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Biography
Dr. McDermott takes a broad interest in the analysis of human communication, the organization of school success and failure, and the history and use of various literacies around the world. His work includes studies of inner-city public schools, after-school classrooms, and the function of information technologies in different cultures. At present, he is workinng on the intellectual history of ideas like genius, intelligence, race, and capital.
Other titles
Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Graduate School of Education
Program affiliations
SHIPS (PhD): Anthropology of Education
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Linguistics
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Policy
Research interests
Educational Policy | Literacy and Language | Parents and Family Issues | Special Education
Recent publications
McDermott, R., Pea, R., & Kinney-de Royston, M. (2020). Learning “how to mean”: Embodiment in cultural practice. . (N. Nasir, C. Lee, & R. Pea, Eds.), Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning. (pp. 199–218). Routledge.
McDermott, R., & Vossoughi, S. (2020). Beyond the culture of poverty, again. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education , 14(2).
McDermott, R., Rutherford-Quach, S., & Steinboch, D. (2019). The work of learning from silence. In A. Edwards, M. Fleer, & L. Bøttcher (eds.), Cultural-historical Approaches to Studying Learning and Development (215-232). Springer. (A. Edwards, M. Fleer, & L. Bottcher, Eds.), Cultural-historical Approaches to Studying Learning and Development (pp. 215–232).
