Research interests
David Greenwood's research agenda is to contribute to
the theory and practice of culturally and ecologically
grounded education.
Teaching/professional interests
In the undergraduate secondary education program,
Greenwood teaches “Cultural and Community
Contexts of Education.” In the graduate program
cultural studies, he is teaching “Place-Based
Education,” “Environment, Culture, and
Education,” and “Action Research.” he
formerly taught high school English.
Recent accomplishments
- Awardee of the College of Education Faculty
Excellence Award for Research, 2006.
- Awardee (Honorable Mention) for the 2005 Davis
Award for the outstanding article published in
Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ) during the
2004 Volume year. Article citation: Furman, G. &
Gruenewald, D. (2004). Expanding the landscape of
social justice: A critical ecological analysis.
Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(1),
49-78.
- Visiting Noted Scholar in the Department of
Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Education at the
University of British Columbia, Summer, 2005.
- Recent book: Gruenewald, D. & Smith, G. (Eds.).
Place-based education in the global age: Local
diversity. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, Inc., 2007.
- Recent journal article: Gruenewald, D. (2006).
Place-based education: Grounding culturally-responsive
teaching in geographical diversity. Democracy and
Education, 16, 2, 24-32.
Educational background
- Ph.D. Educational Thought and Sociocultural
Studies, University of New Mexico, 2001
- M.A. Education Foundations, University of New
Mexico, 1998
- B.A. English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
