P. Rudolph Mattai, Ph.D.
Professor
Social and Psychological Foundations of Education
Bacon Hall 312J
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: 716-878-5028
Fax: 716-878-5833
mattaipr@buffalostate.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1977), Social Foundations of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.A., (1977), Sociology of Religion, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
M.Ed., (1975), Social Foundations of Education, University of Pittsburgh, PA
B.A. (Hons.), (1974), Philosophy & Sociology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Dip. In Theology, (1974), United Theological College of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.
Additional postdoctoral work done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
COURSES OFFERED
SPF 203: School & Society
SPF 221; The History of Black Education in America
SPF 222: The Development of Modern Education in Africa
SPF 225: Ethnic Studies in the Elementary School
SPF 403: Historical & Philosophical Forces Affecting Secondary Education
SPF/EDL 500: Multicultural Education
SPF 641: Social Foundations of Education
SPF 645: Social Influences on Teaching & Learning
SPF 686: Seminar in Inner City Education
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Cultural Diversity Issues and Schooling
Race, Class, and Gender Issues in Schooling
International and Comparative Education