Barbara Applebaum
Associate Professor
Cultural Foundations of Education
Inclusive Elementary & Special Education
E-mail: bappleba@syr.edu
Office:
Rm. 354 Huntington Hall
Phone: 443-3702
Education:
Ph.D. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 1994
Barbara Applebaum, associate professor of cultural foundations of education, is trained in philosophy of education. Applebaum's scholarly interests are currently focused on the point where ethics, education, and commitments to diversity converge. Her research is heavily informed by feminist ethics, feminist philosophy, and critical race theory. Applebaum's published papers have appeared in such journals as Educational Theory, Philosophy of Education, Educational Foundations, and the Journal of Moral Education. Applebaum is currently examining the theories of self and agency that are necessary to ground and sustain educational initiatives committed to social justice. Applebaum has a special interest in teachers' self-reflections on their own teaching process and has written articles on caring, building trust in the classroom, and what teacher authority can mean for a feminist pedagogue.