Jennifer James
Educational Theory and Practice (Faculty)
Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
628C Aderhold
Phone: 706.542.4244
Email: jhjames@uga.edu
Jennifer Hauver James is an Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinatorr in the Social Studies Education Program. Her research explores various dimensions of teacher biography as they influence pedagogical decision making, in particular as they create and limit opportunities for democratic education. A continuing thread of her research is investigating normative constructs of gender as they shape women’s teaching identities and practice. More recently, she is engaged in studies investigating the intersection of teachers’ religious and professional identities. She is particularly interested in how this intersection influences teachers’ relationships with formal and hidden curricula, students, families and communities.
Recent representative publications include:
James, J. H. (in press) “Democracy is the Devil’s Snare”: Theological Certainty and Democratic Teacher Education. Theory and Research in Social Education.
James, J. H. (2010). Teachers as mothers in the elementary classroom: Negotiating the needs of self and other. Gender and Education, iFirst article. DOI: 10.1080/09540250903519436.
James, J. H. (2009). Reframing the disclosure debate: Confronting issues of transparency in teaching controversial content. Social Studies Research & Practice*, 4(1), 1-13.