Welcome
The Committee on Education consists of ten core University of Chicago faculty members and two Ex-Officio members of international reputation whose primary interest is in education and learning. More than a dozen additional faculty members with research projects in education will also be part of the committee. The new Committee is rooted in two basic tenets. The first is that scholars studying aspects of education within their disciplines will benefit from interdisciplinary interchange. The second is that a well-orchestrated interplay between researchers and practitioners will foster outstanding new scholarship.
Stephen W. Raudenbush, Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology is Chairman of the University’s Committee on Education. Professor Raudenbush is best known for his expertise in quantitative methodology using the advanced research technique of hierarchical linear models, which allows researchers to accurately evaluate data from school performance. His research pursues the development, testing, refinement, and application of statistical methods for individual change. He also researches the effects of social settings, such as schools and neighborhoods.
