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J. Spencer Clark
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University
Biography
J. Spencer Clark is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Kansas State University. His work focuses on teacher agency, social studies education, and action research.
Main Ideas
Focus
Teacher Agency
Research
Active Citizenship
Approach
Democratic Education
“Teaching for agency is essential to a vibrant democracy.”
— J. Spencer Clark
Selected Publications & Projects
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Action Research (2020)
Enriching preservice teachers’ critical reflection through an international videoconference discussion (2013)
Critical intentions and “Care of the Self:” Reconsidering the role of agency in preservice teachers’ thinking (2012)
Developing Professional Judgment: Preservice Teachers Drawing Upon Rurality to Teach Global Issues (2015)
Global citizenship education in the United States (2013)
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