Department Chair
Michael J. Jacobs
The Department of Educational Foundations & Curriculum Studies (previously the Foundations of Education Department) provides coordination and coursework for teacher preparation programs at the University of Northern Colorado. Our mission and mandate is to prepare professional educators at both the undergraduate and graduate level who are critical thinkers, reflective decision-makers, creative problem solvers, and agents of positive social change, prepared to respond to the continually evolving needs of a diverse population in a pluralistic, democratic society.
The department includes the following academic
and programmatic units:
- Educational Foundations
- Curriculum Studies
- Secondary Education
- Middle Grades Education
- K-12 Education
- Rural Educational Access Program (REAP)
The Department of Educational Foundations &
Curriculum Studies is in the process of developing a new doctoral program
(Doctorate in Educational Studies) for educational practitioners who are
interested in advanced graduate study leading to teaching and research
in higher education. The program will require a common core of instructional
experience focusing on foundational studies in conjunction with the development
of research skills, and coursework in a cognate emphasis.
Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum Studies Faculty
Listed by degree granting institution, rank, research/teaching areas and editorial board memberships
Michael L. Jacobs, Ed.D., University of Rochester
Professor of Foundations
of Education
Character/moral education, teacher education, hypnosis and teaching, and
false memory syndrome
Frederick J. Bartelheim, Ed.D., University of San Francisco
Associate Professor
of Foundations of Education.
Teacher preparation, curriculum and instruction, university/school partnerships
and classroom environments
Journal of Professional Studies
Barbara L. Whinery, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Associate Professor
of Foundations of Education.
Middle school integrated curriculum, middle school instructional strategies,
teacher preparation, and portfolio development
Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly
Adele Sanders, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Associate Professor
of Foundations of Education.
Curriculum development, instructional delivery, collaborative learning,
and middle grades education
Wayne M. Trainor, Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Adjunct Professor -
Foundations of Education.
Educational foundations, middle-secondary education, active-cooperative
learning, and classroom management
Camille M. Rhodes, M.A., University of Northern Colorado
Instructor of Foundations
of Education.
Secondary teacher education, partner schools, and student teacher supervision
Thomas A. Griggs, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Assistant Professor
of Bilingual Education
Cross cultural teaching, interpersonal aspects of teaching, teacher self-research,
and narrative inquiry
Research in Teaching English
Journal of Literacy through Science