Xin Li

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

USA
Professor
Aug. 2005-present
College of Education, California State University, Long Beach
Courses taught: Cross-cultural Education: US and Global Perspectives (Graduate Level: EDCI 530);
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools (Teaching Credential Level:EDEL 431)
Advanced Studies in Literacy (Graduate Level: EDEL 540)
Theoretical Foundations of Language Minority Education (Graduate and Teaching Credential Level: EdP: 485)

Associate Professor
Aug. 2001- May 2005
College of Education, California State University, Long Beach
Courses taught: Cross-cultural Education: US and Global Perspectives (Graduate Level: EDEL/EDSE 530);
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools (Teaching Credential Level:EDEL 431)

Assistant Professor
Aug. 1999-June 2001
Teacher Education Department
School of Education, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Courses taught: Introduction to the Urban Multicultural Classroom (Teaching Credential Level: TED 305S);
Multicultural Perspectives (Teaching Credential Level: TED 415);
Language Learning (Teaching Credential Level: TED 407);
Supervising student teaching (Teaching Credential Level: TED 465)

Canada
Associate Graduate Faculty
Aug. 2006-present
The Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
Canada.

Teacher
1990-99 Toronto District Board of Education, Canada.

China
Associate Professor
1985-88 Department of English, Faculty of Education
Yuzhou University, Chongqing, China

Assistant Professor
1980-85 Department of English, Faculty of Education
Yuzhou University, Chongqing, China

Lecturer
1977-80 Department of English
Wanxian Teachers' College, Wanxian, China

Dr. Li's research focuses on narrative inquiry in curriculum studies. She utilizes narrative inquiry as a research tool to explore a variety of multicultural, cross-cultural, language minority issues in education. She is particularly interested in the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism and its educational and curriculum implications in today's global societies. She develops her Taoist cross-cultural narrative inquiry to shifting polarizations and peace education. Dr. Li advances the research methodology of narrative inquiry. She explores stories, poetry, and other art forms as innovative research tools. She also develops narrative inquiry into curriculum for pre-and in-service teachers. Service-learning and multicultural autobiographies and biographies are among her specialties.

Books Authored & Translated

Li, Xin (forthcoming) Curriculum Creativity through Life's Improvisation_a Narrative Inquiry. New York: Peter Lang.

Li, Xin; Conle, Carola; and Elbaz Lucwisch, Freema (forthcoming) Shifting polarized positions: A narrative approach in teacher education. New York: Peter Lang.

Li, Xin. (2002) The Tao of life stories: Chinese language, poetry, and culture in education. New York: Peter Lang.

Updike, John. (1960/1987) Rabbit, Run, (Xin Li & Li Li, Trans. & Rev.) Chongqing, China: Chongqing Publishing House.

Chapters in Books

Li, Xin (2007) My lived stories of poetic thinking and Taoist knowing. (In Wang, H. & Eppart, C. Eds.) Cross-Cultural Studies in Curriculum: Eastern thought, Educational Insights, New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Refereed Journals

Li, Xin (under review) Black and White May Make a Rainbow: Cultural Creativity from Opposites. Multicultural Perspectives.

Li, Xin (accepted) Multiculturalize teacher identity: A critical descriptive narrative. Multicultural Education Magazine.

Li, Xin (2006) Becoming Taoist I and Thou: Identity-making of opposite cultures. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. 3(2), pp. 193-216.

Li, Xin, and Lal, Dhyan. (2006) An Inner-City School Mentor: A narrative inquiry of the life experiences of Daddy. Mentoring & Tutoring, 14(3), pp. 317-335.

Li, Xin. (2005). A Tao of narrative: Dynamic splicing of teacher stories. Curriculum Inquiry, 34(3), pp. 339-366.

Li, Xin, and Lal, Shirley. (2005) Critical Reflective thinking through service-learning: Reconstructing culture through a multicultural autobiographical method. The International Journal of Intercultural Education. 16(3), pp 217-234.

Conle, Carola., Li, Xin. & Tan, Jennfer. (2002) Connecting vicarious experience to practice, Curriculum Inquiry, pp. 429-452.

Campus Committees:

2006-present member Scholarly and Creative Activities Council California State University Long Beach (Fall 2006 absence due to teaching schedule conflict, will resume after)

2002-2004 member Program Review and Academic Planning Council California State University Long Beach Department of Communicative Disorder Program Review Subcommittee Japanese Studies Program Review Subcommittee

2000-2001 member Asian Pacific American Faculty/Staff Association California State University Dominguez Hills Fundraising Subcommittee

College Committees:

2005-present member Strategic Planning Committee 2005-present member

Student Affair Committee

2004-2005 Chair 2003-2004 Member Arts in Education Committee College of Education California State University Long Beach

2000-2001 Scholarship Committee School of education California State University Dominguez Hills

1999-2000 Robert DeVries Memorial Scholarship Committee School of Education California State University Dominguez Hills

Department Committees:

2005-present Faculty Search Committee 2005-present Technology Committee

2002- present Curriculum Committee Department of Teacher Education, California State University Long Beach

2004-2005 Evaluation of Lecturers Committee Department of Teacher Education, California State University Long Beach

2001-2003 Evaluation of Lecturers Committee Department of Teacher Education, California State University Long Beach

2000-2001 Teaching Performance Assessment of B2042 Task Force Department of Teacher Education, California State University Dominguez Hills

2000-2001 Education Foundation Search Committee Department of Teacher Education California State University Dominguez Hills

1999-2000 Exceptions Admission Committee Department of Teacher Education California State University Dominguez Hills Scholarship Subcommittee

Dr. Li's current projects include:

1. authoring a book on curriculum creativity through life's improvisation;

2. co-authoring a book with colleagues from Canada and Israel on how to use narrative inquiry in educational settings for conflict resolution;

3. presenting a paper about feminism and Confucianism at the American Association for Advancement of Curriculum Studies;

4. petitioning, with a colleague, to establish a Special Interest Group in AERA: Confucianism, Taoism, and Education;

5. charing the program for Lives of Teachers Special Interest Group of AERA;

6. presenting a paper about narrative inquiry, Taoism and Buber in the section of educational philosophy in Division B, AERA.