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Derrick P. Alridge
Associate Professor
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Qualitative Research Program
Education
Ph.D in Educational Theory and Policy (Specialization in History of American Education)
The Pennsylvania State University |
Contact Information
The University of Georgia
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
850 College Station Road
River’s Crossing, Room 307
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-8113
Fax: (706) 542-5873
dalridge@uga.edu
Research Interests
- African American educational and intellectual history
- Civil Rights Studies
- Historiography and Historical Methods
Courses Typically Taught
- EFND 7050 Education, Schooling, and the Civil Rights Movement
- EFND 7040 History of Education in the United States
- EFND 8020 Seminar in History of Education in the United States to 1900
- EFND 8030 Seminar in History of Twentieth-Century Education in the United States
Selected Publications
Books
Alridge, D. P. (Under contract). The educational thought of W.E.B. Du Bois: An intellectual history. Teachers College Press, Columbia University.
Stewart, J. B., & Alridge, D. P. (Under contract). W.E.B. Du Bois: Of race and identity, family and community, and education. Transaction Publishers, Rutgers University.
Chapters
Alridge, D. P. (2003). W.E.B. Du Bois: Race man, teacher, and scholar. In S. Field and M. Berson (Eds.), They led by teaching: Influential educators (pp. 102-114). Indianapolis: Phi Delta Pi Publications.
Alridge, D. P. (2002). Teaching Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in high school history courses. In J.B. Armstrong, S.H. Hult, H.B Roberson, and R.Y. Williams (Eds.), Freedom's bittersweet song: Teaching the American Civil Rights Movement (pp. 3-18). New York: Routledge.
Refereed Journal Articles
Alridge, D.P. (In press). Of Victorianism, civilizationism, and progressivism: The educational ideas of Anna Julia Cooper and W.E.B. Du Bois, 1892-1940, History of Education Quarterly, 47(4). Forthcoming.
Alridge, D.P. (2006). The limits of master narratives in history textbooks: An analysis of representations of Martin Luther King, Jr. Teachers College Record, 108(4), 662-686.
Alridge, D.P. (2005). From civil rights to Hip-Hop: Toward a nexus of ideas. Journal of African American History (formerly the Journal of Negro History), 90(2), 226-252.
Alridge, D.P., & Stewart, J.B. (2005). Hip-Hop in history: Past, present, and future. Journal of African American History (formerly the Journal of Negro History), 90(2), 190-195.
Alridge, D.P. (2003). The dilemmas, challenges, and duality of an African American educational historian. Educational Researcher, 32(9), 25-34.
Alridge, D.P. & Daniels, M. (2001). Black violence and crime in the 21st century: A socio-historical structural analysis. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 4(2/3/4), 27-43.
Alridge, D.P. (1999). Guiding philosophical principles for a Du Boisian-based African-American educational model. Journal of Negro Education, 68(2), 182-199.
Alridge, D.P. (1999).Conceptualizing a Du Boisian philosophy of education: Toward a model for African American education. Educational Theory, 49(3), 359-379.
Alridge, D.P. (1999). Revisiting the Los Angeles riots: Classroom reflections from a Du
Boisian perspective. The Educational Forum, 63(2), 160-165.
Reviews
Alridge, D.P., & Rowley, L.L. (2001). W.E.B. Du Bois: The fight for equality and the American century, 1919-1963. Reviewed in Journal of African American Men. 6 (3), p. 85.
Alridge, D.P. (2003). The new H.N.I.C.: The death of civil rights and the reign of hip hop by Todd Boyd. Reviewed in Journal of African American History.
Major Grants and Contracts that are in process
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2001
Major Service
Co-Director, 2000-present, Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies, University of Georgia.
Assistant Editor, 2003-Present, Journal of African American History (formerly Journal of Negro History
Guest Editor, 2003-Present, Journal of African American History (formerly Journal of Negro History, Title of Issue: “Hip Hop as a Social Movement.”
Educational Board, 2005-Present, Journal of the Professoriate.
Educational Board, 2003-Present, Teaching History: A Journal of Methods.
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