UTSA’s Abraham DeLeon receives Critics Choice Award from education association

Deleon

Abraham DeLeon

Share this Story

(Dec. 22, 2011) -- Assistant Professor Abraham DeLeon in the UTSA Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) received the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics Choice Award for his lead-edited book "Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies and Social Education: New Perspectives for Social Studies Education," co-edited by Wayne Ross from the University of Vancouver, B.C., and published by Sense Publishers in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

A prolific scholar who joined the UTSA faculty in 2009 from the University of Rochester, DeLeon is the recipient of the 2009 AESA Critics Choice Award for "Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy," a co-edited volume published by Routledge Publishers in London.

He also has published articles in The Social Studies, The Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Educational Studiesand Theory, and Research in Social Educationand other top journals. Additionally, he has written several encyclopedia entries dealing with critical pedagogy, teacher unions and anarchist theory.

Founded in 1968, the American Educational Studies Association is the major international professional and scholarly association comprised of researchers whose primary interest is in the social foundations of education.

 

 

Events



Spotlight

UTSA Bold Promise CTA

UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.