IAN M. HARRIS

                                                           3057 N. Gordon Circle

                                                     Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53212

                                                                  (414) 372‑4761

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ed.D,          Foundations of Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1975.

 

M.Ed.,         Intern Teaching Program, Certification in Math and Science Secondary Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1969.

 

B.A.,                Philosophy, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland, June 1967.

 

 

DISSERTATION

 

The Logic of Educational Accountability. An examination of the arguments supporting teacher accountability with some suggestions for alternative uses within school systems.

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

Chair, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1989-1991, 1999-Present.

 

Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1993-Present.

 

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1989-1993.

 

Coordinator, Peace Studies Certificate Program, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1991-Present.

 

Associate Professor, Department of Community Education, 1982‑1989.

 

Assistant Professor, September 1976‑June 1982.

 

Advising, Recruitment, and Outreach Committee, 1980‑Present.

 

Curriculum Committee, 1980‑1981.

 

Operations Committee, 1976‑1980.

 

Prior Professional Educational Experience Committee, 1977‑1978.

 

Academic Planning and Budget Committee, School of Education, 1992‑1996.

 

Task Force on Future of School of Education School of Education, 1990-1994.

Faculty Assembly Steering Committee, School of Education, 1983‑1989, 1994-Present.

 

Faculty Assembly, School of Education, 1981‑1990.

 

Chair, Academic Affairs, School of Education, 1981‑1983.

 

Educational Placement Committee, School of Education, 1980‑1984.

 

Human Relations, School of Education, 1980‑1981.

              

Ed. Studies Advisory Committee, School of Education, 1980‑1985.

 

Curriculum Committee, School of Education, 1976‑1979.

 

Chair, Task Force on Sex Role Stereotyping, School of Education, 1976‑1978.

 

Faculty Senate, 1989‑1993, 1995-Present.

 

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities, 1988‑1991.

 

Senate Budget Committee, 1989‑1990.

 

Peace Studies Certificate Committee, 1987-Present.

 

Lecturer, Department of Community Education, September 1975‑May 1976.

 

Student Affairs Committee, Department of Community Education.

 

Chair, Community Change Committee, Department of Community Education.

 

 

Temple University

 

Teaching Assistant, Department of Foundations of Education, September 1974‑May 1975.

 

Administrative Assistant G.E.P.T. (Graduate Education Program for Teachers).

 

 


University of Pennsylvania

 

Science Education Supervisor, Graduate School of Education, September 1974‑May 1975.

 

 

Philadelphia School District

 

Supervisor, Junior and Senior High School science teachers.

 

Head of Science Department (taught physics, chemistry, biology, environmental science, course entitled "Science for Survival", and affective "family group" curriculum for three years).

 

Helped create and maintain the school, John Bartram High School for Human Services, September 1971‑Spring 1974.

 

Physics and general science teacher, John Bartram High School, September 1969‑Spring 1970.

 

 

Wissahickon School District

 

Life science and mathematics teacher, Shady Grove Junior High School, September 1967‑Spring 1969.

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT AT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LEVELS

 

Cultural Foundations of Education

Urban Education Doctoral Seminar

Seminar in Educational Classics

Modern Philosophies of Education

Educational Skills

Action Research

Alternative Community Schools

Introduction to Community Education

Strategies for Change

Local Community Systems

Changing Male Roles

Community Development

Educational Classics

Gender Violence in the Community

School Desegregation

Nonviolence in Education

Problems of Change in Community Organizations

Politics of Community Based Change in Cities

Peace Education


Independent Schools

Community Organizing

Sociology

Philosophy of Education

 

 

SPECIAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE

 

Workshops for teachers, administrators and other school personnel on alternative education, affective education, and peace education.

 

Consultation with school districts on citizen involvement in desegregation.

 

Consultation with groups interested in changing men’s roles.

 

Consultation with community groups on strategy and economic development.

 


AWARDS

 

1999    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Distinguished Service Award.

 

1997    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Outstanding Teaching Award.

 

1997    Peace Educator of the Year, Peace Studies Association, Georgetown University.

 

1994    Peacemaker of the Month, V-100 radio station.

 

1994    Visiting Scholar, Rutgers University.


 

1990    First Peace Scholars Award, Wisconsin Institute for the Study of War, Peace, and Global Cooperation.

 

1989    World Federalist Peace Service Award.

 

1989    Named one of 89 most interesting people in Milwaukee by Milwaukee Magazine.

 

1970    University Predoctoral Fellowship, Temple University.

 

 

CERTIFICATES

 

Pennsylvania Department of Education Certificate, Physics, Mathematics, General Science.

 

 

BOOKS

 

Harris, I., & Morrison, M. L. (2003). Peace education (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

 

Harris, I., & Forcey, L. (1999). Peacebuilding for adolescents: Strategies for teachers, administrators, and community leaders. New York: Peter Lange.

 

Harris, I. (1995). Messages men hear: Constructing masculinities. London: Taylor and Francis.

 

Harris, I., & Denise, P. (1989). Experiential education for community development. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

 

Harris, I. (1988). Peace education. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

 

 

SPECIAL EDITIONS OF JOURNALS

 

Harris, I. (1996). Peace education in a postmodern world [Special issue]. Peabody Journal of Education, 71(3).

 

Harris, I., & Synott, J. (2002). Peace education for a new century [Special issue]. Social Alternatives, 21(1).

 

 

ARTICLES

 

Harris, I (in press) “Peace Education Theory,” Journal of Peace Education, (1) 1.

 

Harris, I. (2003) “Peace Education at the end of a bloody century,” Educational Studies, 34 (2),

               336-351.

 

Harris, I. (2002). Challenges for peace educators at the beginning of the 21st century. Social Alternatives, 21(1), 28-32.

 

Harris, I. (2001). Responses to school violence. Proceedings of the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society, (pp. 401-410). Chicago: IL.

 

Harris, I. (2001). Que Deben Hacer las Escuelas con la Violencia? Revista de Conflictologia, 2, 38-43.

 

Harris, I., & Schutz, A. (2001). The fragility of community and function: A snapshot of an alternative school in crisis. Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, 14(1), 39-53.

 

Harris, I. (2000). The evolution of peace studies in Milwaukee. Peace in Action, X(1), 43-48.

 

Harris, I. (2000). Peaceable responses to school violence. New Horizons in Education, 102, 30-39.

 

Harris, I. (2000). Peace-building responses to school violence. Bulletin: The National Association of Secondary School Principals, 84(614), 5-24.

 

Harris, I. (1999). Peace education: Colleges and universities. In Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict (pp. 679-689). San Diego: Academic Press.

 

Harris, I., & Salt, R. (1998). Patterns of paternity. The Journal of Men's Studies, 7(2), 245-264.

 

Harris, I., & Jeffries, R. B. (1998). Coding the climate:  Using peace education in an urban middle school. Middle School Journal, 30(2), 56-64.

 


Harris, I. (1998). Nonviolence in urban areas:  Conversations with practitioners in the Milwaukee area, 1989-1994. Research and Opinion, 12(1).

 

Harris, I. (1998). The coalition for nonviolence in schools:  A case study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Peace Research, 30(2), 62-73.

 

Harris, I., Fisk, L., & Rank, C. (1998). A portrait of university peace studies in North America and Western Europe at the end of the millennium. International Journal of Peace Studies, 3(1), 91-112.

 

Harris, I., & Haessley, J. (1997). Violence and alternatives to violence:  An educational perspective. Holistic Education Review, 10(4), 51-58.

 

Harris, I. (1997). Nonviolence in education. Proceedings of the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society 1995-1996, 255-274.

 

Harris, I. (1997). Ten tenets of male spirituality. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 6(1), 29-53.

 

Harris, I., Jeffries, R. B., & Opels, R. (1997). Assessing the effectiveness of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee summer institute on nonviolence. Viewpoints on War, Peace, and Global Cooperation, 26-41.

 

Harris, I. (1996). From world citizen to peace in the ‘hood:  Peace education in a postmodern world. Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 2(4), 378-395.

 

Harris, I. (1996). Peace education in an urban school district in the United States.  Peabody Journal of Education, 71(3), 63-84.