -2002). Chris Shea, as Foundations Coordinator
Received a grant to hold joint meetings with North Carolina community
college faculty teaching EDU 116 to ensure that students taking EDU 116 in
community colleges will have relatively the same content and experience as
students taking EDUC 3200 at East Carolina University.
Service on related state/national/international boards or committees
National / International
Proposal Reviewer, American Education Research Association, 1985-2002
Editorial Review Board, Educational Theory, Official quarterly of the American
Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. Elected for four-
year term, 1988-1992; Re-elected for second consecutive term, 1993-1997; Re-
elected for third consecutive term, 1998-2002.
Executive Committee, American Educational Studies Association, Elected
4 year term, 1984-1988.
Organization of national meetings, workshops, and symposia (Too numerous to
list—see Cumulative Research Publication for listings).
Service to Academic Presses
Reviewer, Allyn & Bacon, 2007. Invited Review.
Reviewer, Wadsworth/Thomson, 2003. Invited Review.
Reviewer, Allyn & Bacon, April 2001. Invited Review.
Reviewer, McGraw-Hill, February 2001, 2003, 2005. Invited Reviews
Reviewer, Strong Mountain Learning Center, Brooklyn, NY. Justice and Ethics Curriculum, K-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5. 2002. Invited Review.
Service to Other Universites - Evaluation of faculty for other universities
(peer review)
Reviewer, Master’s Degree Comprehensive Exams, Gardner-Webb University
May 2000
Reviewer, professional research dossier of Dr. Karen Graves, Dennison University, Granville, OH for promotion with tenure to Associate Professorship, 2002
State / Regional
Executive Board member, North Carolina Distance Education Association,
University/4-Year College Representative, State-wide Elective Position,
Summer 2004-2006.
Textbook Collaboration, North Carolina Public School Forum (with John
Dornan, President, and John Poteat, Research Chair of the Public School
Foundation, 2000-2003
Other Noteworthy Activities
Finalist, (2006, January). ECU College of Education Teacher-Scholar Award.
Nominated by Dr. David Powers, Chair, C&I Department, College of Education,
East Carolina University.
Winner of university-wide annual Teaching Awards given at East Carolina
University for Teaching Excellence, Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service
through Continuing Education, Spring 2004
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Research, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. (Re/Tenured 1997). Taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level coursework in Educational Foundations, Principles of Curriculum, Curriculum for Effective Schooling, History of American Curriculum, and History of American Education