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Adam Gamoran
  Director, WCER

Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and Director of WCER. His areas of interest include the sociology of education, organizational analysis, and social stratification. His research interests include school organization, stratification and inequality in education, and resource allocation in school systems. Representative publications include: Gamoran, A., C. W. Anderson, P. A. Quiroz, W. G. Secada, T. Williams, and S. Ashmann. 2003. Transforming Teaching in Math and Science: How Schools and Districts Can Support Change. New York: Teachers College Press. Gamoran, Adam. 2001. “American Schooling and Educational Inequality: Forecast for the 21st Century.” Sociology of Education, 34 (Extra Issue), 135-153. Gamoran chosen to lead UW’s education research center Contact Information gamoran@ssc.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-2704 Office: 785 Ed Sciences Mail Drop: 74 Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/faculty/show-person.php?person_id=17 Current Projects Children, Families, and Schools Project Evidence Reviews for What Works Clearinghouse Interdisciplinary Training Program for Predoctoral Research in the Education Sciences North Central Region Comprehensive Assistance Center Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research System-Wide Change: An Experimental Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement in Elementary Science WCER Grant (for: Halverson, Squire & Graduate Assistant) Completed Projects National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA) National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science--Cross-Site Analyses of District and School Contexts National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science--Organization Study National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement--Discourse Environment and Student Achievement Systemic Initiatives: Student Achievement Analysis Study