Pauline J. Lipman

Email Address: plipman@uic.edu
College: Education Department: Educational Policy Studies
Title: professor
Office: 1404 EPASW Phone: 312-413-4413
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
urban education
Chicago Public School Policy
race
inequality
urban development
gentrification

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 5

Qualifications of a Student:
--classes in social context of education, sociology, or urban studies preferred
--major in education or social sciences
--knowledge of Chicago and Chicago public schools
--strong reading and writing skills
--experience collecting information and organizing and summarizing it preferred

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
--research archived sources (primarily on-line)
--internet searches
--analyze press releases, policy documents, media reports for key information
--organize and summarize key information
--develop tables, charts, summaries of key information
--bring awareness and sensitivity to racial and economic inequality to data analysis
--reliability

NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.

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