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| EDUCATION: | ||
| Milton Academy | 1961 | |
| College: | Bennington College B.A. Anthropology |
1965 |
| Graduate School: | New York University | 1969 |
| M.A. Sociology | Boston University School of Education Administration, Training, and Policy Studies |
1998 |
| Ed.D. Dissertation: "The Influence of Culture on Aspirations, a Case Study of Tremont, ME." | ||
| National Rural Education Association DissertationAward | 1997-98 | |
| EMPLOYMENT: | ||
| Education | Director, Facilities Initiative The Rural School and Community Trust |
1998 - present |
| Adjunct Professor, Lesley University | 2000 - present | |
| School of Education, Boston University Teaching Assistant to Dr. Charles Glenn | 1995 - 1997 | |
| Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT Teacher: History, Sociology, Anthropology Chairman: History Department, Dean of Guidance | 1971 - 1979 | |
| Real Estate | Broker, Consultant LandVest, Boston Office | 1995 - 1999 |
| Train Properties, Ltd. President, Designated Broker and Co-Owner |
1980 -1997 | |
| VOLUNTEER WORK IN EDUCATION | ||
| Citizens School: "Brain Trust" | 1996 - 1997 | |
| Trinity Church, Education Task Force | 1996 - 1998 | |
| Field Studies for Children
environmental program at College of the Atlantic Founder/Member of Advisory Board |
1980 - 1996 | |
| The Tremont School Fund
Co-Founder and Chair |
1984 - 1990 | |
| OTHER: | Bitter Ice: a memoir of love, food and obsession, published December, 1999, William Morrow, Inc., NY. Currently working on a novel, Islands of Time and mystery/novel, Mean Streets. | |
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Barbara Kent Lawrence: Courses taught at Lesley University, Adult Baccalaureate College
IGS:
Writing: Topics
Memoir
Creative WritingSocial Sciences: Topics
Gender typing in a pre-school
Family Issues for parents of LD students
Environmental lawFIRST READER FOR THESES: Topics
Fashion as a reflection of the changing role of women
Sexual abuse of girls and women by priests and family members
The meaning of menstruation for women
The journey of Irish women as told by the granddaughter of an immigrant
Journey of a 'project kid' from CambridgeCOURSES:
Lives in Context
Writing Skills I
Writing LabOTHER INTERESTS:
Small schools
Culture change and acculturation
Social movements and the Sixties