Administration, Leadership, and Technology

Faculty

Colleen Larson

Associate Professor of Educational Administration

Phone: 212 998-5512
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Professor Larson's interests are rooted in the philosophy of social science, the methodologies of interpretive inquiry, and the sociopolitical theories of equity underpinning social and institutional reform in industrialized and developing nations. Her teaching unites her interests in examining equity policy through organizational ethnography and case study research. Dr. Larson teaches courses in the politics of multiculturalism and is also a member of the Interdepartmental Research Studies Faculty in Humanities and Social Science, teaching courses in interpretive inquiry methodology. With Professor Teboho Moja, Dr. Larson serves as Co- Director and research faculty for the NYU study abroad program in South Africa, focusing on issues of institutional equity and access in post-Apartheid S. Africa.


Degrees Held

  • B.A. University of Wisconsin
  • M.A. University of Wisconsin
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

Publications

  • Larson, C. & Murtadha, K. (2002). Leadership for social justice. In J. Murphy (Ed). The educational leadership challenge: Redefining leadership for the 21st century. NSSE Yearbook. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Larson, C. and Ovando, C. (2001). The color of bureaucracy. Wadsworth Press: Belmont, CA.
  • Larson, C. “Re-presenting the subject: Problems of collaboration in autobiography and personal narrative inquiry.” International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 10(4) 1997.
  • Larson, C. (1991). “Transforming management philosophy: Beyond the illusion of change. In C. Larson & H. Preskill (Eds). Organizations in Transition”San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Courses

  • E10.2140 Qualitative Field Research I
  • E10.2141 Qualitative Field Resarch II
  • E65.2342 The Politics of Multicultural School Communities

Editorial Boards

  • Leadership For Social Justice, Board of Directors
  • Journal of Leadership, Editorial Board Member

Research Interests

  • Philosophy of social science
  • Methodologies of interpretive inquiry
  • Sociopolitical theories of equity underpinning social and institutional reform in industrialized and developing nations
  • Politics of multiculturalism

Presentations

  • Invited keynote address, A Call to Conscience: Thinking About Education After the Attack on the World Trade Center? Ethics and Leadership Conference. University of Virginia, October, 2001.
  • Invited talk, "The politics of equity in multicultural communities." Phi Delta Kappa International. New York, November, 1998.
  • Radio interview, "Making sense of change: New metaphors for leadership." Images of change with Margaret Wheatley. America’s Learning, National Public Radio, June 1997.
  • Invited talk, "Beyond method: Exploring the epistemological & methodological assumptions of qualitative inquiry." NYU School of Education New York, March 1998.