Joseph Featherstone

A.B., Harvard College
Department of Teacher Education

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Joseph Featherstone is a professor of teacher education with interests in social policy, the history of education, issues of democracy and justice in education, and the humanities curriculum from preschool through graduate school. He has written about school reform at every level and has a long-standing fascination with progressive education and with traditions in the United States and elsewhere that seek to expand democracy. He has done much work on John Dewey, and as a writer and poet takes a special interest in the expressive arts, especially writing.

Areas of Expertise:
     American education history
     Educational Equity
     Literacy in Family/Community/Schools
     Social policy
     Teacher Education & Learning