My Resume'

RESUME' of RONALD G. CORWIN

Ron Corwin was a full time professor in the sociology department, Ohio State University, between 1961 and 1994 and currently resides in Southern California. After taking early retirement, he worked for several years in California as a research administrator for a small firm where he directed the nation’s first studies of education vouchers and charter schools. 
    He also taught at Teachers College, Columbia University, and for one year he served as director of basic research in the U.S. Department of Education. He has been a vice president of the American Educational Research Association, where he helped create the division of social science, and has held elected positions in the American Sociological Association. He also has served as an Associate Editor of the journal, Sociology of Education. 
                                                                                                            


He is author or co-author of nearly 100 publications—including 14 books, 25 contributed chapters, and 29 papers published in professional journals, 19 research reports and monographs, and he edited seven books, including a series on educational research. His widely-cited work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Administrative Science Quarterly, Sociology of Education, Contemporary Sociology, Phi Delta Kappan, Teachers College Record, Educational Leadership, and Theory Into Practice. 

       Specialists voted him one of the five individuals who have made the greatest contributions to the growth and development of the sociology of education and one of the top contributors to the field of educational administration. A book on educational administration that he co-authored with Willard Lane and W. G. Monahan in 1967 was selected by Alpha Lambda Delta Sorority as one of the ten significant books published that year in education. 
 

     The eminent sociologist, Melvin Tumin, once said of him:

 "Ron Corwin's sociological analysis of the strategies of organizational survival stands out as a luminous clarification of the meaning of complex systems… It is a curiously ironic commentary, indeed, that one should find that sheltered, academic-minded, ivory towered sociologists such as Corwin should prove finally to be the hard-headed realists, as against the dreamy, romantic, illusionary visions of the world, and the corollary practices that characterize so-called 'practical' men of politics.

In 1985 Corwin was nominated by his Department for one of five University Distinguished Scholar awards at OSU. The Department's recommendation stated:

"His books helped define the field or educational sociology and organize its contents... He expanded the conceptual horizons of the discipline and added significantly to its methodological repertoire... Professor Corwin's work has had significant methodological influence. In a discipline where measurement is complex and difficult, he introduced a number of scales which measure important concepts such as role conflict, professional, service, and bureaucratic orientations, and a number of dimensions of organizational structure. Not only did these measures serve the purposes of his research well, but they were also widely used by other investigators studying similar phenomena... The impacts of a scholar's contributions can best be assessed by the degree to which it informs the work of others. A revealing indicator of these impacts is the frequency by which an individual's contributions are cited by others. A survey of the index of citations in the social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities, clearly illustrates the pervasive influence of Professor Corwin's work. During the seven year period, 1976-1982, his work was cited three times as often (270) as the average of all full professors in the Department (92)".

Professor Corwin has delivered over two dozen addresses and keynote speeches at the American Sociological Association, American Educational Research Association, and other professional meetings, academic groups, and practitioners—including meetings held at the Washington State Department of Education, The University of Northern Iowa, Rutgers University, The University of California-Riverside, The American School Boards Association (Miami), The National Academy of Science (Myrtle Beach), and conferences held in Washington D.C., Detroit, Colorado State University, and West Virginia University. 

Ph.D.       Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1960

Major Professors:  Theodore Caplow, Arnold Rose, Don Martindale, Roy G. Francis, Rubin Hill, May Brodbeck, Herbert Fiegle, Robert Beck

Minors:  Anthropology, Philosophy of Science, History/Philosophy of Education

M.A.        Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1958

                     Sociology, State University of Iowa

Major Professors:  Manfred Kuhn, Theodore Anderson, David Gold

B.A.         Social Sciences, State University of Northern Iowa, 1954 (with High Honors)

                     Area of concentration:  Sociology

                           Minor:  English Literature

Awards and Honors

1989              Cited as one of 50 major scholarly contributors to the field of Educational Administration on an assessment by Roald Campbell, Educational administration quarterly, 25, (May) 1989, pp. 202-223.

1985              Nominated by Department of Sociology for the University Alumni Distinguished Scholar Award.

1982              Written work cited 270 times during the previous seven years (Citation Index).

1981-82         Elected to the Council for the ASA Section on Sociology of Education.

1976              Voted by specialists in the field as one of 14 individuals (5th) having made “the greatest contributions to the growth and development of Sociology of Education over the past 25 years.”  Source:  National directory of sociology of education, 1(3).  University of Nebraska.

1975              Education in crisis ranked 2nd among texts used in Sociology of Education classes at the undergraduate level.  Source:  National directory of sociology of education,1(2).  University of Nebraska.

1974              Reform and Organizational Survival was the subject of a symposium at the 1974 American Educational Research Association meetings.

1974              A Sociology of Education ranked 1st among texts used in sociology of education classes.  Source:  National directory of sociology of education, 1(2). University of Nebraska.

1973-1974      Elected to the Council for the ASA Section on Sociology of Education.

1970-1990      Listed (in various years) in American men of science, Who’s who in the Midwest, and Community leaders in America.

1969-1971      Elected Vice President, American Educational Research Association, Division G:  Behavioral Sciences, and a founder and 1^st Organizer of this Division.

1967              Foundations of Educational Administration (with W. Lane and W. G. Monahan) selected by Alpha Lambda Delta Sorority as one of the Ten Significant Books in Education published in 1967.

                     Recipient of the Ohio State University Wright Award for Service to organized student activities and development of student leadership.

Selected Publications

Theory and Analysis

With E. Joeseph Schneider. The School Choice Hoax: Fixing America’s Schools. Westport, CT. Praeger, 2005; Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.

With Krishnan Namboodiri. The Logic and Method Of Macro Sociology: An Input-Output Approach To Organizational Networks. Westport CT: Praeger, 1993.

The Organization-Society Nexus: A Critical Review of Models and Metaphors. Greenwood Press, 1987.

“Patterns of Organizational Control and Teacher Militancy: Theoretical Continuities In The Idea of Loose Coupling.” In Ronald G. Corwin (Ed.). Research In Sociology of Education And Socialization, 2. Greenwich CT: JAI Press, 1981, 261-291.

“Models of Educational Organizations.” In J. Carroll and F. Kerlinger (Eds.). Review of Research In Education. Itasca, IL: S.E. Peacock. 1974, 247-298.

With Saad Z. Nagi. “The Research Enterprise: An Overview.” In Saad .Z. Nagi and Ronald G. Corwin (Eds.), The Social Contexts Of Research. Wiley-Interscience, 1972, 1-27.

Books Based on Original Research

Militant Professionalism: A Study of Conflict In High Schools. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1970. Reprinted in 1975 by Irving Publishers, Inc.

The Entrepreneurial Bureaucracy: Biographies of Two Federal Programs In Education. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1983.

Reform and Organizational Survival: The Teacher Corps As An Instrument of Educational Change. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1973

Textbooks

A Sociology of Education: Emerging Patterns of Class, Status and Power In The Public Schools. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1965 Reprinted in 1974 by Prentice-Hall, Inc

Education In Crises: A Sociological Analysis of Schools and Universities In Transition. N.Y.: Wiley-Interscience, 1974.

Selected Articles

“School Choice.” In Sandra Mathison and E. Wayne Ross (Editors). Battleground Schools: An Encyclopedia of Conflict and Controversy. Greenwood, 2007.

With R. E. Herriott. “Occupational Disputes In Mechanical And Organic Systems: An Empirical Study of Elementary And Secondary Schools.” American Sociological Review 53, 1988, 528-543.

With K. Namboodiri, and L. Dorsten, “Analyzing Distributions In School Effects Research: An Empirical Illustration.” Sociology of Education 66, 1993, 278-294.

“Strategies For Organizational Innovation: An Empirical Comparison.” American Sociological Review, 1972, 441-454.

Reprinted in: F. Kast and J. Rosenweig (Eds.). Organization and Management. second edition. McGraw-Hill; Schmidt, P. (Ed &Translator). Innovation: Diffusion Von Neuerungen im Sozialen Bereich, Hamburg: Hofiman and Compe Verlag, 1975, 285-310.

“Patterns of Organizational Conflict.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 1969,  507-520.

Reprinted in:J.T. Hage & K. Azumi (Eds.), Sociological Study of Organizations. Washington, D.C.: Heath and Company, 1972; R. Moos & P. Insel (Eds.), Issues In Social Ecology. National Press, 1973; D. Gerwin (Ed.). The Employment of Teachers: Some Analytical Views. Berkeley: McCutchan Publishing Corp., 1974.

With K. Namboodiri. “Have Individuals Been Over-Emphasized In School-Effects Research?” In K. Namboodiri and R. G. Corwin, Eds. Sociology of Education and Socialization 8. Greenwich CT: JAI Press, 1989, 141-176.

“Professional Persons In Public Organizations.” Educational Administration Quarterly:1, Autumn 1965, 1-22.

Reprinted in:S.M. Elam, M. Lieberman, & M.H. Moskow (Eds.). Readings On Collective  Negotiations In Public Education. Chicago:Rand Mcnally, 1967; J. Belasco & M. Milstein (Eds.), Behavioral Science And Educational Administration. Allyn and Bacon, 1970. F.D. Carver & T.J. Sergiovanni (Eds.). Organizations and Human Behavior. Mcgraw-Hill, 1969.

“The Professional Employee: A Study of Conflict In Nursing Roles.” American Journal of Sociology, LXVI, May 1961, 604-615.

Reprinted in: J. Skipper and R. Leonard (Eds.), Social Interaction and Patient Care. New York: Lippincott, 1965; R. Pavalko (Ed.), Sociological Perspectives on Occupations. F. E. Peacock, 1972; T. Luchman and W. Michaell (Eds & Translators.), Berufssoziologie, Herausgegeben Von. Germany: Kupenhuer, Witschkoln.

With Theodore C. Wagenaar. “Boundary Interaction Between Service Organizations and Their Publics: A Study of Teacher-Parent Relationships.” Social Forces, December 1976, 471-492.

Op Ed Articles

“What the FBI Crime Numbers Say About Local Cities,” Record Gazette, Friday October 16, 2009, P. 9

“America’s Work Force Can’t Easily Absorb Today’s Less-educated Immigrant Workers,” Press Enterprise, September 16, 2007

 “Charter School Editorial Missed Key Points,” Orange County Register Op Ed, Sunday, Jan 2, 2005, Commentary 4

 “Likening the GI Bill to School Choice Is Absurd,” Orange County Register, Op Ed, Sunday June 27, 2004, Reader Rebuttals, P 4

 “Definition Criticism,” News-Enterprise, Wednesday March 30, 2005, Vol 82, Issue 9, Letters to the Editor, P. 6

“What Headmaster Left Out About Private Schools,” The Orange County Register, Sunday, July 18, 2004, Comentary 4

 “Consumers Caught in Strike Crossfire,” News-Enterprise”, Wednesday, January 21, 2004, Vol 81, Issue , P. 7

Former Graduate Students—Ph.D. Advisor For:

Theodore C. Wagenaar:  Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, Miami University; Research Fellow National Center for Education Statistics; Honors Carnegie Scholar; Distinguished Teaching Awards; Editorial Boards; Research Grants; Publications (books & numerous journal articles)

Kenneth J. Kaiser: Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University; Associate Director Virginia Center for Organizational Quality and Productivity; Outstanding Teacher Award; Publications (books and numerous journal articles)

Linda Dorsten: Professor of Sociology and Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Program in Public Health, State University of New York—Fredonia; Publications (books & journal articles)

Richard Salem: Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Excellence in Service Award; Internship Coordinator; Publications (numerous journal articles and papers)

John Stephenson: Professor of Sociology, San Diego State University; Outstanding teaching evaluations; University of Texas; BRAC Coordinator, Maryland Higher Education Commission; Marriage Therapist; Lobbyist; Publications (book, journal articles)

Margaret Gresser Anschild (Teuber):  Director Women’s Center, University of California—Santa Barbara; Assistant Professor of Sociology, Miami University; Director of Research and Curriculum, Women’s Studies Center, Ohio State University; Metropolitan Learning Community, Columbus Ohio; Research Grants

Marilyn C. Schmidt: Department of Sociology and Student Personnel Administrator, Marquette University—Milwaukee; Publications (journal articles)

Michael Sanow: Professor of Sociology and Chair, Center for Service Learning, Catonsville Campus of the Community College of Baltimore County; Keynote Speaker