Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.

Faculty

Faculty members who teach and serve students in the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction Program represent all of the major Curriculum Determinant Areas: The Learner; Society/Culture (organizational theory and leadership, context of education); Knowledge and Structure; Curriculum and Instruction (theory, practice and research); and Research. All are scholars in particular areas and certified where needed. When appropriate, all have substantial involvement with public schools (i.e. serving as resource persons, doing collaborative research, supervising students, working cooperatively on boards and committees, serving as a resource for teachers and working directly with students in the public schools).

Curriculum and Instruction (Theory, Practice and Research)

Barbara Day Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction, Supervision and Instruction, Internships and Early Childhood Education
Mary Ruth Coleman Gifted Education
Susan Friel Mathematics Education
Suzanne Gulledge Middle Schools, Social Studies
Madeleine Grumet Curriculum Theory
Daniel Huff Music Education
Xue Lan Rong Social Studies Education, Immigration and Education, Large Data-Set Research
Russell Rowlett Mathematics Education
Jim Trier English Education
Rhonda Wilkerson Elementary Education

The Learner

Jill Hamm Adolescent Development
Judith Meece Human Development

Context of Education

George Noblit Educational Sociology, Social and Educational History of the United States
Lynda Stone Philosophy of Education, Social Theory, Feminism

Research

Gregory Cizek Educational Assessment and Evaluation
Catherine Marshall Qualitative Research
George Noblit Sociology of Education, Qualitative Research
Rita O'Sullivan Educational Assessment and Evaluation
William Ware Educational Statistics, Research

Organizational Theory/Leadership

Frank Brown Policy Studies, School Law, Leadership and Administration
Kathleen Brown Organizational/Leadership Theory; Ethics
Fenwick English Leadership, Professional Practice, Curriculum Alignment, and Equity
Catherine Marshall Politics of Education, Gender, Race, and Class Issues
Stan Schainker School Cultures, Management Conflicts, Leadership Training and Strategies