About: Joan Talbert
Profile:
Joan E. Talbert is senior research scholar and Co-Director of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching (CRC) at Stanford University. She received a BA from Vassar College, with a major in Sociology and minor in Child Study, and PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington (1978), with specialization in organizational theory, stratification, and quantitative research methods. Her publications include books and articles on teachers’ professional communities, teacher career patterns, public and private school organization, federal education policy, district reform, and methods for research on context effects on teaching.

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