State University of Sheffield
Dr. Linda Fae Rhone
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Spring 2003
Select American Educators' Responses to the Work of Paulo Freire Published in English
during (1970s-1990s):
Learning and Teaching for Social Justice
by
Linda F. Rhone
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Accrediting Commission of International Colleges and Universities (ACICU)
State University of Sheffield
Sheffield, Ohio
May 2003
Available Upon Request
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Tan Kok Siang
Reader: Dr. Rodney Erickson
Reader: Vice President Mr. David Hawkins
Linda F. Rhone, Ph.D.
Submitted to
State University of Sheffield Qualifications
for Doctor of Philosophy in
Social Justice Education
Prior work experience in a field
Rhone completed more than twenty courses in the Foundations and Education, Social Foundations of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Multicultural Education, and Social Justice Education. In addition, Dr. Rhone has worked in various roles in the field of education for three decades. Her roles have been inclusive of but not limited to teacher, instructor, faculty member, co-principal investigator, and principal investigator (government/state/foundation grants), and grant project manager.
Previous educational successes
Rhone earned an associate degree, bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences, master’s degree in the Social Foundations of Education, a Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction/Foundations of Education and studied for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the Foundations of Education/Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Kansas.
Rhone completed all comprehensive exams in the content areas mentioned above. She wrote two thesis proposals. One for a Doctor of Philosophy and one for a Doctor of Education. Rhone completed a dissertation (130 page) for a Doctor of Education and drafts of a (250-page) dissertation for a Doctor of Philosophy. Rhone merged her prior doctoral work (University of Kansas) with work completed at the State University of Sheffield and submitted it to the Faculty and Staff at the State University of Sheffield for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (2003).
Rhone is the editor of the Hufford Reader (2010). She has published journal articles and numerous book reviews. She has also led five key initiatives in higher education: writing and managing a TRIO Student Support Services Grant ($2.5 million) to serve first-generation, income-eligible, and students of disability status; assigned as lead research assistant for the Professional Development Schools and Critical Multicultural Education federal grant to use PDS as a vehicle to diminish hierarchal relationships (faculty, administration, cooperating teachers, student teachers, and students) and address social justice, diversity, and equity; executed a Service-Learning Partnership to bring preservice teachers and Job Corps students together for one-on-one tutoring and to lessen racial and socioeconomic barriers; founded the Kansas Teacher Inquiry Group (KTIG) – formerly known as the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), to establish a university and k-12 school district partnership for the purpose of “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct, and Indirect Forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence.” WTIG has been acknowledged in a Senate Resolution No. 1768 in Topeka, Kansas on the Senate floor.
Employer-sponsored teaching and work of workshops
Currently, teaches graduate teacher education literacy courses for (Wichita State University)
Currently, writes and teaches Learning how to Learn/Social Justice workshops for an accelerated teacher education graduate program (Friends University)
Participation in organizations
Member, Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed
Member, Society of Philosophy and History of Education, 2010-2011
Reviewer, Multicultural Review, 1997-2011
Member, American Educational Studies Association (AESA), 1997-2000
Member, Butts Lecture Committee, American Educational Studies Association (AESA), 1997-1998
Scholar, Holmes Scholar Partnership (National Organization), 1996-1999
Fellow, Kansas Ethnic Minority, 1997-1999
Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 1997-1998
Board Member, Restore (A Renewal Center for Women, Inc.), Location: Los Angeles, CA, 1994-1995
Panelist, West Virginia Minority/Black Education Reform, 2006-2007
Private goals, lifestyle, hobbies, in addition to travel
Authored books on the following:
Social Justice Education (2025)
Memoir on Childhood Trauma (2024)
Frequent academic speaker in contexts around the United States.
Contribution in volunteer activities in addition to community assistance
Volunteer to work with children on National TRIO Day
Service-Learning (Shepherd University School of Education—Job Corps Partnership)
Independent reading, viewing, hearing, or creating (original research)
Dissertations/Thesis:
D.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, West Virginia University, 2008
Dissertation: School Bullying: A Freirean Perspective. S. Stack, Ph.D., co- Advisor,
A. Deay, Ph.D., co-Advisor
Comprehensive Exams: Curriculum and Instruction and Cultural Foundations of Education
Ph.D. Social Justice Education, State University of Sheffield, 2003
Dissertation: A Freirean Approach to Learning and Teaching. Submitted to Faculty and Staff
Ph.D. Studied Foundations of Education/Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kansas (in residence from 1996-2000)
Dissertation: The Responses of Select American Educators to the Work of Paulo Freire Published in English from the 1970s to 1990s.
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Curriculum Vitae
Linda F. Rhone, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Executive Director of College Readiness and Retention Program
Academic Affairs
School of Education, Graduate Adjunct Faculty
Wichita State University
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College of Education, Graduate Workshops Adjunct Faculty
Friends University
Linda.rhone@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3715
EDUCATION
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, West Virginia University, 2008
Dissertation: School Bullying: A Freirean Perspective. S. Stack, Ph.D., co- Advisor, A. Deay, Ph.D., co-Advisor
Comprehensive Exams: Curriculum and Instruction and Cultural Foundations of Education
Ph.D. Social Justice Education, State University of Sheffield, 2003
Dissertation: Select Educators’ Responses to the Work of Paulo Freire (1970-1990s): Learning and Teaching for Social Justice.
Ph.D. Studied Foundations of Education/Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kansas (in residence from 1996-1999) Original Dissertation: The Historical Responses’ of Select American Educators to the work of Paulo Freire from the 1970s to the 1990s.
M.A. Social Foundations of Education, California State University-Los Angeles, 1995
Graduate Project: Learning and Teaching in an Urban Context: Nickerson Gardens, Compton, California.
B.G.S. Wichita State University, 1991
Concentration: Social Sciences
Professional Overview
2023-Present Graduate Teacher Education Adjunct Faculty at Wichita State University (teaching research to graduate students)
2019-Present Executive Director, TRIO Student Support Services Project, Wichita State University
(Managing a $2.5 million federal grant)
2009-Present Graduate Workshop Faculty, Friends University
2017-Fall 2019 Assistant to Graduate School Dean, Friends University
Liaison for Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)
Placed and supervised student-teacher candidates
Used (PF16) to assess teacher disposition
2012-2019 Scorer, Kansas Professional Teaching Portfolio (KPTP)
2011-2013 Affiliate Graduate Faculty (Online), Southwestern College
Developed doctoral courses
Doctoral committee member
2008-2011 Assistant Professor of B.A. and Graduate Program, Newman University, School of Education
Managed a $25,000.00 foundation grant to create a university and k-12 public school partnership
Coordinator, Teacher Internship Placement
Assisted in revision of lesson plan template and rubrics
Taught elementary and secondary undergraduate students
Taught graduate students
Advised and mentored undergraduate students
Developed and presented workshops for practicing classroom teachers
Lead instructor for Educational Psychology: Learning and Evaluation, responsible for aligning content objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments
Lead instructor for Field 2 (24-hour practicum course) revised handbook, syllabus, and assessments.
Coordinator of Internship Placement (fall 2008-spring 2010)
Member of Transformative Teaching and Learning Committee
Facilitated Principles of Teaching and Learning (PTL) Workshop
2003-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, BA. and M.A.T. Programs, Department of Education, Shepherd University
Taught courses in Bachelor of Elementary Education and Graduate Programs
Assisted in organizing and implementing a Service-Learning component in Foundations of Education courses
Organized service-learning projects for undergraduate students
Organized and facilitated collaborative classes for Shepherd University preservice teachers and Job Corps students
Advised and mentored undergraduate students
Supervised portfolios and teacher work samples
Supervised cooperative learning projects
Served on Gateway Committee
Served on Liberal Studies Committee
Mentored new faculty
Supervised student candidates
1999-2000 Assistant Professor, B.A. Program, Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department, University of Wyoming
Humanities (methods)
Taught undergraduate students
Advised undergraduate students
Organized (Observing Teaching and Learning in an Urban Context) a trip for UW student teachers to visit the Denver Public Schools District Developed a university (Diversity) course for UW Honors Program
Supervised student candidates
1996-1999 Research Assistant, University of Kansas, Eisenhower Professional
Development Schools ($1 million federal grant)
Created survey instrument/Surveyed School of Education Faculty on involvement/noninvolvement in PDS
(“Comparing student teaching experiences in a PDS vs. student teaching experiences in a non-PDS: What is the difference, if any?”)
Elementary Certification-Missouri (1991-1992)
Elementary Certification-California (1992-1995)
Middle School/Secondary Certification-Kansas (2013-2019)
Classroom Teacher
Gordon Parks Academy (USD 259)
Wichita, Kansas
Fall 2018/Spring 2019
Taught 2nd-7th grades Special Education (language arts)
Classroom Teacher
Hamilton Middle School (USD 259)
Wichita, Kansas
Fall 2016/Spring 2017
Taught 7th & 8th grade Special Education (language arts)
Classroom Teacher
Ronald McNair Elementary School (Compton Public School District)
Compton, California
Fall 1994/Fall 1995
Taugt 2nd grade (Special Education)
Classroom Teacher
Blenheim Elementary School (K.C. Public School District)
Kansas City, MO.
Fall 1991/Spring 1992
Taught 5th Grade
COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Utilizing a Social Justice Lens to Teach from a Multicultural Perspective, EDUC 5484, Friends University, Summer 2019
Social Justice Practices, Friends University, 2019
Utilizing a Social Justice Lens to Teach from a Multicultural Perspective, EDUC 5484, Friends University, 2017/2018
Multicultural Education, EDUC 818, Southwestern College, 2011-2012
Qualitative Research Methods, EDUC 801, Southwestern College, 2011-2012
Diversity Experience, University of Wyoming, 1999-2000
Assistive Technology (EDUC 432)
Foundations of Education (EDUC 215)
Diversity Field Experience (EDUC 216)
Reading Skills in Secondary School Content (4033)
Educational Psychology: Learning and Evaluation (3133)
Field 2 Experience (3302)
Seminar in Student Teaching (EDUC 400)
Sociological and Psychological Conditions of Learning (EDUC 320)
Educational Sociology (EDUC 310)
Social Foundations of Education (EDUC 200)
Seminar in Education (EDUC 150)
Instructional Strategies and Models (C & I 320)
Introduction to Early Childhood Education (CC 101)
Curriculum and Instruction
Graduate
Learning How to Learn, 2022
Assistive Technology in the Classroom (EDUC 532)
Race, Class, and Power in Schools (EDUC 549)
Cultural Diversity (6003)
Social and Cultural Foundations of Education (EDUC 581)
RESEARCH AGENDA
Promoting Social Justice through TRIO Projects
Urban Education
Differentiated Instruction
Transformative Teaching and learning
Bullying at school and work context
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SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Peer-reviewed scholarship
Grants Submitted:
United States Department of Education, TRIO Student Support Services (SSS), spring 2020-2025.
Kansas Community Foundation, Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), fall 2009: “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct and Indirect forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning.” $50,000.00
Kansas Health Foundation, Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), fall 2009: “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct and Indirect forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning.” $25,000.00
Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies, Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), fall 2009: “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct and Indirect forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning.” $1,500.00
Grants Funded:
Recipient/Principal Investigator, TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) $2.5 million-United States Department of Education, 2020-2025.
Recipient/Principal Investigator; Recognition Grant $25,000.00 - Kansas Health Foundation, Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct and Indirect forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning.” January 2010-August 2011
Recipient, Principal Investigator, Social Change Grant $1,500.00 – Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies, Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG), “Lessening Systemic, Structural, Cultural, Direct and Indirect forms of Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning.” January 2010-August 2011
Lead Research Assistant, Eisenhower Professional Development Grant ($1 million federal grant)
Kansas University, August 1996-July 1998
Conducted a literature review on Professional Development Schools
Created research instrument/Surveyed School of Education Faculty on involvement/noninvolvement in PDS
(“Comparing student teaching experiences in a PDS vs. student teaching experiences in a non-PDS: What is the difference, if any?”)
Research Assistant, The Working Poor (Illinois State Funding)
Northern Illinois University, August 1995-December 1995
Organized and facilitated focus groups for the Public Aid Reform Grant of Illinois
Transcribed and analyzed data
Doctoral Students
Theodore Timms, Committee Chair, “The Impact of the African American Father on his Middle School Aged Daughter’s Academic Achievement” Spring 2020
Michael Hicks, Pre-Proposal Advisor, “The Impact of Differentiated Instruction” Spring 2018
Official Interns and Mentees
Interns
Hemil Shah (2023)
Sakshi Yadav (2023)
Mentees
Indu Priya (2022)
Prajakta Lasanpure (2022)
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PUBLICATIONS
Memoir/Book
Rhone, L. (2025) Teaching for Social Justice. Amazon.com.
Rhone, L. (2024). Thriving Through Trauma: a Path to Wellness. Amazon.com.
Dean, M. (2017). Featured as a Legend in The Black Legends of Kansas. Global Enterprises:
Wichita, Kansas.
Hufford, D. (2010). The Hufford reader. Rhone, L. (Ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Family Heritage
Publishers.
Peer Reviewed
Rhone, L., & Burkhalter, K. (2012). Lessening structural, cultural, direct and indirect forms of
bullying through cultural competence and transformative teaching and learning. The Kansas
Advocate, Vol. 20 (2), 1-11.
Rhone, L. (2005). Case commentary. In P. F. Goldblatt & D. Smith (Eds.), Cases for teacher
development: Preparing for the classroom (pp. 172-173). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
SELECT BOOK REVIEWS PUBLISHED IN MULTICULTURAL REVIEW
Quarterly Journal
Rhone, L. (2010, July 15). [Review of the book Defending religious diversity in public schools:
A practical guide for building our democracy and deepening our education, by N. R. Kollar]. Multicultural Review, 19 (2), 54.
Rhone, L. (2009, December 16). [Review of book No child left behind: A true story of a
teacher’s quest, by E. Blake]. Multicultural Review, 18 (1), 65.
Rhone, L. (2009, November 15). [Review of book Manga High: Literacy, identity, and coming of
age in an urban high school, by M. Bitz]. Multicultural Review, 18 (4), 68-69.
Rhone, L. (2009, August 2). [Review of the book The Herb Kohl reader: Awakening the heart of
teaching, by Kohl Herbert]. Multicultural Review, 18 (3), 67.
Rhone, L. (2002, March 10). [Review of the book Global constructions of multicultural education:
Theories and realities, by C. A. Grant & J. L. Lie (Ed.)]. Multicultural Review, 11(1), 89.
Rhone, L. (2002, March 10). [Review of the book Ethnicity, race, and nationality in education,
by N.K. Shimahara, I. Z. Holowinsky & S. Tomlinson-Clark (Ed.)]. Multicultural Review, 11 (1), 89.
TRIO FEDERAL TRAININGS
Student Support Services Project
Priority #1 – Evaluation, Recordkeeping and Reporting Student/Project Performance (Hybrid:
Honolulu, HI)
Priority #2 – Budget Management and Statutory/Regulatory Requirements (Atlanta, GA)
Priority #3 – Pending..
Priority #4 - Student Financial Aid, Admissions Policies and Procedures, and
Financial/Economic Literacy (Washington, DC)
Priority #5 – Recruiting and Serving Hard-to-Reach Populations (San Diego, CA)
Priority #6 –General Project Management (San Diego, CA)
TRIO Conferences
MO-KAN-NE. Kansas City, Missouri. (2024).
EOA, Detroit Michigan. (2023).
Council for Educational Opportunity, Washington, D.C. (COE).
MO-KAN-NE, Kansas City, Missouri. (2023)
Council for Educational Opportunity (COE), San Diego, CA. (2022)
EOA, Cleveland, Ohio. (2022)
MO-KAN-NE, Kansas City, Missouri. (2022)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1996, November). A Historical Examination of Multicultural Education
in United States Public Schools: What have we learned? American Educational Studies Association Conference, Montreal, CA.
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Presenter, Rhone., L. F. (2022, November). Research presented at Educational Opportunity
Association Conference (EOA). Adverse Childhood Experiences and the TRIO Population. Cleveland, Ohio.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F., Hufford, D., Burkhalter, K., & the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group
Educators (2011, July). Lessening Bullying through Cultural Competence and Transformative Teaching and Learning: Our journey. Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, Chicago, IL.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (2008, May). Paper accepted, Systemic Bullying and Oppression. Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, Omaha, NE.
Presenter, Rhone, L. F. (2006, May). School Bullying: A Freirean Perspective. Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Conference, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Discussant, Rhone, L.F. (1999, November). An Examination of Multicultural Education in
United States Public Schools: What have we learned? American Educational Studies Association Conference, Ponchatrian, Detroit, MI.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1998, November). A Historical Examination of Aspects of Paulo Freire’s Ideas: Implications for Critical Multicultural Teacher Education. American Educational Studies Association Conference, Holiday Inn Crowne
Plaza, Philadelphia, Center City.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1998, January). A Professional Development School Partnership:
Comparing the Experiences’ of Student Candidates at a PDS to Student Candidates at a non-PDS. What is the difference, if any? Holmes Scholars Annual Conference, Adams Mark Hotel, Orlando, FL.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1997, April). Introducing A Black Psychology Perspective in a General
Psychology course. People of Color Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1997, January). Kansas Department of Education, Professional
Development Schools: Implications for Multicultural Teacher Education/Poster Presentation, Holmes Partners/Scholars Conference, St. Louis, MO.
REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (2010, September). Bullying at School: A Freirean Perspective.
Society of the Philosophy and History of Education Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Presenter, Rhone, L. F. (2006, October). The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander. Rethinking
and Relearning Diversity: From Conflict to Inclusion, University System of Maryland
Diversity Network Faculty Initiatives Committee, 4th Annual Conference, University of
Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD.
LOCAL/INSTITUTIONAL
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (2012, June). 27th Annual Conference of Kansas Alliance of Black
School Educators. African American Males in Crises: From an Urban School Age
Perspective, Is the Plight of African American Males Connected to Systemic Structural and Cultural Bullying at School? Wichita, KS.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (2006, March). Select American Women in Education. Multicultural,
Women’s History Celebration, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV.
Presenter, Rhone, L.F. (1998, April). A Professional Development School Partnership:
Comparing the Experiences’ of Student Candidates at a PDS to Student Candidates at a non-PDS. What is the difference, if any? Kansas University Professional Development School Alliance Conference, Holiday Inn-Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, MO.
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Interview/publication, Community Voice Newspaper, fall 2013 issue. Topic: Results from the Wichita Teaching Inquiry Group (WTIG) Project.
Interview, National Public Radio (NPR), spring 2013, Topic: Results from the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG) Project.
Interview and publication, Wichita Eagle Newspaper, summer 2012, Topic: Results from the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG) Project.
Interview, Wichita Public Schools, USD 259, Parent Talk Television Show, summer 2011, Topic: Results from the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG) Project.
Interview, KFDI Radio Show, spring 2010, Topic: What is the Wichita Teacher Inquiry Group (WTIG) Project?
PRESENTATIONS (OTHER THAN PAPERS)
Principles of Teaching and Learning (PTL) Training. Newman University Western Kansas (fall 2009).
Nurturing Emotionally and Physically Healthy Boys and Girls, Boys and Girls Club, Wichita, KS. (spring 2009).
Shepherd University First-Year Faculty, A Service-Learning Component in a university course. Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. (fall 2006).
Student Assembly, Bullying Behavior at School. Harpers Ferry Middle School, Harpers Ferry, WV. (spring 2005).
WORKSHOPS/STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Social Justice Practices, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas, February 1st & 2nd, 2019.
Social Justice within a Multicultural Framework. Friends University, Wichita, Kansas Fall 2017.
Systemic Bully Behavior at School. Newman University, Western Kansas, June 12 & 13, 2009.
Systemic Bully Behavior at School. Newman University, March 13 & 14, 2009.
Systemic Bully Behavior at School. Professional Development for administration and faculty.
Harpers Ferry Middle School, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia-2005.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (past)
Member, Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed
Member, Society of Philosophy and History of Education, 2010-2011
Reviewer, Multicultural Review, 1997-2011
Member, American Educational Studies Association (AESA), 1997-2000
Member, Butts Lecture Committee, American Educational Studies Association (AESA), 1997-1998
Scholar, Holmes Scholar Partnership (National Organization), 1996-1999
Fellow, Kansas Ethnic Minority, 1997-1999
Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 1997-1998
Board Member, Restore (A Renewal Center for Women, Inc.), Location: Los Angeles, CA, 1994-1995
Panelist, West Virginia Minority/Black Education Reform, 2006-2007
HONORS AND AWARDS
Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska (MO-KAN-NE) Achievers Award for 2024
Wichita Business Journal, Diversity and Inclusion Award, 2023
Certificate of Appreciation, University System of Maryland, Faculty Initiative Committee for Contribution to Rethinking and Relearning Diversity: From Conflict to Inclusion, 2006
Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Member – Order of the Purple at Butler County Community College, 2000
Recipient, American Educational Research Association, stipend for conference research workshop, 1999
Nominee, American Educational Studies Association-Editorial Advisory Council, 1998
Recognition, Wichita State University, Student Support Services, high academic achievement in graduate studies, 1996
Proclamation, for Development and Implementation of a Student Leadership Program, Mayor's Office-(Emanuel Clever) Kansas City Missouri School District, 1993
Outstanding Young Women of America, 1991