Faculty

Lew Allen, Academic Professional

He received his Ed.D in Educational Administration at The University of Georgia in 1993. Before coming to Georgia he taught special education for 17 years in Lawrence, Kansas. He has been Co-Director of the Georgia League of
Professional Schools since 1992. The League is a collaboration between the University of Georgia’s College of Education and Georgia public schools. The League is focused on democratic learning, which supports all students in
developing the academic and social skills, problem-solving abilities, and civic attitudes the equip them to work for a better democratic life for all. His research interests are connecting students’ learning to important issues in their
communities, school change, and democratic teaching and learning. Representative publications are:

Allen, L., Hensley, F., (2005). School-University Networks that Improve Student Learning: Lessons from the League of Professional Schools. In W. Veugelers & M.J. O’hair (Eds.), Network Learning for Educational Change (pp. 17-32). New York: Open University Press.

Allen, L. (2004). From Votes to Dialogs: Clarifying the Role of Teachers’ Voices in School Renewal. Phi Delta Kappan. 86(4), 318-321.

Allen, L. (2001). From Plaques to Practice: How Schools Can Breathe Life Into Their Guiding Beliefs. Phi Delta Kappan, 83(4), 289-293).

Allen, L., Rogers, D., Hensley, F., Glanton, M., & Livingston, M. (1999). A Guide to Renewing Your School: Lessons from the League. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Allen, L., & Calhoun, E.F. (1998). Schoolwide Action Research: Findings from Six Years of Study. Phi Delta Kappan, 79(9), 706-710.

Allen, L. & Glickman, C.D. (1998). Capturing the Power of Democracy for School Renewal. In A. Hargreaves, A. Lieberman, M. Fullan, & D. Hopkins (Eds.), International Handbook of Educational Change (pp.505-528).
Hingham, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Allen, L. & Lunsford, B. (1995). How to Form Networks for School Renewal. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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