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Office Number:
Education 3113
Phone Number:
(805) 893-3385
E-mail:
education.ucsb.edu russ
Russell Rumberger
Professor, Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Emphasis:
Educational Leadership and Organizations, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Research Methodology
Research Interests:
School dropouts; Student mobility; Education policy, equity; English learners; Achievement gap; Segregation; Secondary data analysis; Survey research design; Multilevel modeling
Biography:
My academic background is in engineering, economics, and education policy research. I received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1971, a Masters of Arts in economics from Stanford University in 1978, and a Doctor of Philosophy in education (economics and policy) from Stanford University in 1978. After graduate school, I worked at Ohio State University for two years and Stanford University for 6 years before coming to UCSB in 1987. In the early part of my career, my research interests were in the area of education and work. In the last fifteen years or so, my research interests have focused on school dropouts, school mobility, educational underachievement of ethnic and language minority students, and school effectiveness. My disciplinary focus and research methods have shifted over the years, from a narrower perspective based on economics and quantitative research to a broader social science perspective using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. I teach courses in research methodology and education policy.
Recent Publications:
Gandara, P. & Rumberger, R. Immigration, Language, and Education: How Does Language Policy Structure Opportunity?. Teachers College Record, 111, 750-782. 2009. [Refereed Journal Article]
Rumberger, R. & Arellano, B. Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School. In Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges, edited by Patricia Zavella and Ramon Gutiérrez, pp. 61-76. Champagne, IL: University of Illinois Press. 2009. [Book Chapter]
Rumberger, R. & Rotermund, S. Ethnic and Gender Differences in California High School Graduation Rates. Santa Barbara: California Dropout Research Project Statistical Brief 11. 2009. [Statistical Brief]
Rumberger, R. What the Federal Government Can Do to Improve High School Performance. Washington, D.C.: Center on Education Policy. 2009. [Technical Report]
Rumberger, R. How California's Dropout Crisis Affects Communities. Santa Barbara: California Dropout Research Project. 2009. [Statistical Brief]
Affiliations:
American Educational Research Association
Sociology of Education Assocation
