J Matthew Hartley
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
Policy, Management, & Evaluation Division
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Graduate School of Education
Policy, Management, & Evaluation Division
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-8414
Email:
hartley@gse.upenn.edu
hartley@gse.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Art History)
Colby College, Waterville, ME , 1986.
Ed.M. (Administration, Planning, and Social Policy)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1994.
Ed.D. (Administration, Planning, and Social Policy)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
Permanent linkB.A. (Art History)
Colby College, Waterville, ME , 1986.
Ed.M. (Administration, Planning, and Social Policy)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1994.
Ed.D. (Administration, Planning, and Social Policy)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
Description of Research Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Academic governance in higher education
Institutional mission
Civic engagement and the democratic purposes of higher education
Professional Biography
Dr. Hartley earned an Ed.D. from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. His dissertation examined how three liberal arts colleges redefined their educational purposes. Prior to coming to Penn, he was an instructor for Hobart and William Smith colleges as well as a teaching fellow and research assistant at Harvard University. He also served as co-chair of the editorial board for the Harvard Educational Review.
Dr. Hartley received a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2006-07 academic year. He has served on the editorial board of the Review of Higher Education and the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.
Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. Hartley's research and writing examines the ways in which colleges and universities conceptualize and strive to realize their educational missions. A significant thread of his research focuses on the civic purposes of higher education and the responsibilities of colleges and universities in a democracy. He recently completed a project with the Council of Europe in Strasburg, France that explored partnerships between universities, schools, and civil society organizations aimed at promoting Education for Democratic Citizenship.
Selected Publications
Hartley, M.: Reconcilable Differences: Factors Influencing Conflict and Collegiality in a Unionized Environment. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 34(4): 318-336, April 2010.Hartley, M., & Soo, D.: Building democracy’s university: University-community partnerships and the emergent civic engagement movement. The Routledge Handbook of Higher Education. M. Tight, K. H. Mok, J. Huisman, & C. C. Morphew (eds.). New York: Routledge Press, Page: 397-408, 2009.
Hartley, M.: Reclaiming the democratic purpose of American higher education: Tracing the trajectory of the civic engagement movement. Learning and Teaching 2(3): 11-30, 2009.
Hartley, M.: Reclaiming the Democratic Purpose of American Higher Education: Tracing the Trajectory of the Civic Engagement Movement. Learning and Teaching 2(3): 11-30, 2009.
Hartley, M.: Leading Grassroots Change in the Academy: Strategic and Ideological Adaptation in the Civic Engagement Movement. Journal of Change Management 9(3): 323 - 338, 2009.
Hartley, M., Harkavy, I., & Benson, L.: Looking Ahead: Franklin's Theory of Education in the Twenty-First Century. The Good Education of Youth: Worlds of Learning in the Age of Franklin. J. H. Pollack (Ed.) (eds.). Oak Knoll Press, Page: 188 - 203, 2009.
Eckel, P., & Hartley, M.: Developing academic strategic alliances: Reconciling multiple institutional cultures, policies, and practices. Journal of Higher Education 79(6): 613-637, 2008.
Harkavy, I., & Hartley, M.: Pursuing Franklin's democratic vision for higher education. Peer Review 10(23): 13-17, 2008.
Eckel, P., & Hartley, M.: The dynamic nature of knowledge: Future challenges and opportunities for college and university leaders. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 2008.
Hartley, M., & Kecskemethy, T.: Cultivating leadership for tomorrow's schools of education. Phi Delta Kappan 89: 442-448, 2008.
Hartley, M., & Morphew, C. : What's being sold and to what end?: A content analysis of college viewbooks. Journal of Higher Education 79(6): 671-691, 2008.
Hartley, M.: Reclaiming the Democratic Purpose of American Higher Education. University of Pennsylvania Almanac 53(30): 8, April 17 2007.
Hartley, M., Harkavy, I., & Benson, L. : Building Franklin's truly democratic, engaged university: Twenty Years of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Metropolitan University 2006.
Morphew, C., & Hartley, M.: Mission statements: A thematic analysis of rhetoric across institutional type. Journal of Higher Education 77(3): 456-471, 2006.
Hartley, M., & Schall, L.: The endless good argument: The adaptation of mission at two liberal arts colleges. Planning in Higher Education 33(4): 5-11, 2005.
Hartley, M.: The promise and peril of parallel governance structures. American Behavioral Scientist 46(7): 923-945, 2003.
Hartley, M.: A Call To Purpose: Mission-Centered Change at Three Liberal Arts Colleges. New York: Routledge-Falmer, 2002.