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About John A. Weaver

Research Interests: Cultural studies of science and technology, popular culture, academic politics, using pharmaceuticals to control children

Positions

2015 - Present Affiliate, Georgia Southern University ‐ Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM
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2001 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Education
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Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2003 - Present Member, Bryan Deever Scholarship Committee
2001 - Present Library Acquisitions Representative, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
2001 - Present Program Committee Member, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
2015 - 2018 Member, College Tenure, Promotion and Welfare Committee
2014 Member, American Educational Research Association
2014 Member, QEP Writing Committee
2009 - 2013 Program Committee Chair, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
2002 - 2009 Admissions Committee Chair, Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
2004 - 2008 Regional Evaluator and Liaisons, PRISM
1996 - 2008 Member, American Educational Research Association
1996 - 2008 Member, Bergamo: Journal of Curriculum Theorizing
2001 - 2007 Member, Alumni Committee
2003 - 2005 Member, Faculty Executive Committee
2003 - 2004 Member, PPB Planning Committee
2003 Member, American Educational Studies Association
1992 - 2001 Member, American Educational Studies Association
Member, Alternate Graduate Curriculum Committee
Manuscript Reviewer, Educational Philosophy and Theory
Member, National Science Foundation Grant
External Reviewer, Routledge Falmer Manuscripts
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Honors and Awards

  • Jack Miller Award for Scholarship and Creative activity (2007)
  • AESA Critics choice award winner for edited book Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy: Reading, Constructing, Connecting (2001)
  • $800 CLEC Grant to bring Joe L.Kincheloe and Shirley Steinberg on campus to deliver two lectures, 2003.

Courses

  • Seminar in Cultural Studies (EDUF 9631)
  • Advanced Seminar in Curriculum Theory (EDUC 9631)
  • History of American Education (EDUF 9234)
  • Power and Schooling (EDUC 9230)
  • Theories of Educational Inquiry (EDUF 9133)
  • Forms of Curriculum Inquiry (EDUC 9132)
  • History of American Curriculum (EDUF 9132)
  • Critical Readings in Curriculum Theory (EDUC 9132)
  • Ethical Dimensions in Education (EDUF 9131)
  • Contemporary Curriculum Theorists (EDUC 9130)
  • Philosophies in Education (EDUF 8831)
  • Hip Hop Pedagogies (EDUC 8105)
  • Multicultural Education (EDUC 7235)
  • Curriculum Theory and Design-Online (EDUC 7130)
  • Foundations of Education-PPB (EDUC 2120)
  • Diversity in Educational Context (EDUC 2110)
  • PPB Practicum (COED 2110)
  • Education, Society and Learners (EDUF 1230)
  • Global Citizen (FYE 1410)
  • The Posthuman (FYE 1220)
  • Baseball (FYE 1220)
  • First Year Experience (FYE 1220)
  • Careers in Education (EDUC 1130)

Education

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1994 PhD, University of Pittsburgh ‐ Comparative and Social Analysis
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1988 M.A., Villanova University ‐ German and Italian History
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1986 B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College ‐ History and Political Science
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Contact Information

PO Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-1709
Office: Education 2125

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Books (11)

Book Chapters (20)