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Previous Positions
1997-2003
Dean and Professor, California State University, Fresno, Kremen School of Education and Human Development; Director of Teacher Education; [136 FTE faculty, 2328 Undergraduates, 1300 Basic Credential students, 766 Master’s, Doctoral and Advanced Credential students.]
- Led the curriculum development of one of California’s most advanced four-year blended teacher education programs.
- Directed regional implementation of CalStateTEACH, a web-based, distributed learning, teacher education program based on the Open University (U.K.) model.
- Expanded enrollment and faculty ten percent per annum five years running to meet teacher shortages. Led NCATE/California reaccreditation.
- Member of the advancement team that successfully solicited a multimillion dollar naming gift for the Kremen School of Education and Human Development and an endowed chair for Early Childhood Education.
- Established a technology-oriented PreTeacher Assessment Center for credential candidates.
1994-97
Dean and Professor, College of Education and Human Services, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 80 FT faculty, 1850 undergraduates, 250 graduate students.
Chairman of the Board, Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative. Created new program in Health Sciences Administration, led successful reaccreditations in education (NCATE), nursing, and social work. Launched field-based M.S. degree for teachers in curriculum and instruction.
1990-93
Dean and Professor, National College of Education and McGaw Graduate School of Education. National-Louis University, Evanston, IL, 165 FTE faculty, 250 undergraduate students, and 4100 graduate students in a variety of professional programs through the doctorate. In addition to four Chicago area campuses, academic centers in Tampa, Milwaukee-Beloit, McLean, Va, St. Louis, and DoDDS Germany.
- Increased African-American faculty contingent from zero to seven.
- Exceeded enrollment targets annually.
- Initiated Education Specialist program for master teachers.
Board member, Community Youth Creative Learning Experience; Chicago Center for School Improvement, an NCE collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago.
1987-90
Associate Dean and Professor, College of Education and Human Service Professions, Slippery Rock University, PA, 160 faculty and staff and 2300 (UG) and 450 (G) 7600 students. Responsibilities included work with staffing, budget, space, scheduling, program development, student academic appeals.
Director, Assessment Center, coordinating performance outcomes assessment of all pre-service candidates.
Chair, NCATE and PDE Self-Study Committees, maximum accreditation granted.
Director, first NEH grant issued direct to an SCDE, $165,000.
1975-87
Chairman (1983-87), Education Department, Lester D. Crow Professor of Education, tenure, Mount Union College, Ohio. Directed 250 majors and faculty of twelve for teacher education. Teaching: Educational Psychology, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Education. Head of exemplary liberal arts education program recognized by AACTE and Ohio Department of Education. Integrated educational technology and clinical laboratory experiences with teacher education program. Officer, Mount Union College AAUP.
1977-79
Assistant Director, Educational Research Center, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Administration: aiding the establishment, organization, and daily operation of the R&D center. Research: designing school development projects; writing on international educational development; implementing and evaluating curricular reforms at K-12 and university levels.
1971-72
Legal Assistant, Nader & Nader Attorneys at Law, Warren, Ohio.
1970-71
Teacher, U.S. History and English, Canton (Ohio) Central High School. Forensics Coach. President, Teachers’ Organization.
1970
Teacher, mathematics and geography, low SES rural youth. Ashville (Ohio) Junior High School. Member, Ohio Education Association.
Selected Professional Experience
2003-2007
Member, nominating committee, John Dewey Society
Evaluator, Degree Quality Assessment Board, Ministry of Advanced Education, BC
Evaluator, University of Victoria (BC) teacher education program
Referee, Ontario Research Chair, higher education
Program Committee, Annual Conference, American Educational Studies Association
Reviewer, Alberta Journal of Educational Research
2000-2004
Chair, ASCD/John Dewey Society Memorial Lecture
Think Tank member, Technical Assistance Design Project, Advancing Building Capacity, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2002-2003
National Board Member, Reading Recovery Council of North America
2002-2002
Coordinator, Liberal Studies Program (campus elementary education major). Member, AACTE Focus Council on Special Education.
1998-2000
Executive Board Member, John Dewey Society; Chair, Nominating Committee
1997-99
Chair, Awards Committee, Division K, Teaching and Teacher Education, American Educational Research Association.
1994-99
Member, Board of Editors, The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, The Journal of Afro-Latin Studies and Literatures.
1981-87
Director, Mount Union Theatre, an 800-seat college multiple-use facility serving as a community outreach. 125 programs annually.
1984-87
Member, Executive Council, The Ohio Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Executive Council, The Ohio Association of Private Colleges for Teacher Education.
1985
Research in comparative education and culture at Baika College, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. Summer semester.
1980-82
Chair, Mount Union College-North Central Association Evaluation Committee. Maximum accreditation granted.
1979-84
International Consultant, SWRL (Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, CA) with respect to Asian-Mideast Programs. On-site liaison with the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf Arab States’ Educational Research Center (Kuwait), TEAM Associates/Arab Center for Social and Educational Development (Cairo), Ministry of Education, Philippines (Manila).
Books, Book Chapters, Monographs
2008
“Reclaiming Education for Democracy: Thinking Beyond No Child Left Behind,” co-authored with Elizabeth Heilman, Routledge.
“Education, Policy and Politics” in Parillo V. Ed., Encyclopedia of Social Problems, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
“Human Development: The Cultural Psychology of the Right and its Challenge to Education,” chapter in Battleground Schools, eds. Mathison, S. and Ross, W. Vol. 1, pp 326-332. Greenwood Press: Westport, CN
2005
“The Alternative Qualities of Teachers,” in K. Keeson and W. Ross, eds., Defending Public Schools—Teaching and Teacher Education, New York: Praeger/Greenwood.
“Educative Experience: Continuous Growth,” in D.A. Breault and R. Breault, eds., Experiencing Dewey: Insights for Today’s Classroom, Kappa Delta Pi.
2004
“Political Advocacy vs. Academic Authority: Defining Educational Inquiry and Defending Public Education,” chapter in W. Gershon, T. Kelly, K. Kesson & W. Walter-Bailey, eds, (De)liberating Curriculum and Pedagogy: Exploring the Promise and Perils of “Scientifically Based” Approaches (pp. 141-156). New York: Educator’s International Press, Inc.
1996
Teachers and Mentors: Profiles of Distinguished Twentieth Century Professors of Education, co-edited with Craig Kridel and R.V. Bullough, New York: Garland Press.
1990
“Foundations of Education as a Curriculum Laboratory,” chapter in J. Sears and D. Marshall, eds., Teaching and Thinking About Curriculum, New York: Teachers College Press.
“Education in the Coming Century,” chapter in J.M. Parlardy, ed., Teaching Today in Elementary School, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc.
1980
Issues in Research and Development in the Developing Nation Context, monograph with M.A. Rasheed and A. el-Mahdi Abdel-Halim, Riyadh University Publications, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1975
A Study of the Evolution of Consciousness: A Foundational Source for Education, dissertation, The Ohio State University.
Journal Articles, ERIC
2008
Scapegoating Public Schools.” The School Administrator. Co-author, Elizabeth Heilman.
“Science for Sale: The Perils, Rewards, and Delusions of Campus Capitalism.” Teachers College Record, January 8. http://www.tcrecord.org, ID # 14870, date accessed: 2/19/2008 at 4:26:26 pm.
“A Graduation Speech.” Our Schools/Our Selves, (The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Vol. 17, No. 2(90).
2007
“Scientifically Based Research” — The Art of Politics and the Distortion of Science. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, Vol. 30:2, 207-219. Co-author, Claudia Ruitenberg.
2004
“Big Change Question:Is Washington Serious about Scientifically-based Research?” Journal of Educational Change, No. 5(3), pp. 289-302.
“The New Common Sense of Education:Advocacy Research vs. Academic Authority,” Teachers College Record, Vol. 106, No. 7, pp 1444-1470. Co-author, Elizabeth Heilman.
“Left Back: Punditry or History?,” Journal of Curriculum Studies, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp 495-507.
“The Good School.” Education Canada, Vol. 44, No. 3. Co-authored with Peter Grimmett.
2002
“Advocacy Versus Authority–Silencing the Education Professoriate,” Insights, Vol. 35, No. 2, November, pp. 3, with Elizabeth Heilman.
“The Divergent Paths of Community Service,” Insights, Vol. 35, No. 1, July, pp. 6.
“Teacher Education, Pro-Market Policy and Advocacy Research,” Teaching Education, Vol. 13, No. 4, with Dan Laitsch and Elizabeth Heilman.
“Advocacy Versus Authority–Silencing the Education Professoriate,” American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Policy Perspectives, Vol. 3, No. 1, with Elizabeth Heilman.
2001
“Literacies for Life,” Educational Leadership, Vol. 59, No. 2.
“Teacher Testing: A Symptom,” Teaching Education, Vol. 12, No. 1.
2000
“CalStateTEACH: The Origins and Emergence of a State University Distributed Learning Teacher Education Program,” ERIC ED 440062.
1999
Special Editor, Teaching Education, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2, “Policies, Pedagogies, and Depth Psychology.”
1996
“Reconceptualizing the Control of Education,” ERIC EA 027664 Sep 96.
1991
“Humanities Scholars in Partnership with Teacher Education,” with Paul Klohr, Teaching Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, Fall, pp. 169-174.
“John Dewey and the Knowledge Base for the Beginning Teacher,” Teaching Education, Vol. 4, No. 1 Fall, pp. 215-224.
“Curriculum Anomaly,” The Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter, pp. 167-177.
“John Dewey and the Knowledge Base for the Beginning Teacher,” ERIC ED 329546 Jul 91.
1990
“The Metaphorical Journey of Evaluation Theory,” The International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Vol. 3, No. 4, October-December, pp. 355-364.
“Educational Psychology as Preparation for Reflective Teaching,” with Walter Ullrich, Teaching Education, Vol. 3, No. 1, February, pp. 124-135.
1989
“The Return to Experience: A Reconceptualist Call,” with Craig Kridel, Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 40, No. 1, January-February, pp. 2-8.
“Enrichment of the Educational Psychology Curriculum through Clinical Experiences,” ERIC ED 306 242 Mar 89.
1988
“Case Study: Teacher Education for Video and Microcomputer Competence,” monograph chapter with Perry Honaker, Higher Education Division, Ohio Educational Library/Media Association, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 87-101.
“Teaching Jung,” Teaching Education, Vol. 2, No. 1, February, pp. 103-6.
“Influencing Praxis through Scholarship: ‘Teaching Education’,” ERIC ED 295170 Apr 88.
1987
“Reconceptualizing the General Education of Teachers,” with Walter Ullrich, Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 38, No. 1, January-February, pp. 11-15.
1986
“Stolen from the Humanities,” Capstone Journal of Education, Vol. VII, No. 1, Fall, pp. 63-65.
1985
“Education in the Coming Century,” reprinted in Chronicle Guidance by Chronicle Guidance Publications, Moravia, New York.
“Education in the Coming Century,” The Educational Forum, Vol. 49, No. 2, Winter, pp. 233-40.
1984
“’Song of Myself’ as the Core of the English Curriculum,” The Journal of General Education, Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, pp. 116-25.
1983
“A Case for Teacher Education: The Ohio Experience,” Education, Vol. 104, No. 2, Winter, pp. 180-3.
“Sociobiology, Analytical Psychology and the Evolution of Consciousness,” Revision, Vol. VI, No. 1, Spring, pp. 86-92.
1982
“The Application of Jung’s Analytical Psychology to Education,” Journal of Curriculum Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3, July-September, London, UK, pp. 241-50.
1981
“An Educational Psychology Curriculum Designed to Foster Effective Teaching,” Dirasaat, Journal of the College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January, pp. 7-18.
1980
“Curriculum Change in the Developing Country: The Case in Saudi Arabia,” ERIC ED 191, 139 Apr 80.
1979
“Educational R & D in Saudi Arabia: An Ethnomethodological Analysis,” Cutting/Edge, Vol. 10, No. 3, Spring, pp. 18-26.
1975
“Pragmatic and Ideal Grounds for an Analytic Theory and Method for Moral Education,” International Foundations of Education Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3, Chicago, pp. 104-15.
1974
“The Birth of Knowing and the Death of the Laws: Socrates and the Evolution of Consciousness,” Paideia, Journal of Foundational Studies in Education, Third Annual MCMLXXIV, SUNY-Buffalo, pp. 15-25.
Other Publications
2008
“Business, Conscience, and Teaching,” Education Week, January 9, 2008.
2007
“SFU Dean of Education Addresses Graduates,” Teacher Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 3, November/December, 2007. British Columbia Teachers’ Federation.
“Looking Past the Hype of the Quick and Easy Way” op-ed in The Vancouver Sun, April 16, 2007.
“Article Inspires SFU Dean to Write” op-ed in the Similkameen News Leader, May 29, 2007
2004
“British Columbia’s School Model Positive” op-ed in The Fresno Bee, July 19, 2004.
2002
“Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Disabilities,” A white paper of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Focus Council on Special Education, with eight others.
“Reading Curriculum Goes beyond Textbooks,” op-ed column, The Fresno Bee, May 2, 2002, p. B-9 with Glenn DeVoogd.
“The Divergent Paths of Community Service,” op-ed column, Insights, Vol. 35, No. 1, July, 2002.
“The Divergent Paths of Community Service,” op-ed column, The Fresno Business Journal, February, p. 31.
2001
“Full-Scale Learning,” commentary, Teacher Magazine, March, 2001.
“Listening to the Music of Teaching,” Education Week commentary, January 10, 2001, p. 53.
2000
“Reminder: Government Isn’t ‘Them’, It’s You and Me,” op-ed column, The Fresno Bee, November 2, 2000, p. B-7.
1998
“What Can We Do to Help our Public Schools?,” op-ed column, The Fresno Bee, October 26, p. B-5
1992
“Clinton Opposed War That Wasn’t,” op-ed column, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, December 4, p. C-6.
“The Truth in Mrs. Clinton’s Faux Pas,” op-ed column, Chicago Tribune, March 31, Section 1, p. 17.
1991
“Outcomes Assessment Policy and the Quest for Student Preparedness,” paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education, Center for Assessment Research and Development, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1990
Specific Implementation Strategies for Gulf Arab StatesCurriculum Evaluation: Tests and Textbooks, with Kevin Cottingim, report published by the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, Kuwait.
1989
Educational Evaluation for Basic Education in Arab Gulf States, report published by the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, Kuwait.
Higher Education Efficiency and Productivity Through Assessment, with Kerry Moyer, prepared for Governor Robert P. Casey, Harrisburg: Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Recent Presentations
2008
“The New Common Sense of Education: Advocacy Versus Authority in Education Policy,” speaker, American Association of School Administrators, Tampa, Florida.
2007
“Supporting New Scholars in Education to find Balance, Focus and Community” panelist, Canadian Society for the Study of Education. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
“Teacher Education Practice: The Practicum”, panelist, Canadian Society for the Study of Education. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
“Symbol, Narrative, Network: Social Justice as Enlightened Self-interest”, Keynote speaker, Canadian Teachers’ Foundation, AGM, Ottawa.
“The Neoliberal Global Assault on Teachers, and One Canadian Reaction”, Chair, AERA, Chicago.
“Transitioning into the Teaching Profession”, Chair and discussant, AERA, Chicago.
“Accreditation and its Impact on Teacher Education Curriculum”, speaker, Curriculum Summit on Assessment, Curriculum Standards, and Accreditation and their Impact on the Field of Curriclum Studies, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Keynote Speaker, Community Alliance for Public Education, Duncan, BC
Speaker, Sunshine Coast Teachers’ Association District Pro-D Day, Chatelech Secondary School, Sechelt, BC.
BCASCD: The Great Debate presents Paul Shaker vs. Peter Cowley, Newlands Golf Club, Langley, BC
BCTF: Review debate presentation, Plenary speaker, Richmond, BC
2006
“Seeking Meaning from Education in a post-NCLB World”, paper presentation, AESA, Spokane.
“From Knowledge Use to Knowledge Control: The Blurring Border Between Scholarship and Advocacy,” speaker (with Dan Laitsch) British Columbia ASCD, Langley; also Phi Delta Kappa, Surrey.
“Every Kid Counts”, plenary speaker, British Columbia Teachers Federation, Richmond, BC.
“Protecting the Public Interest: What Research Has to Say to the Next Generation of Policymakers”, panel chair; and “Adventures in BC Democracy,” roundtable AERA, San Francisco.
“The Arts and Education”, ArtStarts (Vancouver) ArtScan keynote.
“In a Culture of Accountability Can Curriculum Lead to Meaning? Address, North Vancouver Professional Development Day.
2005
“Valores en un Contexto Educativo Globalizado: El Estatus de Países Desarrollados,”Simposio Internacional: “Educación y Valores,” Secretario de Educacion del Estado de Durango, Mexico, keynote speaker, panelist.
“Advocacy Politics vs. Academic Authority in Education,” Manitoba Teachers Society, keynote speaker, Winnipeg
“The State of Education in Canada,” panelist, AERA, Society of Professors of Curriculum, Montreal.
“Advocacy Politics vs. Academic Authority in Education,” Provincial Specialist Associations Annual Western Staff Conference, keynote speaker; Urban Aboriginal Education Colloquium, speaker, Vancouver.
“Because the Federal Government Said So: When Scholarship and Politics Clash,” discussant, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington.
2004
“Advocacy Politics vs. Academic Authority in Education,” paper presentation, Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Oxford, Ohio.
The John Dewey Memorial Lecture, chair, “Meeting Literacy Standards Through Democratic Classrooms, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual meeting, New Orleans.
Panelist, British Columbia Teachers Federation; Phi Delta Kappa; Premier’s Dialogue on Aboriginal Issues, presenter, Vancouver.
“Advocacy Politics vs. Academic Authority in Education,” speaker, Canadian Education Association urban superintendents, Vancouver.
Advocacy Politics vs. Academic Authority—Is the Federal Government Taking Over Educational Research? AERA panel chair, San Diego.
“New Scholars in the Faculty of Education,” Canadian Society for the Study of Education panelist, Winnipeg.
Think Tank on School/University/Ministry Collaboration for Achieving Student Success, chair and organizer. http://www3.educ.sfu.ca/conferences/thinktank/
2003
Book Symposium, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, Society for the Study of Curriculum History, annual meeting, Chicago.
The John Dewey Memorial Lecture, chair, “An Educational Rights Amendment,” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual meeting, San Francisco.
2002
“Is Washington Serious About Scientifically-based Research? Curriculum and Pedagogy annual meeting, Decatur, GA.
“Is Washington Serious About Scientifically-based Research? Teacher Education Council of the State Colleges and Universities, Indianapolis. Featured presentation.
“Left Back: Punditry or History?” paper presentation, American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New Orleans.
The John Dewey Memorial Lecture, chair, “Children, the Public Good, and the Myth of Accountability,” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) annual meeting, San Antonio.
“Accountability for California Teacher Education Amid Diversity, Growth, and Competition,” major forum chair, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) annual meeting, New York.
2001
“Punditry or History: Renewing the Debate over Progressive Education,” Curriculum and Pedagogy annual meeting, Victoria, BC.
“Ensenanza y Aprendizaje en Ducación Superior: Tendencies de Cambio,” IX Congreso Internacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo en Educación Superior Tecnológica, Santiago de Querétaro, Qro., México.
“Teacher Preparation and IDEA Implementation,” National Summit on Shared Implementation of IDEA, panelist, Washington, D.C.
The John Dewey Society Memorial Lecture, chair, “What Business Ought to be Concerned about in American Education,” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual meeting, Boston.
“CalState TEACH: Is this Distributed Learning Approach to Teacher Preparation/Certification Working?,” panelist, the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Dallas.
2000
“Performance Assessment at the Organizational Level,” Mentoring for Academic Writing SIG, presenter; “An International Perspective on Policy,” symposium chair, presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
“CalState TEACH: The Origins and Emergence of a State University Distributed Learning Teacher Education Program” paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago.
1999
Invited Lecturer on U.S. Education, guest of the Ministry of Education, speaking at teachers colleges and ministry offices in Riyadh, Jidda, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The John Dewey Society Memorial Lecture, Co-Presenter, “Schools We Need and Bridges to Them,” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual meeting, San Francisco.
1998
“Holmes, NCATE, INTASC, Professional Practices Boards, Commissions: Reformers and Allies or Red Herrings and Sirens for Teacher Education?” symposium chair, AERA annual meeting, San Diego.
1996
“Reconceptualizing the Control of Education,” symposium chair, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education annual meeting, Chicago.
“Case Studies in Diversifying the Curriculum of Teacher Education: The Reconceptualist School of Reform,” symposium chair, AERA annual meeting, New York.
Representative Advancement Initiatives
2006-2008
Friends of Simon: North Foundation, United Way, and BC funding for an initiative providing university students as K-12 tutors in immigrant and indigenous communities, $800,000.
2005
BC Ministry of Education funding for pilot on-line literacy course, $50,000.
BC Ministry of Education funding for pilot literacy tutoring project, $25,000.
2004
BC Ministry of Education funding for Think Tank on collaboration on Teacher Education pilot, $15,000.
2000-2002
Major endowment gift, $500,000; endowed chair, Early Childhood Education, $1,500,000. California State University, Fresno
Naming gift to the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, $4,000,000. California State University, Fresno
1997-99
The Economic Improvement Initiative of California, $1,253.000, building capacity in teacher education, project director. Technology gift, anonymous philanthropist, $600,000. California State University, Fresno.
1996-98
“The Humanities as the Foundation of Professional Education,” professional development for faculty and curriculum development, Q-7 Caucus, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, $13,000, project director. Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
1995-96
“Seminars on Current Research in Teacher Education,” professional development for faculty and administrators, Q-7 Caucus, MnSCU, $7,500, project director. Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
1988-91
“Increasing the Humanities Content of the Teacher Education Curriculum,” first National Endowment for the Humanities project for the reform of teacher education to be directly funded to a college of education, $165,000, project director. Theme: minority and gender perspectives. Slippery Rock University.
1988-89
“Urban Curriculum Partnership Project,” partnerships with New Castle and Farrell schools to generate improved multicultural teacher education curriculum, $10,000, consultant. Slippery Rock University.
“Increasing Participation of Rural Secondary Students in Postsecondary Education,” Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a video recruitment outreach, $18,200, project director.” Slippery Rock University.
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