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My research focus has varied over the last 30 years, but it is consistently concerned with recapturing broader and richer understandings of curricula and teaching while recognizing the social and political terrain of schooling. I began with an emphasis on examining the philosophical (explanatory and ethical) underpinnings of radical educational theory (see below,��Capitalist Schools: Explanation and Ethics in Radical Studies of Schooling). I moved on to construct and explore a program of teacher education that recognized the importance of teacher reflection and the social and political contexts of schooling (see below,��Teacher Education and the Social Conditions of Schooling). In conjunction with my focus on teacher education, I undertook with Professor Ken Zeichner the creation of a book series that explored teacher reflection on the social conditions of schooling (see��Reflective Teaching��and��Culture and Teaching). I then examined available justifications for distinct curricular frameworks (see��Curriculum in Conflict). Recently I completed an edited book and am currently working on a manuscript that explores the terrain of reason and emotion in teaching and schooling (seeTeaching, Loving, and Learning).�� I also am editing (with Ian Renga) a text that explores education in film (see��Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Film: Reel Education).�� In addition to these authored and edited texts I have penned a variety of articles and essays.�� A selected list of the articles follows the book summaries.

Book Summaries

Capitalist Schools: Explanation and Ethics in Radical Studies of Schooling, (New York: Routledge, 1988), 205 pp. In this work I examine the explanatory capacity of radical (neo-Marxist) explanations of public schooling and the ethical adequacy of their critiques and prescriptions. I maintain that radicals offer facile functional explanations, and I offer a way to enhance functional explanatory claims. I also argue that the radical framework relies on an ethic of virtue, rather than duty, and suggest further attention be paid to the radical ethical framework.

Teacher Education and the Social Conditions of Schooling, - with Kenneth Zeichner (New York: Routledge, 1991), 293 pp. Looking at the history of teacher education in the US we characterize four distinct reform movements: academic; social efficiency; developmentalist and social reconstructionist. We then proceed to argue for and further develop a social reconstructionist reform agenda maintaining that prospective teachers should be encouraged to articulate and justify their educational aims, and understand the power of the social and political contexts of schooling. We outline a research agenda that would be grounded in teachers' issues and concerns and we also develop the programmatic implications of our social reconstructionist reform agenda.

Reflective Teaching: An Introduction��- with Ken Zeichner (New York: Routledge, First edition-1996 and Second Edition-2013). In this text we provide a critical summary of the reflective teaching literature and elaborate a conception of reflective practice that is rooted in the work of John Dewey and Donald Schon. We delineate the conceptual bases of this conception of teacher reflection and identify the various practices associated with it.�� In the second edition of this text we updated relevant material, composed three new chapters, maintained our focus on the larger context of teaching, underscored the use of critical educational texts and film to encourage reflection, highlighted the emotional features of teaching and reflection, and provided new case material to explore reflection within and across the educational traditions.

Culture and Teaching��- with Ken Zeichner (New York, Routledge,1996), 102 pp. When we teach our cultural assumptions interact with students' cultural backgrounds. When this occurs many intriguing and important issues arise. We provide four distinct teaching case studies that capture dilemmas of teaching students from distinct cultures and provide a range of reader responses to these issues. Once we have explored these issues, we then present three prevalent public views about the role of culture in teaching: conservative, radical-multicultural, and progressive public arguments. Finally we articulate our view of culture, teaching and schooling.

Curriculum in Conflict: Social Visions, Educational Agendas, and Progressive School Reform��- with Landon Beyer (New York City: Teachers College Press, 1996), 242 pp. Past and present public school curricula are part of larger social and political visions. Distinct curricula represent various conceptions of the 'good life'. In this work we examine the varieties of curricular orientations underscoring their political, social and philosophical assumptions. We look at curricula emanating from conservative, liberal, postmodern, and radical social visions and argue for a more democratically inclined progressive approach.

Teaching, Loving, and Learning��- an edited work with Jim Garrison (New York: Routledge, 2004), 213pp. In this collection of essays, ten prominent educational authors offer their understandings of the role of emotion in teaching and teacher education. Attempts are made to elaborate the various ways in which our thinking and feeling combine in teaching, and authors draw from the realms of traditional philosophy, post-modern discourse, and eastern spiritual sources to inform their discussions.

Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Film: Reel Education –��and edited work with Ian Renga (New York: Routledge, in progress - 2014).�� In this work a collection of educational scholars and practitioners examine recent Hollywood and independent films as well as documentaries to explore and extend what it means to teach, learn, and school.

Selected Articles and Essays

Liston, D. (2012). Reconsidering University-Based Teacher Education. ��Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 14 (1&2), 15-30.

Liston, D. (2012). Reverence and Love in Teaching with Reverence, edited by A. G. Rud and Jim Garrison (New York, Palgrave Macmillan), pp.33-48.

Liston, D. (2011). The Futility of Ideological Conflict in Teacher Education in��Critical Civic Literacy, edited by Joseph Devitis (New York City, Peter Lang: 2011), pp. 446-458.

Liston, D. (2010). Contemplating Teaching’s Conflicts and Paradoxes. Educational Theory, 60(1): 29-38.

Liston, D., Whitcomb, J. and Borko, H. (2009). The End of Education in Teacher Education: Thoughts on Reclaiming the Role of Social Foundations in Teacher Education. Journal of Teacher Education 60(2).

Liston, D. (2008). . Studies in Philosophy and Education, 27(5), 387-392.��

Borko, H., Liston, D., & Whitcomb, J. (2007). Apples and fishes: The debate over dispositions in teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(5), 359-364.

Borko, H., Liston, D., & Whitcomb, J. (2007). Conversations that renew. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(4), 263-268.

Whitcomb, J., Borko, H., & Liston, D. (2007). Stranger than fiction: Arthur Levine's Education school teachers-The basis for a proposal. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(3), 195-201.��

Liston, D. P., Whitcomb, J., & Borko, H. (2007). NCLB and scientifically-based research. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(2), 99-107.��

Borko, H., Liston, D., Whitcomb, J. (2007). Genres of empirical research in teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(1), 3-11.��

Whitcomb, J., Borko, H., & Liston, D. (2006). Living in the tension-Living with the heat. Journal of Teacher Education, 57(5), 447-453.��

Liston, D., Whitcomb, J., & Borko, H. (2006). Too little or too much: Teacher preparation and the first years of teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 57(4), 351-358.

Borko, H., Liston, D., Whitcomb, J. (2006). A conversation among many voices: Critiques and visions of teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education, 57(3), 199-204.��

Liston, D. P. (2004). The Lure of Learning in Teaching. Teachers College Record, 106(3), 459-486.

Liston, D. P. (2000). Love and Despair in Teaching. Educational Theory, 50(1), 81-102.

Beyer, L. & Liston, D. P. (1992). Discourse or Moral Action?: A Critique of Postmodernism. Educational Theory, 42(4), 371-393.

Zeichner, K. M. & Liston, D. P. (1990). Traditions of Reform in U.S. Teacher Education. Journal of Teacher Education, 41(2), 3-20.

Liston, D. P. (1988). Faith and Evidence: Examining Marxist Explanations of Schools, American Journal of Education, 96(3), 323-350.

Zeichner, K.M. & Liston, D. P. (1987). Teaching Student Teachers to Reflect. Harvard Educational Review. 56(1), 23-48.

Liston, D. P. (1986). On Facts and Values: An Analysis of Radical Curriculum Studies. Educational Theory, 36(2), 137-152.

Liston, D. P. (1984). Have We Explained the Relationship between Curriculum and Capitalism? An Analysis of the Selective Tradition. Educational Theory, 34(.3), 241-253.

I look upon teaching as profession and a vocation. At the university, in a school of education, this takes the form of engaging students in an examination of their beliefs and understandings about teaching, schooling, and the larger social and political orders. Because teaching is both personal and professional, it is helpful to have some understanding of who we are and the kind of teachers we want to be. All of the varied conceptions of teaching and the curriculum embody strengths and weaknesses. I strive to engage students in exploring these strengths and weaknesses and enlarging conceptions of self, teaching, and schooling. In exploring these issues with students, I hope they come to see teaching and schooling in renewed and enriched ways.

Courses frequently taught

EDUC 5065: Curriculum Theories��
This course is an introduction to, and general exploration of, issues in curriculum. In many ways the curriculum is the centerpiece of educational activity. It includes the formal, overt, organized bodies of knowledge as well as the more tacit impressions that students receive and create in school. The curriculum encompasses students' understandings of the social and natural worlds, the moral values taught and modeled in classrooms, and the personal dispositions encouraged by a school's structure and its teachers' instruction. In short, the curriculum includes all that students learn in schools.

Few people readily agree on what ought to be included in a school's curriculum. Some focus on "book-learning" while others emphasize experiential approaches. Some individuals believe that schools should focus on information and leave values to the family. Others insist that it is impossible to delete values from any educational setting. One way to understand the differences that exist is to look at the various stances taken. In this class we examine the ways in which distinct educational traditions (i.e. conservative, progressive, radical, and spiritual) identify what ought to be taught and, to some degree, how it ought to be taught. Hopefully, after examining the readings and engaging in discussions, each individual will come to a better understanding of the distinct conceptions of education and the curriculum, and a more articulated view of her/his own educational orientation. Much of this class is an exploration and articulation of students’ individual educational "values." This requires an understanding of the distinct viewpoints offered in the readings and a reflection on, and expression of beliefs about what ought to be taught in schools. Within each tradition I have selected readings that should provide some understanding of the basic tenets of that stance and other readings that will pursue particular issues pertinent to that tradition. We end each tradition with a reading that is less discursive and more narrative; a work of fiction or a memoir. I have found these final selections to provide rich and enjoyable bases for discussions.

EDUC 8025: Doctoral Seminar on Curriculum Theories
This course focuses on the four traditions outlined in EDUC 5065 (above) and engages students in conceptual, philosophical, and practical questions about these four distinct ways of understanding education as well as the role of the traditions in teacher preparation.

EDUC 8145: Doctoral Seminar on Research on Teaching and Teacher Education (with Associate Dean Jennie Whitcomb)
The general public and policy makers accede that good teachers are essential to improve k-12 students’ learning. However the policy and research communities do not agree about a