Kara Brown is an Associate Professor of Social Foundations of Education. Brown's research focuses on language policy, minority schooling, and teacher migration. Her regional expertise in in education and schooling in the Baltic States and former Soviet Union. Brown's current research examines teachers' understandings of language policy in Estonian kindergartens. A second research project examines international teacher recruitment and the global economy in South Carolina.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Education
Department
Educational & Developmental Science
Tenure Status
Tenured
International Activity
International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Service
Countries
Estonia, Taiwan
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
Yes
(Estonia)
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes
(Estonia)
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Language policy, teacher migration, educational segregation, education policy, school ethnography
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Comparative & International Education, Anthropology of Education, Baltic & East European Studies
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
2010 - Present
Indiana University
Bloomington
PhD
Education Policy
2000
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
MA
Central Eurasian Studies
1995
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
BA
Political Science
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
1998 - Present
Membership
Comparative & International Education Society, AERA, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, American Anthropological Association
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
2001 - 2005
Assistant Instructor, Department of Education Policy Studies, Indiana University
2006
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies and Affiliate Faculty, Walker Institute of International Studies, European Studies Program; Russia & Eurasian Studies Program, University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
Award
Early Career Teaching Award, College of Education, University of South Carolina
Award
Nominated, Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Carolina
Award
Alo Raun Prize for Excellence in Estonian and Finnish Studies
Indiana University
Award
Gail P. Kelly Outstanding Dissertation Award, Comparative & International Education Society
Award
Nominated, Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, University of South Carolina
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