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Adam Gamoran
  Director, WCER

Adam Gamoran is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and former chair of the UW-Madison Department of Sociology. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education, and was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences. He also serves on the National Research Council’s Board on Science Education, and he chairs the Independent Advisory Panel of the National Assessment of Career and Technical Education for the U.S. Department of Education. His research interests include school organization, stratification and inequality in education, and resource allocation in school systems. Recent publications include: Gamoran, Adam. 2010. “Tracking and Inequality: New Directions for Research and Practice.” Pp. 213-228 in M. Apple, S. J. Ball, and L. A. Gandin (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Education. London: Routledge. Ayalon, Hanna, Eric S. Grodsky, Adam Gamoran, and Abraham Yogev. 2008. “Diversification and Inequality in Higher Education: A Comparison of Israel and the United States.” Sociology of Education, 81, 211-241. Borman, Geoffrey D., Adam Gamoran, and Jill Bowdon. 2008. “A Randomized Trial of Teacher Development in Elementary Science: First-Year Effects.” Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1, 237-264. Gamoran, Adam, Editor. (2007). Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. Shavit, Yossi, Richard Arum, and Adam Gamoran, Editors. (2007). Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Contact Information gamoran@ssc.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-2704 Office: 785 Ed Sciences Mail Drop: 74 Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/faculty/show-person.php?person_id=17 Current Projects Administrative Supplement to the Social Capital and Children's Development Project Children, Families, and Schools Project Director's Office Evidence Reviews for What Works Clearinghouse Interdisciplinary Training Program for Predoctoral Research in the Education Sciences Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research System-Wide Change: An Experimental Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement in Elementary Science WCER Grant (for: Halverson, Squire & Graduate Assistant) Completed Projects National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA) National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science--Cross-Site Analyses of District and School Contexts National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science--Organization Study National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement--Discourse Environment and Student Achievement North Central Region Comprehensive Assistance Center Systemic Initiatives: Student Achievement Analysis Study