Online Journal
i.e.: inquiry in education is a peer-reviewed online journal that serves as a forum for diverse voices of scholars and practitioners from various fields of education and other related disciplines. Indexed by ERIC and issued twice per academic year, i.e.: inquiry in education publishes original manuscripts conceived within the field of education and other related disciplines.
Please visit the journal: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/
Meet the i.e. Editors
Professor, School of Advanced Professional Programs, National Louis University
Lukenchuk specializes in preparing teacher candidates to apply the knowledge of educational foundations and teacher inquiry to their professional practice. Dr. Lukenchuk brings a wealth of her expertise in paradigms of research and qualitative research methods to share with doctoral students pursuing degrees in curriculum, advocacy, and policy; disability and equity studies; reading, literacy, and language; and higher education leadership. Dr. Lukenchuk pursues research and scholarly interests in the philosophy of education, paradigms of research, qualitative research methods, service-learning, online and blended education, and international and cross-cultural issues in higher education. Dr. Lukenchuk conducts regional and international workshops and seminars on the pedagogy of service-learning, paradigms of research, and qualitative research. Dr. Lukenchuk's publications include two books published with Peter Lang: Paradigms of Research for the 21st century: Perspectives and Examples from Practice (2013) and Outliving Your Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty (2017).
Dr. Lukenchuk's degrees are:
Ph.D., English Linguistics. Chernivtsi University, Ukraine
Ed.D., Adult Education. Northern Illinois University
Ms.Ed., Foundations of Education. Northern Illinois University
B.A., English Linguistics. Chernivtsi University, Ukraine
Contact information:
P/F: 630-874-4636
antonina.lukenchuk@nl.edu
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership; Program Chair, M.Ed/Ed.S Educational Leadership, National Louis University
Dr. Minor specializes in educational research, data use, and sociology of education. She teaches courses in Educational Leadership, which focus on research methods and change leadership. Elizabeth (Covay) Minor's research focuses on inequality in student opportunities to learn and how social context is related to differences in access to, returns to, and experiences within student opportunities to learn. After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Minor completed an IES Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Before coming to National Louis, Dr. Minor worked as the Research Director for the Michigan Consortium for Educational Research at Michigan State University, evaluating the Michigan Merit Curriculum. She also serves on the editorial board for the American Educational Research Journal.
Dr. Minor's degrees are:
Ph.D., Sociology. University of Notre Dame
M.A., Sociology. University of Notre Dame
B.A., Sociology. Baldwin-Wallace University (formerly Baldwin-Wallace College), Berea, Ohio.
Contact information:
P/F: 847-947-5144
eminor1@nl.edu
Carol's professional focuses include: school leadership and change, school turnaround leadership, qualitative research, arts-based educational research, and doctoral student education and mentoring. For over 20 years, Carol A. Burg served the National Louis University Florida Regional Center in various leadership capacities such as Florida EDL Doctoral Program Director, as well as teaching various educational leadership, education policy, curriculum, and research courses within the Educational Leadership (EDL) and Teaching Learning & Assessment (TLA) graduate programs. Carol serves on the panel of reviewers for several journals: The Qualitative Report (Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Teacher Education Quarterly (University of the Pacific, CA), The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy (Montreal, Canada), The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education(UK), and Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning (UK).
Dr. Burg's degrees are:
Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, University of South Florida
M.Ed., Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum & Instruction, National Louis University
B.S., Psychology and Music, Indiana University
Contact information:
Cellular: 727-412-0800
cburg@nl.edu
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Administration, National Louis University
Dr. Katch researches infant regulation, parenting self-efficacy, and the relationship between father well-being and infant crying and fussing. Her clinical work focused on families concerned about their infant's behavior, and currently, she provides consultation for infant/toddler programs in Chicago. Dr. Katch's areas of expertise include Infant/toddler development, parent-infant relationships, infant crying and regulatory disorders, father involvement and transition to fatherhood, early childhood program development, and infant mental health.
Dr. Katch's degrees are:
Ph.D., Child Development. Erikson Institute, Chicago
M.S.W., Loyola University, Chicago
B.S., Social Welfare. University of California at Berkeley
Contact information:
P/F: 312-261-3128
Leslie.katch@nl.edu
Dr. Meenakshi Mohan is an educator, freelance writer, art critic, book reviewer, children's writer, painter, and poet. Her research interests and expertise lie in Motivational Learning and Art Integrated Curriculum. Listed twice in the Who is Who Among American Teachers, Dr. Mohan has taught at Roosevelt University and National-Louis University in Chicago, Wheelock College in Boston, and Towson University in Maryland. She is currently on the Advisory Committee of the Montgomery County Library System in its Potomac, Maryland branch. Several journals, including Confluence and i.e.: Inquiry in Education, regularly publish Dr. Mohan's articles. She is also the author of two children's books, The Gift and The Rainbow in My Room, and she edited Tamam Shud: Poems in English, Hindi, Urdu by Kshitij Mohan. She has been involved with different organizations, including NAEYC and ASCD, and presented in many seminars and workshops about teaching young children in creative ways.
She is also involved in NGO programs that sponsor student scholarships for deprived students and women's education.
Dr. Mohan earned her doctoral degree in Educational Administration with a focus on Early Childhood Education from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL.
Contact information:
P/F: 240-515-4949
mmohan68@yahoo.com
