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kay johnston

Kay Johnston

Professor of Educational Studies and Women's Studies; Chair of Educational Studies
Educational Studies , 16 Persson Hall
p 315 2287662


Degree

 BA, Ohio University, 1969; MEd, Boston University, 1971; EdD, Harvard University, 1985

Teaching Experience

 Bellport (NY) and Stoneham (MA) Public Schools; Lesley College; Boston College; Harvard University

Specialities

 Adolescent development, moral development, elementary education, women's studies

Interests

 Moral problem solving, teacher thinking, women's development

Publications

 Johnston, D.K. (2006).  Education for a Caring Society - Classroom Relationships and Moral Action.  New York: Teacher's College Press

Bjork, C., Johnston, D.K., Ross, H. (Eds.). (2007). Taking Teaching Seriously: How Liberal Arts Colleges Prepare Teachers to Meet Today's Educational Challenges in Schools. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Press.

Articles in Journal of Moral Education, Theory into Practice, Journal of Youth and Adolescence and Teachers College Record On-Line; chapters in Moral Development a Compendium, Learning for Life: Moral Education Theory and Practice, Mapping the Moral Domain

Distinctions

 Spencer Small Grant
Presentations
Moral Education and the Preparation of Teachers
Presentation at AILACTE (Association of Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education)
San Diego, California 2011

Moral Education in an Age of High-Stakes Testing
Presentation at Association of Moral Education
St. Louis, Missouri, 2010

What Do Cooperating Teachers Expect?
Presentation at AILACTE (The Association of Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education)
Atlanta, Georgia, 2010