Linda Darling-Hammond has had a most distinctive career in education and educational research. Currently a Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Teaching and Teacher Education at Stanford University where her research focus is on issues of school restructuring, teacher education, and educational equity. Prior to her tenure at Stanford, Darling-Hammond was a William F. Russell Professor in the Foundation of Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and codirector of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST). Prior to joining the faculty of Columbia Teacher’s College in 1989, Darling-Hammond was a senior social scientist and director of the RAND Corporation’s education and human resources department.

Darling-Hammond graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Yale in 1973. Her doctorate was in urban education with highest distinction, from Temple University in 1978, pretty quick! She received the Phi Delta Kappa George E. Walk Award for the most outstanding dissertation in the field of education in 1978. In addition, she received the AERA Research Review Award in 1985, the American Federation of Teacher’s Quest Award for Outstanding Scholarship in 1987, and the Association of Teacher Educator’s Leadership in Teacher Education Award in 1990.

Darling-Hammond began her illustrious career as a public school teacher, and confounded a preschool and daycare center.

Linda Darling-Hammond is known for her research in authentic assessment. She is the author of six books including: Redesigning Teacher Education and Assessment for 21st Century Schools, and authentic Assessment in Action. She has authored more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and monographs.

Darling-Hammond is currently president-elect of the AERA, and is a member of a number of others. She has served on many editorial boards, and advisory panels, including the White House Advisory Panel’s Research Groups for the National Education Goals.

Publications

Redesigning Teacher Education and Assessment for 21st Century Schools

Authentic Assessment in Action