Joseph L. Boselovic
PhD Candidate in Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
Chapter Member: Maryland-Washington, D.C. SSN
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About Joseph
Boselovic’s work is based around understanding the contexts of education and the relationship of education reform to social change, with a particular focus on New Orleans. With experience as a researcher, administrator, and teacher, his work and research is also focused on developing academic-community partnerships and analyzing the dynamics of community and family engagement in K-12 schooling.
Contributions
The Promising Launch of Community-Oriented Charter Schools in New Orleans
Basic Facts Brief,
Reinventing the Ideal of American Public Education
Basic Facts Brief,
In the News
"Narrow View of Student Achievement is Hurting Children ," Joseph L. Boselovic (with ), The New Orleans Advocate, August 17, 2015.
Joseph L. Boselovic quoted on homeschooling by Maria Clark, "Homeschool Startups Emerge as Classroom Alternatives" New Orleans CityBusiness, April 28, 2015.
Joseph L. Boselovic quoted on education reform and racial inequality by George Joseph, "Black Lives Matter - At School, Too" The Nation, January 19, 2015.
Publications
"Community Engagement as a Central Activity in New Charter Schools" (with ), in The Power of Community Engagement for Educational Change, edited by Michael P. Evans and Diane Hiatt-Michael (Information Age Publishing, 2015).
Focuses on the process of creating two urban charter schools in New Orleans prioritizing community engagement. Particular opportunities and challenges afforded by these experiences highlight the need to successfully integrate personal and community needs, develop sustainable leadership capacity, and build interpersonal trust within the individuals and communities brought together by such efforts.
"Only in New Orleans: School Choice and Equity Post-Hurricane Katrina" (with ) (Sense Publishers, 2015).
An edited volume of research articles, essays, and journalistic accounts of education reform in New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina.