Susan W. Stinson

University of North Carolina – Greensboro

Department of Dance  Box 26170

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

336-334-3048

                                                 

                                                             

I.          EDUCATIONAL RECORD

 

Degree

Year Received

Institution

Location           

Specialization

EdD

l984

UNCG

Greensboro NC

Curriculum

MA

l970

George Washington University

Washington DC

Dance Ed.

BA magna cum laude

l968

Hood College

Frederick MD

Sociology

 

                                                                                                                                                           

II.  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

UNCG:  member of the faculty since 1979, Professor since 1994, Department Head in Dance 1993-2002; Undergraduate Coordinator since 2002;  Coordinator of MA Dance Education.

             Responsibilities: teaching, advising, administration, supervision in Dance Department

 

University of Hawaii:  1975-76, half time instructor, Department of Drama and Theater; 1973-75:  teacher of extension courses for classroom teachers

 

Additional public and private institutions in North Carolina, Hawaii, Ohio, Virginia: teaching, consulting in arts education (details  available upon request )

 

           

Short term assignments:

 

Theatre Academy of Helsinki (Finland):  August 1997, December 1998, June 1999:  guest teacher, dance research

 

University of Cape Town: July 1999: guest teacher, dance research

 

University of Melbourne (Australia): September-October 1997; Visiting Scholar                                                                          

 

III.  AREA OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN FIELD

 

Teacher education in dance; theoretical studies in dance curriculum; research methods; current research focus on the meaning of dance to participants

 

 

IV. PUBLICATIONS

 

Stinson, S.W.  (1979).  Effort qualities and the development of psycho-sexual identity in early adolescents.  In A. Little (Ed.), Dance As Learning (pp. 89-95).  National Dance Association Conference Proceedings.

Stinson, S.W. (1979).  Evaluating the child:  Issues for dance educators.  Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 50(7), 53-54.

Stinson, S.W. (1982).  Aesthetic experience in children's dance.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 53(4), 53-54, 72-74.

Stinson, S.W. (1983).  Review of Movement Education by J.Fowler.  Young Children, 38(4), 88.

Stinson, S.W. (1984).  Reflections and visions:  A hermeneutic study of dangers and possibilities in dance education.  Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Stinson, S.W. (1985).  An argument for social and moral arts curricula.  In J. Koroscik and T. Barrett (Eds.) American Educational Research Association Arts and Learning SIG Proceedings, 3, 68-75.

Stinson, S.W. (1985).  Curriculum and the morality of aesthetics.  Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 6(3), 66-83.

Stinson, S.W. (1985, April).  Curriculum and the morality of aesthetics. In M.M. Carnes (Ed.),  Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Curriculum Theory in Physical Education   (pp. 335-347).  Athens: University of Georgia.

Stinson, S.W. (1985).  Children's dance:  A larger context.  In Dance: The New Zealand Experience,  Papers and Proceedings  (pp. 199-216). Auckland:  Dance and the Child.

Stinson, S.W. (1985, Spring/Summer).  Piaget for dance educators:  A theoretical study.  Dance Research Journal, l7(1), 9-16.

Stinson, S.W. (1985).  Research as art:  New directions for dance educators.  In Dance:  The New Zealand Experience, Papers and Proceedings (pp. 217-238).  Auckland:  Dance and the Child.

Stinson, S.W. (1985, September).  The social/moral context of the arts curriculum:  A critique.  In Resources in Education 20, 170, (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 256674).

Stinson, S.W. (1986, May/June).  Preschool dance curriculum:  The process.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 57(5),  27-28.

Stinson, S.W. (1986).  Children's dance:  A larger context.  Drama/Dance, 5(2), 6-l8.

Stinson, S.W. (1986).  Planning the dance curriculum:  A process of dialogue.  Drama/Dance, 5(2), 36-46, 5l-53.

Stinson, S.W. (1986).  Research as art:  New directions for dance educators.  Drama/Dance. 5(2), 78-90.

Stinson, S.W. (1987).  Gender issues in dance education.  In M.M. Carnes and P. Stueck (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth Curriculum Theory Conference in Physical Education  (pp. 33-59).  Athens:  University of Georgia.

Stinson, S.W. (1988).  Inner process vs. outer result. Musical America, 107(6), 23-13, 52-55.

Stinson, S.W. (1988).  Creative dance for preschool children. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 59(7), 52-56.

Stinson, S.W. (1988).  Dance for young children:  Finding the magic in movement.  Reston, Virginia:  American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 

Stinson, S.W. (Project Chair and author).  (1988). National guidelines for dance curriculum.  Reston, VA.: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Stinson, S.W., Blumenfeld-Jones, D. and Van Dyke, J. (1988).  An interpretive study of meaning in dance:  Voices of young women dance students.  In S.H. Fraleigh (Ed.), Conference Proceedings of the International CORD Conference:  Dance and Culture  (pp. 174-184).  Congress on Research in Dance.

Stinson, S.W., Blumenfeld-Jones, D., and Van Dyke, J. (1988).  Voices of adolescent dancers:  An interpretive study of meaning in dance.  In I.K. Glaister (Ed.), Children and Youth Dancing:  Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of Dance and the Child:  International (pp. 296-307). London.

Stinson, S.W. (1989).  The dance inside of me.  Pre-K Today, 3(6), 36-39.

Gingrasso, S. and Stinson, S.W. (Eds.).  (1989).  An update on state's dance curricula.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 60 (5), 3l-60.

Stinson, S.W., Blumenfeld-Jones, D., and Van Dyke, J.  (1990).  Voices of young women dance students:  An interpretive study of meaning in dance.  Dance Research Journal, 22 (2),  13-22.

Stinson, S.W. (1990).  Dance and the developing child.   In W.J. Stinson (Ed.), Moving and learning for the whole child (pp. 139-150).  Reston, Va:  American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Stinson, S.W. (1990).  Dance education in early childhood.  Design for Arts in Education, 91(6), 34-41.

Stinson, S.W. (1990).  Evaluating the child:  Issues for dance educators.  In A.S. Akins and J. LaPointe-Crump (Eds.), Encores II:  Travels through the spectrum of dance (pp. 45-46).  Reston, VA:  Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Stinson, S.W. (Project chair and author). (1990). Guide to creative dance for the young child.  Reston, Va:  National Dance Association.

Stinson, S.W. (1991).  Dance as curriculum, curriculum as dance.  In G. Willis & W.H. Schubert (Eds.), Reflections from the heart of curriculum inquiry:  Understanding curriculum and teaching through the arts (pp. 190-196).  State University of New York Press.

Stinson, S.  (1991).  Promising practices in arts assessment.  In L.Y. Overby (Ed.), Early childhood creative arts (pp. 51-56).  Reston, Va.:  American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance.

Stinson, S.W. (1991).  Reflections on teacher education in dance.  Design for Arts in Education, 92, 23-30.

Stinson, S.  (1991). Transforming movement into dance for young children.  In L.Y. Overby (Ed.), Early childhood creative arts (pp. 134-139).  Reston, Va.:  American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance.

Stinson, S.W., Blumenfeld-Jones, D., and Van Dyke, J. (1991).  When I dance, I'm more of a soul.  Ballett International,14 (14), 9-12.

Stinson, S.W., with Benzwie, T., Pasternack, R., Pica, R., and Posey, E. (1992, March).  Dance in early childhood education.  In C. Hendricks (Ed.), Young kids on the grow:  Health, activity and education in the preschool setting, 43-56. ERIC Monograph, No. 13.

Stinson, S.W., Ed.  (1992). Proceedings of the 1991 Conference of Dance and the Child:  International.  Dance and the Child:  International.

Stinson, S. W. (1992).  Reflections on student experience in dance education.  Design for Arts in Education, 93 (5), 21-27.

Stinson, S.W. (1993).  Journey toward a feminist pedagogy for dance.  Women  in Performance, 6(1), 131-146

Stinson, S.W.  (1993).  Meaning and value:  Reflecting on what students say about school.  Journal of Curriculum & Supervision, 8 (3), 216-238.

Stinson, S.W. (1993).  Testing creativity of dance students in the People's Republic of China.  Dance Research Journal, 25, (1), 65-68.

Stinson, S.W. (1993).  Voices from schools:  The significance of relationship to public school dance students.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance,64 (5), 52-56.

Stinson, S.W. and Anijar, K. (1993).  Interpretive inquiry in dance education.  Impulse:  The International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, & Education, 1 (1), 52-64.

Stinson, S.W. (1993).  It's time to get started.  Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 25, (1), 65-68.

Stinson, S.W. (Ed.) (1993).  Symposium on the arts in early childhood. Arts Education Policy Review, 94 (6), 9-34.

Stinson, S.W. (1993).  A place called dance in school:  Reflecting on what the students say.  Impulse:  The International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, & Education, 1 (2), 90-114.

Stinson, S.W. (1993, November-December).  Realities, myths and priorities:  Teacher competencies in dance.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 64 (9), 45-48.

Stinson, S.W. (1994). Research as choreography.  National Dance Association Scholar Lecture.  Reston, VA:  National Dance Association.

Stinson, S.W. (1994).  The significance of sentience in dance education.  In L.Y. Overby and P.CotŽ-Laurence (Eds.), Dance education: A lifetime of experiences (Proceedings of the First Biannual Dance Education Conference) (pp. 5-17). Reston, VA:  National Dance Association and National Association of Sport and Physical Education.

Stinson, S.W. (1995).  Body of knowledge.  Educational Theory, 45 (1), 43-54.

Stinson, S.W. (1995).  Uma pedagogia feminista para dance da crianca.  Pro-Posicoes, 5 3[18], 79-91. [Translated by I. Marques].

Stinson, S.W., Ed. (1996).  International reports on dance education.  Impulse: The International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, & Education, 4 (1), 6-10.

Stinson, S.W. (Ed.). (1996). International reports on dance education.  Impulse:  International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, and Education, 4 (2), 87-89. 

Stinson, S.W. (Ed.). (1996). International reports on dance education.  Impulse:  International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, and Education, 4 (3), 187-192. 

Stinson, S.W. (Ed.). (1996). International reports on dance education.  Impulse:  International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, and Education, 4 (4), 261-266. 

Stinson, S.W. (1997, fall).  A question of fun:  Adolescent engagement in dance education.  Dance Research Journal, 29 (2), 49-69.

Stinson, S.W. (1998). Maxine Greene and arts education.  In W.F. Pinar (Ed.).  The passionate mind of Maxine Greene: I amÉnot yet (pp. 222-229).  Bristol, PA:  Falmer Press.

Stinson, S.W. (1998).  Places where I've been:  Reflections on gender issues in dance education, research, and administration.  Choreography and Dance 5 Part 1, 117-128.

Stinson, S.W. (1998).  Seeking a feminist pedagogy for childrenŐs dance.  In S. Shapiro (Ed.), Dance, power, and difference:  Critical and feminist perspectives in dance education (pp. 23-47).  Champaign, IL:  Human Kinetics.

Stinson, S.W. (1998)  O curr“culo e a moralidad de esttica [Trans. I. Marques].  Pro-posicoes, 9, 2 (26), 23-34.

Stinson, S.W. (1998)  Reflexoes sobre a dancae os meninos [Trans. I. Marques].  Pro-posicoes, 9, 2 (26), 55-61.

Stinson, S.W. (1998)  Vozes de meninos adolescentes [Trans. I. Marques].  Pro-posicoes, 9, 2 (26), 62-69.

Green,J. & Stinson, S.W. (1999).  Postpositivist research in dance.  In S. Fraleigh & P. Hanstein (Eds.), Researching dance:  Evolving modes of inquiry (pp. 91-123). Pittsburgh:  University of Pittsburgh Press.

Stinson, S.W.(1999). Composing a curriculum:  Articulating unspoken values.  In Confluences 2; "Articulating the

Unspoken".  Proceedings of the Second South African Dance Conference. Capetown, South Africa:  University of Cape Town.

 

Stinson, S.W. (1999).  Leaving home.  In New Horizons!  1999 Conference Proceedings.  Bethesda, MD:  National Dance Education Association .

Stinson, S.W. (1999). Piaget para professores de danca: Um estudo te˜rico. [Trans. I. Marques]. Revista mineira de Educao f“sica, VII (1), 14-32.

Stinson, S.W. (1999). What we teach is who we are: Reflections on the stories of our lives. Visual Arts Research, 25 (2), 69-78.

Stinson, S.W. (Summer 2000). Review of Partnering Dance in Education.  Dance Research Journal, 32 (1), 146-147.

Bond, K. & Stinson, S.W. (Winter 2000/2001).  "I feel like I'm going to take off!":  Young people's experiences of the superordinary in dance.  Dance Research Journal , 32 (2), 52-87.

Stinson, S.W. (2001). Choreographing a life: Reflections on curriculum design, consciousness, and possibility.  Journal of Dance Education, 1 (1), 26-33.

Stinson, S.W. (2001).  Voices from adolescent males.  daCi in Print, 2, 4-6.

Stinson, S.W. (2002).  What we teach is who we are: The stories of our lives.  In L. Bresler & C. Thompson (Eds.), The arts in childrenŐs lives (pp. 157-168). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.

Stinson, S.W. (2004).  My body/Myself:  Lessons from dance education.   In L. Bresler (Ed.). Knowing Bodies, Moving Minds: Embodied Knowledge in Arts Education and Schooling (pp. 153-168).  Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.

 

Stinson, S.W. (2004).  Teaching ethical thinking to prospective dance educators.  In L. Rouhiainen, E. Anttila, S. Hamalainen, & T. Loytonen (Eds.), The same difference? Ethical and political perspectives on dance (pp. 235-279).  Helsinki, Finland:  Theatre Academy.

 

Stinson, S.W. (2004).  Professional ethics and personal values: Intersections and decisions in dance education. In L. Rouhiainen, E. Anttila, S. HŠmalainen, & T. Lšytšnen (Eds.), Proceedings--International dance conference: Ethics and politics embodied in dance (pp. 23-35).  Available at http://www.dancethics.com/pdf/PROCEEDINGS.pdf

 

Stinson, S.W. (2005).  The hidden curriculum of gender in dance education. Journal of Dance Education, 5 (2), pp. 51-57.

 

Stinson, S.W. (2005). Reflections on educating dance educators. In J. Chazin-Bennahum (Ed.), Teaching dance studies (pp. 217-234).  Oxford, UK: Routledge.

 

Stinson, S.W.  (2005). Teaching ethical decision making to prospective dance educators: An action research project.  In L. Overby (Ed.), Dance: Current selected research (pp. 1-58).  Brooklyn, NY: AMS. 

 

Stinson, S.W.  (2005). Why are we doing this?  Journal of Dance Education, 5 (3), 82-89.

 

Stinson, S.W. (2006).  Dance in schools: Valuing the questions.  In L. Wildschut (Ed.), Colouring senses: Dance and the child international conference proceedings: Keynotes (pp. 48-53).  The Hague: The Netherlands. 

 

Stinson, S.W. (2006).  Research as choreography.  Research in dance education, 7 (2), 201-209. (revised and reprinted from 1994 publication.)

 

Stinson, S.W. (2007). Prelude: Making sense of curriculum research in arts education.  In L. Bresler (Ed.), International handbook of research in arts education pp. 1430146).  Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

 

Stinson, S.W. (Ed.) (2007). Section on curriculum.  In L. Bresler (Ed.), International handbook of research in arts education (pp. 141-334).  Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

 

Bond, K. & Stinson, S.W. (2007). "It's work, work, work, work":  Young People's Experiences of Effort and Engagement in Dance.  Research in Dance Education, 8 (2), 155-183.

 

Stinson, S.W. (2007).  Issues in early childhood dance education research. In D. Risner & J. Anderson (Eds.), Focus on Dance Education: Building Community (pp. 183-189).  National Dance Education Organization Conference Proceedings (CD Rom).

 

Dils, A.H. & Stinson, S.W.  (in press).  Toward passionate thought: Peer mentoring as learning from and with a colleague.  In T. Hagood (Ed.), Legacy in dance education: Essays and interviews on values, practices, and people. Youngstown, NY: Cambria.

 

Stinson, S.W. & Dils, A.H. (in press).  Dance and qualitative research.  In L. Givens (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage.

 

 

V.  PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Stinson, S.W. (1980, April).  Dance and the pre-school child.  Workshop presented for the National Dance Association annual convention, Detroit. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1980, April).  Transforming movement into dance. Workshop  presented for the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Winston-Salem. (invited)         

Stinson, S.W. (1981, October).  Movement, dance and reading skills for k-3.  Presentation to North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, Winston-Salem. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1982, November).  Dance in schools.  Address to the North Carolina Alliance for Arts Education, Greensboro, North Carolina. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1982, August).  The implications and limitations of Piagetian theory for the teaching of dance.  Paper presented at conference of Dance and the Child: International, Stockholm. (juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1983, January).  Report on dance education in North Carolina public schools.  Paper presented to the Arts Education Curriculum Evaluation Study Committee, at the request of the North Carolina Dance Alliance.  A portion of this address was published in Interchange, March/April 1983. (Newsletter for the Alliance for Arts Education, Washington, D.C.) (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1983, November).  Dance in schools:  Fit or misfit.  Paper presented to North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1984, April).  Aesthetic dimensions in children's dance.  Paper presented to National Dance Association Annual Convention, Anaheim, California.  (Note:  I was invited to present this paper as the U.S. representative in the first Canadian-American Forum.)

Stinson, S.W. (1984, November).  Curriculum and the morality of aesthetics.  Paper presented at Conference on Curriculum Theory and Practice, Dayton, Ohio.  (Conference proposals juried;  this paper won the first annual James B. Macdonald award.)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, April).  Curriculum and the morality of aesthetics.  Paper presented at Fourth Conference on Curriculum Theory in Physical Education, Athens, Georgia. (Repeat of November, 1984 paper;  invited.)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, April).  Dance for the preschool child.  Workshop presentation and member of panel for discussion, at National Dance Association In-Depth Conference:  "A comparative analysis between movement experiences and dance for the preschool child." Atlanta, Georgia. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, April).  The social/moral context of the arts curriculum:  A critique.  Paper presented at annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago. (juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, August)  Children's dance:  A larger context.  Paper presented at conference of dance and the Child: International,  Auckland, New Zealand. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, August).  Research as art:  New directions for dance educators.  Paper presented at conference of Dance and the Child:  International, Auckland, New Zealand. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1985, October).  Knowing in my bones:  An exploration of body as source for metaphors in curriculum.  Workshop presentation at Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory & Practice, Dayton, Ohio. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1986, April).  Dance in statewide curricula: Certification, curriculum, and the legislature.  Panel presentation at National Dance Association annual convention, Cincinnati, Ohio. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1986, July).  Inside, outside and relationship between:  An exploration of metaphors for curriculum in arts education.  Paper presented at Arts Curricula in Transition: A National Symposium on the Arts in American Education, New York, New York. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1986,  October).  Gender issues in dance education.  Paper presented at Bergamo conference on Curriculum Theory and Practice, Dayton, Ohio. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1986, November).  Creative dance for 3-5 year olds.  Workshop presented at annual meeting of National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1987, February).  Curriculum in children's dance:  Discipline or experience?  Paper presented at Conference on Children's Dance, Eastern District Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Hartford, Connecticut. (invited)

Stinson, S.W.(co-presenter) and Blumenfeld-Jones, D. (1987, March). The role of personal and gender identity in dance curriculum.  Presentation at Fifth Conference on Curriculum Theory in Physical Education, Athens, Georgia. (juried)   

Stinson, S.W. (1987, October).  Metaphors and visions:  Exploring the controversy between curriculum as discipline or as experience.  Paper presented at Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Practice, Dayton, Ohio. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1988, April).  Dance for young children:  Finding the magic in movement.  Workshop for National Dance Association annual convention, Kansas City. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (organizer, lead presenter), Blumenfeld-Jones, D., and Van Dyke, J. (1988, July) An interpretive study of meaning in dance:  Voices of young women dance students.  Paper presented at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Toronto. (Papers juried)     

Stinson, S.W. (1988, July).  Dance, gender, and culture.  Panel presentation at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Toronto.  (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1988, July).  Voices of adolescent students:  An interpretive study of meaning in dance.  Paper, done in collaboration with Blumenfeld-Jones, D. and Van Dyke, J., presented at conference of Dance and the Child: International,  London, England.

Stinson, S.W. (1988, November).  Why develop a dance curriculum?  Invited lecture presented at conference, "The Arts Unfolded," sponsored by Greater Kingsport Arts Council, Kingsport, Tennessee. (also workshop leader:  Dance as an interdisciplinary study, dance in the curriculum) (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1988, December).  Dance and the developing child. Keynote presentation at international conference on Moving and Learning for Preschool Children,  Washington, DC. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1989, February.)  Voices of young women dance students. Invited lecture at Tenth Annual Dance Ethnology Forum, UCLA Graduate Dance Ethnology Association, Los Angeles. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1989, April.)  Panelist at conference, "Developing Student Teachers:  A Shared Responsibility,"  Elon College.  (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (organizer and co-director), Blumenfeld-Jones, D., Galler, E., and Taylor, S. (1989, October). Curriculum as body:  Moving metaphors.  Presentation at Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Practice, Dayton, Ohio. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (co-presenter) and Hunt, P.  (1990, March).  Public school teaching in dance.  Presentation at American College Dance Festival Association regional festival, Greensboro.  (invited)

Stinson, S.W., (organizer, moderator, and panel member),  Thomas, H. and Van Dyke, J. (1990, July). Dance and gender identification among young women:  Three perspectives.  Paper presented at 5th Hong Kong International Dance Conference. (proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, July).  Panelist:  The status of dance education in the United States.  5th Hong Kong International Dance Conference. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, July).  Panelist:  Issues in dance education in the United States.  5th Hong Kong International Dance Conference. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, July.)  Teacher for demonstration creative dance class with non-English speaking children.  5th Hong Kong International Dance Conference. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, October).  Voices from schools:  Report on work in progress.  Paper presented at conference of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Greensboro, NC. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, December).  Beyond movement:  Dance for young children.  Presentation at International Early Childhood Creative Arts Conference, Los Angeles. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1990, December).  Promising practices in arts assessment.  Panel presentation at International Early Childhood Creative Arts Conference, Los Angeles. (Invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1991, April).  How can high school students make meaning of dance in schools?  Presentation at dance conference sponsored by Richland School District II, Columbia, South Carolina. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (organizer, co-presenter), Taylor, S. and Van Dyke, J. (1991, November).  Researching lived experience:  The CORD Conference.  Presentation at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Iowa City. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1991, November).  Voices from schools:  Student experience of dance education.  Paper presented at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Iowa City. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W.(1992, April).  Dance in early childhood:  Three visions.  Paper presented at annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (Symposium member, abstracts juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1992, May).  Invited participant in working conference to develop essential research questions for arts education.  Funded/sponsored by U.S. Department of Education and National Endowment for the Arts.  Annapolis, Maryland.

Stinson, S.W. (organizer, co-presenter) and Bliss, L. (1992, October). Critical theorizing, telling stories and taking action. Paper presented at The Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Practice, Dayton, Ohio. (Proposals juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1992, October).  Educating dance educators: A response.  Paper presented at conference on Teacher Education in the Arts.  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1993, March).  The academics of dance.  Paper presented on panel at conference of the National Dance Association, Washington, D.C. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1993, March).  Developing appropriate practices in dance for young children.  Workshop presented for annual meeting of Council on Physical Education for Children (COPEC), Washington, D.C. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1993, March).  Voices from public school dance classes: High school students.  Paper presented on panel at annual meeting of the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Washington, D.C. (Organizer of panel; abstracts juried)

Stinson, S.W. (organizer, author of scholarly text, and co-presenter) and Dillon, K. (1993, April).  Position and relationship: The art and science of education.  Scholarly/performance piece presented at annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Atlanta.  (invited;  repeated at UNCG, April 1993)

Stinson, S.W. (1993, April). Student construction of the dance curriculum.  Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Atlanta. (Abstracts juried)                       

Stinson, S.W. (1994, July).  A feminist pedagogy for children's dance.  Paper presented on panel at conference of Dance and the Child:  International, Sydney, Australia.

Stinson, S.W. (1994, July).  Researching meaning making among young dancers.  Workshop presented at conference of Dance and the Child:  International, Sydney, Australia.

Stinson, S.W. (1994, October).  The significance of sentience in dance education.  Keynote address presented at conference on Focus on Dance Education, Lansing, Michigan.

Stinson, S.W. (1994, October).  Dance as sensory education.  Workshop presented at conference on Focus on Dance Education, Lansing, Michigan. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1994, November).  Places where I've been:  Reflections on gender in dance education, research, and administration.  Keynote address presented at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Denton, Texas.

Stinson, S.W. (1994, November).  Kinesthetic and visual awareness.  Workshop presented at annual meeting of North Carolina Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Greensboro, N.C. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1995, May).  Values and visions:  Getting from how to why.  Featured presentation at National Early Childhood Conference, The Young Child:  Moving to Learn, Arlington, VA.

Stinson, S.W. (1995, November).  Adolescent perceptions of dance education.  Paper presented at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Miami, Florida. (juried)

Stinson, S.W. (1996). Keynote address and member of panel, A goal for 2000:  National dance standards and K-12 education.  Mid America Dance Network Annual Conference. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1996). Kinesthetic intelligence. Minnesota Dance Educator's Institute, "The Knowing and Moving Body:  What, When, How and Why?" Minneapolis, MN. (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1997).  Dance for boys.  Keynote address at conference of Dance and the Child:  International, Kuopio, Finland.  (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1997).  Voices from adolescent males.  Paper presented at conference of Dance and the Child:  International, Kuopio, Finland.  (invited)

Stinson, S.W. (1998).  A feminist pedagogy for childrenŐs dance.  Paper presented at annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.  (juried).

Stinson, S.W. and Bond, K. (1998). 'I feel like I'm going to take off!":  Young people's experience of the superordinary in dance.  Multi-media research presentation at conference of Congress on Research in Dance, Columbus, Ohio. (juried).

Stinson, S.W. (1999).  Leaving home.  Keynote presentation at inaugural conference of National Dance Education Association.  Cincinnati, OH. (invited).

Stinson, S.W. (1999).  Composing a curriculum:  Articulating unspoken values.  Keynote presentation at Confluences 2, Capetown, South Africa (invited).

Stinson, S.W. and Bond, K. (1999). 'For 47 minutes I get to be myself!":  Young people's experience of the superordinary in dance.  Multi-media research presentation at Confluences 2, Capetown, South Africa (invited)

Stinson, S.W. ( 2000). Determining the state of the art in AmericaŐs schools.  NCAHPERD conference, Greensboro, NC.  (invited)

 

Stinson, S.W. (2001).  Interdisciplinary studies and the MFA in dance. National Dance Education Organization conference, Minneapolis, MN. (invited)

 

Stinson, S.W. (2002).  What we teach is who we are:  Reflections on the stories of our lives. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference.  New Orleans. (juried)

 

Stinson, S.W. (2002). Research in K-12 dance education.  Panel presentation at annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Dance.  Tucson. (invited)

 

Bond, K. A. and Stinson, S. W.  (2003).  Young peopleŐs experience of ŇworkÓ in dance.  Dance and the Child: International  triennial conference.  Salvadore, Bahia, Brazil.  (juried)