Timothy J. Martin
Degree:	Ph.D., Cultural and Educational Policy Studies
Dissertation title:	Non-formal education, religiosity and social capital: Philippine NGOs and the democratization of civil society
E-mail:	tmartin@loy.org

Education:

Ph.D., Cultural and Educational Policy Studies,Loyola University Chicago,

1995- 1996, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Post-graduate studies in Philosophy

1990- 1992, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
M.A. Religious Studies
Thesis: A Transformative and Collaborative Style of Leadership: A Case Study of the Controversial Leadership of Raymond G. Hunthausen

1986- 1990, University of Portland, Portland, OR
B.A. English and Theology

Professional Experience:

1997- 2005, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL
Teacher, Dept. of Religious Studies Courses Taught:
Junior Ethics: A two semester course introducing students to the basic philosophical frameworks for individual and social ethics including addressing issues in medical ethics, environmental ethics, multiculturalism, globalization, just war tradition, and social justice. Utilized both narratives and case studies in applied ethics.

Senior Justice Seminar (Honors): A two semester service-learning course designed for advanced students who excel in academics and service work. Developed, designed, and implemented field excursions exploring issues such as gentrification and housing issues, gangs and poverty, and immigration and multiculturalism. Developed, designed and implemented a curriculum of readings and seminar sessions exploring local and global justice issues related to the service experiences students were involved in weekly in the Uptown and Rogers Park Chicago neighborhoods (some of the most ethnically diverse in the United States).

Senior Theology Quest: A two semester course exploring the philosophical, psychological, and theological basis for the pursuit of the ultimate questions. Course units included epistemology, anthropology, world religions, Christian anthropology, Christology, and social justice.
Moderated the Dumbach Honors program (1998-2005)

1990- 1992, Graduate Assistant, Villanova, PA
Graduate Assistant. Assisted teaching courses in social justice and social ethics as well as research, editing, and other tasks.

Publications:

Timothy J. Martin, "Divergent Ontologies with Converging Conclusions: A Case Study Comparison of Comparative Methodologies," Comparative Education Vol. 39 (1) 2003, pp. 105-117.

Erwin E. Epstein and Timothy J. Martin, "Studying Religion and Politics in Disparate Educational Settings: Converging Methods and Divergent Ontologies" pp. 125-141 in Internationalisation: Comparing Educational Systems and Semantics, Marcelo Caruso and Heinz-Elmar Tenorth, eds. (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2002).

Reseach Interests:

Democratization, Civil Society Theory and Development Education, Comparative Theory and Research Methodologies, Education in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, NGO Nonformal Education, Education for Social Justice and Peace, Service Learning and Pedagogy, Religiosity and Social Capital, Cultural Capital and the Narrative Imagination, Global Education for Secondary Students, Educational Systems and Patronage.

International Experience:

June 2000. Studying Educational Reform in Italian Schools. Qualitative research at secondary schools. Surveying teacher and student attitudes concerning school reform and Italy's joining of the European Union.

July 2001, Studying NGO Democratization in Zimbabwe. Studied civic education, political advocacy, popular education, and youth education efforts. Studied grassroots "bread-basket" field research project measuring the impact of IMF Structural Adjustment Program?s on rural and urban poor.

June- August 2003, Studying NGO Democratization in the Philippines Studied nonformal education efforts at cultivating civil society and democratization. Multiple educational efforts and methodologies studied included political education, popular education, microfinance (Grameen Methodology) education, political advocacy, urban poor education, and social research.

Languages:

English, French