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Office Number:
Education 3111
Phone Number:
(805) 893-2342
E-mail:
education.ucsb.edu jyun
John Yun
Associate Professor, Ed.D. (Harvard University)
Emphasis:
Educational Leadership and Organizations, Research Methodology, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Research Interests:
Educational policy; Economic and quantitative methodologies; Educational equity; Effects of funding, poverty and opportunity on educational outcomes; Mixed methods approaches; Patterns of school segregation; High Stakes Testing; Using data ins chools to improve teaching and learning; Educational evaluation; Internal evaluation; School autonomy
Biography:
My training is in educational policy with a heavy dose of both economic and quantitative methodologies. While my methodological bent is primarily quantitative I have an interest in branching out to more mixed-methods approaches. My research focuses on issues of equity in education, specifically patterns of school segregation; educational differences between private and public schools; the effect of funding, poverty, and opportunity on educational outcomes; and the educative/counter-educative impacts of high-stakes testing. I am also a former San Antonio high school science teacher, reformed physics major, and past solicitations editor of the Harvard Educational Review. I have an abiding interest in working with local schools on issues that concern them, and believe that given time and patience, good educational research can make a difference in the opportunities students have to succeed in their schooling.
Recent Publications:
Yun, J. T. & Lee, C. O’Connor’s claim: The educational pipeline and Bakke. In P. Marin & C. L. Horn (Eds.), Realizing Bakke’s legacy: Affirmative action, equal opportunity, and access to higher education (pp. 61-86). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. 2008. [Book Chapter]
Horn, C. L. & Yun, J. T. Is 1500 the new 1280? The SAT and admissions since Bakke. In P. Marin & C. L. Horn (Eds.), Realizing Bakke’s legacy: Affirmative action, equal opportunity, and access to higher education (pp. 145-169). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. 2008. [Book Chapter]
Yun, J. T. . Review of "The effect of special education vouchers on public school achievement: Evidence from Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program”. Educational Policy Research Unit (EPRU), Arizona State University. 2008. [Review]
Kurlaender, M., & Yun, J. T. Measuring school racial composition and student outcomes in a multiracial society. American Journal of Education, 113(2), 213-242 . 2007. [Refereed Journal Article]
Yun, J. T. Review of “Answering the question that matters most: Has student achievement increased since No Child Left Behind?”. Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU), Arizona State University. 2007. [Review]
Affiliations:
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
American Sociological Association
