• Foundational Issues in a Multicultural Society
• Education in a Democratic, Pluralistic Society
• Educational Research
• Constructing the Self: Race, Place, Class, and Gender

• Ph.D., UCLA, 1991, Philosophy of Education
• M.S.E., Drake University, 1985, Special Education
• B.S., Drake University, 1983, Elementary Education

• Noel, Jana & Sessoms, Deidre. (in press). "Structural shifts and cultural transformations: University faculty and their work in PDSs." In Pia Wong & Ronald Glass (Eds.), Interrupting Tradition: Prioritizing Urban Children, their Teachers, and Schools through Professional Development Schools. New York: SUNY Press.
• Noel, Jana (in press). Developing Multicultural Educators, 2nd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
• Noel, Jana (in press). Sources: Notable Selections in Multicultural Education, 2nd ed. Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill/Dushkin.
• Noel, Jana (2006). "Integrating a new Urban Teacher Education Center into a school and its community." Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2, 197-205.
• Noel, Jana (2006). Community in Teacher Education: What do We Mean by the Concept? Paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Spokane (A.E.S.A.).
• Noel, Jana (2003). " Creating artwork in response to issues of social justice: A critical multicultural pedagogy." Multicultural Education, 10(4), 15-18.
• Noel, Jana (2001). “Examining the connection between identity construction and the understanding of multicultural education.” Multicultural Perspectives , 3(2), 3-7.
• Noel, Jana R. (1996). "Self, community and the overcoming of prejudice." Studies in Philosophy and Education, 15, 131-137.
• Noel, Jana R. (1995). "Multicultural teacher education: From awareness through emotions to action." Journal of Teacher Education, 46(4), 267-273.

History of Education

• Noel, Jana (2005). "Jeremiah B. Sanderson: Educator and organizer for the rights of 'Colored Citizens' in erly California." The Journal of Negro Education, 74(2), 151-158.
• Noel, Jana (2004, November). The Creation of the First State-Supported Colored School in Marysville, California: A Community's Legacy . Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society, Kansas City (H.E.S.).
• Noel, Jana (2002). “Education toward cultural shame: A century of Native American education.” Educational Foundations , 16 (1), 19-32.
• Noel, Jana (2002, November). Intelligence Test Developers, Eugenics, and the Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 . Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society, Pittsburgh (H.E.S.).
• Noel, Jana (2000, November). Conditions Surrounding the Intelligence Testing of Blackfeet Indians in the 1910s-1930s . Paper presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Vancouver (A.E.S.A.).

Philosophy of Education

• Noel, Jana (2000, November). Interpreting Aristotle for Education: Rationality, Insight, and Moral Character . Paper presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Vancouver (A.E.S.A.).
• Noel, Jana (1999). “ Phronesis and phantasia : Teaching with wisdom and imagination.” Journal of Philosophy of Education , 33 (2), 277-286.
• Noel, Jana (1999). “On the varieties of phronesis .” Educational Philosophy and Theory , 31 (3), 273-289.
• Noel, Jana R. (1993). "Intentionality in Research on Teaching" Educational Theory, 43(2), 123-145.
• Noel, Jana R. (1991). "Aristotle's account of practical reasoning as a theoretical base for research on teaching." In D. P. Ericson (ed.), Philosophy of Education 1990, (pp. 270-280). Normal, IL: The Philosophy of Education Society.

Selected Grants Received

• 2004: “Sacramento Science Projects Related to Equity in Education (SPREE).” Grant received from the California Postsecondary Education Commission (co-author). $835,000.
• 2004: “Community Efforts Community Efforts to Create Public Schooling for African American Children in California in the 1850s: Three Case Studies.” Grant received from the Spencer Foundation. $27,750.
• 2004: "Discovering and Integrating Community Connections in an Urban Teacher Education Center." Pedagogical Enhancement grant received from the CSUS Center for Teaching and Learning, $5,459.
• 1999: "Multicultural Awareness, Understanding, and Curiosity: Discovering Effective Methods for the University Classroom." "Instructional Innovation Grant" received from the Montana State University Teaching Learning Committee.
• 1998: "The Intelligence Testing of American Indians in the 1910s-1930s: Focus on the Blackfeet." Grant received from The Spencer Foundation, $15,700.
• 1997: "Constructing Identities Within Montana Communities." Research and Creativity Grant received from the Montana State University College of Education, Health, and Human Development, $2,775.

Selected Professional Responsibilities

• 2004-present: COORDINATOR (and co-creator)
  Urban Teacher Education Center, teacher preparation program with CSU, Sacramento and the Sacramento City Unified School District
• 2006, Fall: SABBATICAL
  "Community Liaison" working to connect the community of Jedediah Smith School, the school itself, and the CSUS Urban Teacher Education Center, attended community events, sat in on social service sessions, helped to create a Community Outreach Committee at the school
• 2001-2006: EDITOR
  AESA News and Comment, newsletter of the American Educational Studies Association
• 2001-2004 and 1993-1997: MEMBER
  Editorial Review Board, Educational Theory
• 2000-2003: LIAISON
  John Bidwell School/California State University, Sacramento, Professional Development School
• 2000-2002: COORDINATOR
  After School Arts Academy for English Language Learners, collaborative between the Sacramento City Library, Mark Twain School, and the California State University, Sacramento Office of Community Collaboration
• 1996-2000 SECRETARY-TREASURER,
  International Network of Philosophers of Education, 1996- 2000
• 1995-1998 PRESIDENT
  Philosophical Studies of Education SIG, AERA
• 1991-1998 COORDINATOR
  Bozeman Public Schools / Montana State University Partnership
• 1992 ASSISTANT EDITOR
  Encyclopedia of Educational Research, 6th edition

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