| Patricia Leigh
Associate Professor
pleigh@iastate.edu
N105B Lagomarcino Hall
515-294-3748
Dr. Patricia Leigh is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction (C & I). She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses related to instructional technology, educational foundations, curriculum theory, and multicultural education. She enjoys success in teaching in the traditional university classroom as well as in online environments. Her strengths and interests also center on administrative organization, planning, and project management activities. She currently functions in the role of Director of Graduate Education (DOGE) for the C & I Department.
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Research Interests:
- Equity in access and use of technology
- History of segregation and desegregation of public schools
- Social justice and the equality of educational opportunity
- Preparing teachers for urban school environments
Courses:
- C I 204 Social Foundations of American Education
- C I 594 Contemporary Curriculum Theory and Principles (online)
- C I 578 Pedagogy, Equality of Opportunity and the Education of Blacks in the U.S
- C I 577x Historical Perspectives on Technology Equity: Implications for Policy and Practice
Current Projects:
Leigh, P. R. (in press). Historical perspectives on analog and digital equity with a critical race theory approach. In Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, Inc.
Leigh, P. R. (in press). Economics and Education: A history of inequalities in land, labor, capital and educational opportunities. In Handbook of Research on the Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc.
Favorite Quote:
“Satisfaction is in the struggle itself.” Derrick Bell
Education: Ph.D Iowa State University.
Selected Publications:
Leigh, P. R. (2005). Fly in the ointment: School segregation and desegregation in the Ohio valley. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
McShay, J. & Leigh, P. R. (2005) Reconceptualizing equity pedagogy in technology teacher education: A double infusion model. Multicultural Perspectives, 7(3), 10-19.
Leigh, P. R., Tartakov, C. C, & Phillips, C. B. (2004). Learning together: Literacy for life - Using a multicultural, interdisciplinary approach in a reading, writing, and technology camp. Reading Online 7(5). (http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/leigh)
Leigh, P. R. (2003). Interest convergence and desegregation in the Ohio valley. Journal of Negro Education, 72(3), 269-296. |
