ABSTRACT
This inquiry explores the scholarly influence of Elliot Eisner by examining how ideas derived from his scholarship have spread. The study begins with Eisner’s bio-sketch and a literature review on the history of ideas and the use of knowledge in education, followed by descriptions of this paper’s research method and data sources. The analysis revolves around (1) the influence of Eisner’s ideas and approaches, (2) Eisner’s direct impact through his involvement in projects/organizations, and (3) Eisner’s effect on the academic literature. Discussions of generative scholarship, intergenerational legacy and scholarly influence conclude the work, along with the suggestion that the inquiry be re-enacted with other noteworthy scholarly figures in order to increase the understanding of the influence of ideas and research dissemination in the field of education.
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Jing Li
Cheryl J. Craig is a Professor, an Endowed Chair of Urban Education and the Program Lead for Technology & Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University. She is an American Educational Research Association Fellow, a recipient of AERA’s Division B (Curriculum) Outstanding Lifetime Career Award and a winner of AERA’s Division K (Teaching &Teacher Education) Legacy Award. She additionally has received AERA’s Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award and AERA’S Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Understanding the Lives of Teachers.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jing Li completed her program of studies at the College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University. She currently works as a Post-doc Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, East China Normal University. Her research focuses on teacher and student experiences in urban and rural schools; teacher knowledge community; teacher identity and narrative inquiry.
E-mail: [email protected]
Michaelann Kelley is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Art & Design Department, in the School of Arts and Humanities, Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Kelley was the Director of Visual Arts for Aldine ISD in Houston, Texas prior to moving to the university. Dr. Kelley was named Teacher of the Year in 1999 from Eisenhower High School and received the Stanford University Outstanding Teaching Award in 2013. In 2020, she was named the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Western Region Supervision & Administration Art Educator. She has published numerous articles, chapters, and wrote a book about her long-term collaboration with the Portfolio Group.
E-mail: [email protected]
Michaelann Kelley
Cheryl J. Craig is a Professor, an Endowed Chair of Urban Education and the Program Lead for Technology & Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University. She is an American Educational Research Association Fellow, a recipient of AERA’s Division B (Curriculum) Outstanding Lifetime Career Award and a winner of AERA’s Division K (Teaching &Teacher Education) Legacy Award. She additionally has received AERA’s Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award and AERA’S Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Understanding the Lives of Teachers.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jing Li completed her program of studies at the College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University. She currently works as a Post-doc Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, East China Normal University. Her research focuses on teacher and student experiences in urban and rural schools; teacher knowledge community; teacher identity and narrative inquiry.
E-mail: [email protected]
Michaelann Kelley is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Art & Design Department, in the School of Arts and Humanities, Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Kelley was the Director of Visual Arts for Aldine ISD in Houston, Texas prior to moving to the university. Dr. Kelley was named Teacher of the Year in 1999 from Eisenhower High School and received the Stanford University Outstanding Teaching Award in 2013. In 2020, she was named the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Western Region Supervision & Administration Art Educator. She has published numerous articles, chapters, and wrote a book about her long-term collaboration with the Portfolio Group.
E-mail: [email protected]