Dr. Douglas Foley

Biography

Douglas E. Foley is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a B.A. in History from Northern Iowa University, an M.A. in Anthropology, and a Ph.D. in Educational Anthropology from Stanford University. His research focuses on U.S. culture and schools, with significant fieldwork conducted in the Philippines and Mexico. Foley has taught courses centered on popular culture, social movements, race relations, and inequality within U.S. public schools. Over his thirty-year career, he has contributed extensively to the field through his role as co-editor of the Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education for five years, and he has authored or edited six books alongside sixty articles and book chapters. His notable ethnographies include 'Learning Capitalist Culture,' 'Deep Heart,' and 'Tejas Heartland Chronicles.' His areas of expertise encompass American ethnic and race relations, educational policy regarding ethnic minorities, and ethnographic research within critical theory.

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