Gayle Andrews
- Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Areas of Expertise
- middle grades school improvement
- social justice teacher education
- professional development schools
- equity-oriented professional learning
- integrated curriculum
- critical service-learning
Interests
- middle grades school improvement
- social justice teacher education
- young adolescents
- critical service-learning
- school-university partnerships
- Integrating curriculum across disciplinary boundaries
Concentrations
Education
- PhD in Social Foundations of Education, 1996
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - BSED in Secondary Social Studies Education, 1984
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Summary
My research focuses on strengthening middle grades education for young adolescents, those ages 9-15, including equity-oriented teacher education including the professional learning of middle grades educators and the preparation of prospective middle grades teachers; studying improvement efforts in policy and practice affecting middle grades schools; and the history and impact of progressive philosophies and related practices such as integrated curriculum, service-learning, and democratic teaching and learning.
Awards and Accolades
University of Georgia, 2021
University of Georgia, 2020
National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, 2012
Association for Middle Level Education, 2011
University of Georgia, 2009
University of Georgia, 2008
University of Georgia College of Education, 2008
University of Georgia