Research

American Educational Research Association

College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies

National Association for Multicultural Education

National Council for the Social Studies

New York State Council for the Social Studies

2007-06          Member, Executive Board of College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA)
                                of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) (elected)
                         AERA Professional Development and Training Committee
                         Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
                         Editorial Board Member, Educational Foundations
                         Editorial Board Member, Multicultural Education & Technology Journal
                         Teachers College Faculty Salary Committee (elected)
                         Teachers College Affirmative Action Committee

2006-05          Program Chair, 2006 College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the
                                National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Meeting
                         AERA Professional Development and Training Committee
                         Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
                         Editorial Board Member, Educational Foundations
                         Editorial Board Member, Multicultural Education & Technology Journal
                         Teachers College Faculty Advisory Committee (elected)
                         Teachers College Affirmative Action Committee

A&HW 4036: The teaching of social studies

Basic classroom methods for teaching social studies in secondary schools; teaching resources and aids; assessment and testing. Special fee: $10.

A&HW 4039: The United States Constitution

Course includes major philosophical foundations, problems preceding and during the convention, the struggle for ratification, detailed examination of the document, important court cases, non-written constitutional traditions, and unresolved constitutional issues.

A&HW 4041: Economic decision making in citizenship education

Selected topics in the teaching of secondary school economics that align with main themes of the New YorkState social studies curriculum.

A&HW 4530: Seminar for student teachers in social studies

Must be taken concurrently with A&HW 4730. Restricted to majors. Special fee: $20.

A&HW 6503: Doctoral seminar in Social Studies

Doctoral seminar.

A&HW 7503: Dissertation seminar in Social Studies

Dissertation seminar.

GRANTS AND AWARDS (FUNDED)

 

2014 - 2012            Joyce and Daniel Cowin Foundation. Learning with Interest: The Cowin Financial Literacy Project. Funded for $500,000. Principal Investigator.

 

2013 – 2012            Peter G. Peterson Foundation, New York, NY. Extension of “Understanding Fiscal Responsibility – A Curriculum for Teaching about the Federal Budget, National Debt, and Budget Deficit” funded for $585,000. Principal Investigator.

 

2012            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Research and curriculum development project entitled “Budget Hero for High School Classrooms: Engaging High School Social Studies Students in Public Policy Debates about the Federal Budget” funded for $7,000. Principal Investigator.

 

2013 – 2010            United States Department of Education and New York City Department of Education Community School District 12. “Our American Democracy” Teaching American History Grant funded for $997,505 ($30,000 sub-contract for Teachers College). Principal Investigator.

 

2012 – 2009            Peter G. Peterson Foundation, New York, NY. Research and curriculum development project entitled “Understanding Fiscal Responsibility – A Curriculum for Teaching about the Federal Budget, National Debt, and Budget Deficit” funded for $2,447,596. Principal Investigator.

 

2012 – 2009            United States Department of Education and New York City Department of Education, Community School Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. “Becoming Historians” Teaching American History Grant funded for $999,922 ($189,714 sub-contract for Teachers College). Principal Investigator.

 

2010 – 2009            Spencer Foundation, Chicago, IL. Research project entitled “Closing the Civic Opportunity Gap: Engaging Youth in Civic Education” funded for $39,900. Principal Investigator.

 

2010 – 2009            Teachers College, Columbia University Provost’s Investment Fund. “Improving Financial and Economic Literacy in Urban Schools Project” funded for $10,000. Principal Investigator.

 

2010 – 2009            Teachers College, Columbia University Provost’s Investment Fund. “Content-Driven Literacy Preparation for Secondary Science and Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers" funded for $20,000. Co-Principal Investigator with Professors Dolores Perin, Margaret Crocco, Ann Rivet, & Jessica Riccio.

 

2010 – 2009            Teachers College, Columbia University Dean’s Fellowship Program for Teaching and Diversity Award. Funded for $7,000 and 6 tuition points for graduate assistant.

 

2010 – 2009            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $4,000.

 

2009            Outstanding Paper Award from the American Educational Research Association Research (AERA) in Research in Social Studies Education Special Interest Group (SIG)

 

2009 – 2008            Teachers College, Columbia University Dean’s Faculty Diversity Research Award. Funded for one semester’s salary, released time from teaching for one semester (2 courses), and $2,500 research funds.

 

2009 – 2008            Teachers College, Columbia University Provost’s Investment Fund. “Using Web-based Tools to Document Teaching and Advance Teacher Education” funded for $20,000. Co-Principal Investigator with Professor Thomas Hatch.

 

2009 – 2008            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $5,280.

 

2009 – 2007            Khemka Foundation, New Delhi, India. “The Global Education and Leadership Program” funded for $754,529. Collaborated with Professors William Gaudelli, Madhabi Chatterji, Margaret Crocco, Eleanor Drago-Serverson, and President Susan Fuhrman.

 

2009 – 2005            United States Department of Education and New York City Department of Education, Community School District 7 - Region 9. “American Leaders” Teaching American History Grant funded for $904,180 ($249,652 sub-contract for Teachers College). Principal Investigator.

 

2008 – 2007            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $4,000.

 

2007 – 2005            Carnegie Corporation of New York. Research grant entitled “Enhancing Teacher Preparation for Adolescent Literacy through Interdisciplinary Learning Communities”. Funded for $100,000. Collaborated with Professors Dolores Perin, Margaret Crocco, and Ann Rivet.

 

2006            Teachers College, Columbia University Dean’s Competitive Grant for Pre-Tenured and Non-Tenure Track Faculty. Funded for one-month summer salary and $1,500 in research expenses.

 

2006 – 2005            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $4,000.

 

2005            Finalist, Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

 

2005 – 2004            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Teaching Diversity Fellowship. Funded for $7,000 and 6 tuition points for graduate assistant.

 

2005 – 2004            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $4,000.

 

2004 – 2003            Teachers College, Columbia University Dean’s Competitive Grant for Pre-Tenured and Non-Tenure Track Faculty. Funded for $1,000.

 

2004 – 2003            Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Work Study Funding Grant. Funded for $3,500.

 

2003            Finalist, American Educational Research Association (AERA) / Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) Dissertation Award

 

2003 – 2001            Fellow, Wisconsin-Spencer Doctoral Research Program

 

2003 – 2001            Holmes Scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison and The Holmes Partnership

 

1996 – 1995            Alicia C. and Merill E. Newman Fellowship, Stanford University

 

1996 – 1995            William Robertson Coe Fellowship, Stanford University

 

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Anand R. Marri, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research focuses on civic education, economics education, and social studies education. Professor Marri, a native of India, received his bachelor's degree in government and legal studies from Bowdoin College, his M.A. degree in education from Stanford University, and Ph.D. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to obtaining his doctoral degree, Professor Marri taught high school social studies in San Jose and Santa Clara, California.

He teaches courses on civic education, economics education, teacher education, and social studies education and research. In addition to authoring several chapters, his work has appeared in journals such as Action in Teacher Education, New Educator, Social Education, Social Science Docket, The Social Studies, Teachers College Record, Urban Education, and Urban Review. He has also contributed articles to CNN and the New York Times. He has received over $4.5 million in grants from organizations such as Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Joyce and Daniel Cowin Foundation, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

2007
How and what do secondary social studies teachers and students experience and learn from multicultural democratic education? Paper to be presented at the 2007 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Unpacking praxis with urban pre-service K-8 teachers: An instrumental-collective case study. Paper to be presented with Sara Michael-Luna, Rutgers-Newark and K. Tim Donovan, Teachers College, Columbia University at the 2007 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Preparing pre-service science and social studies teachers for adolescent literacy challenges: Reports from student-teaching classrooms. Paper to be presented with Dolores Perin, Ann Rivet, Margaret Crocco, Jessica Fitzsimons-Riccio and Beth Chase at the 2007 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

2006
Connecting diversity, justice, and democratic citizenship: Lessons from an alternative U.S. History class. Paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, D.C.

Connecting democracy and diversity: A theoretical framework incorporating the intersection of citizenship and multicultural education. Invited paper given at the R. Freeman Butts Institute on Civic Learning in Teacher Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

2005
The job market in higher education for social studies educators. Panelist in a symposium at the 2005 meeting of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, Missouri.

Problematizing the sacredness of "content". Paper presented at the 2005 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Connecting democracy and diversity: Genres of research in the intersection of citizenship and multicultural education (1991-2005). Paper presented at the 2005 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.

"Our Leaders are Us": Youth activism in social movement project. Paper presented with Erica N. Walker at the 2005 American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Effective practices in economics education for pre-service teachers: A collective case study. Paper presented with Parag Joshi at the 2005 American Educational Research Association annual meeting,  Montreal, Canada.