Thomas D. Peacock
University of Minnesota-Duluth

Thomas D. Peacock, an enrolled member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinabe), is an associate professor of education at the University of Minnesota- Duluth. Peacock received his masters and doctorate in educational administration from Harvard University. Peacock has served as a teacher, counselor, director of Indian education for the Duluth Public Schools, secondary school principal, and superintendent of education for the Fond du Lac Reservation.

His research and publication interests focus on American Indian education and policy issues. He published Collected Wisdom: American Indian Education in 1998 with Linda Miller Cleary on teacher’s perceptions of American Indian students. He is also conducting an impact study of casino gaming in reservation communities, a qualitative study of American Indian student’s perceptions of teachers and schools, and writing case studies to enhance the knowledge base of non-Indian preservice teachers about American Indian culture, history, teaching strategies, and methods.

Name of Chapter: Using Cases in Multicultural Studies

Chapter Preview: Tom Peacock at the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been greatly influenced by his Anishinabe heritage. His chapter describes the evolution of a multicultural studies course he teaches on the American Indian pupil to include cases as story. Peacock has melded his knowledge of the rich Anishinabe storytelling tradition to create a cycle of cases that illuminate tribal culture, traditions, and values, and their implications for schools and the students who attend them.

Address:

Dr. Thomas Peacock
132 Moutague Hall
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Department of Education
10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812

E-mail Address: tpeacock@d.umn.edu
Phone Number: (218) 726-6898
Fax Number: (218) 726-7073

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