All Education Department faculty members have advanced university degrees and research experience in addition to teaching experience in elementary or secondary schools. They remain actively involved with P-12 Christian and public schools, both locally and internationally. Faculty members have served as consultants for P-12 schools and universities in Austria, the Dominican Republic, India, Ireland, Sierra Leone, and Ukraine. Their work is inspired by commitments to social justice and to the integration of Christian faith and learning.
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Dr. Albert Boerema, Associate Professor of Education
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ajb37@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6036
315 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2005
- Educational Leadership Advisor
- Research: educational leadership, leadership development, and school structure
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Dr. Debra Buursma, Assistant Professor of Education
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- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005
- Research: Developing literacy skills, communicative competence, and higher order thinking of culturally diverse learners through Book Club discussions, identity development and schooling practices
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Dr. KaiLonnie Dunsmore,
Assistant Professor of Education
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kd25@calvin.edu
307 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2002
- Research: Intervention research that addresses reading difficulties among disadvantaged populations
- Sabbatical Leave during the '08-'09 school year
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Dr. Bruce Hekman, Adjunct Professor of Education
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bah2@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6054
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- Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1971
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Dr. Thomas Hoeksema, Professor of Education
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hoet@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6212
319 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1975
- Special Education Program Advisor
- Research: Christian perspectives on disability, religious freedom for persons with Intellectual Disability, friendship, inclusive education, film and disability
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Dr. Clarence Joldersma, Professor of Education |
cjolders@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6596
321 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1994
- Research: Levinas and education, philosophy of science, phenomenology and 20th century French philosophy, epistemology and education
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Dr. Robert Keeley, Professor of Education and
Education Department Chair |
rkeeley@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6816
389 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., University of Denver, 1989
- Research: Spiritual development of children
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Robert Koole, Assistant Professor of Education |
rk24@calvin.edu
(616) 526-7632
393 Spoelhof Center
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- M.Ed., Alberta, 1983
- Service: K-12 school-based curriculum development and K-12 Christian perspective development
- Research: Social studies curriculum
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Dr. Johanna Kuyvenhoven,
Associate Professor of Education |
jck8@calvin.edu
616-526-7629
Spoelhof Center 391 |
- Ph.D, British Columbia, 2005
- Research: Reading and literacy
- Sierra Leone literacy projects
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Dr. James Rooks, Associate Professor of Education and Interim Associate Dean for Teacher Education |
jrooks@calvin.edu
(616) 526-8694
399 Spoelhof Center
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- Ed.D., University of Toronto, 1998
- Graduate Program in Literacy and Reading
- Research: Reading and literacy
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Dr. Janice Simonson, Professor of Education
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jms52@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6826
397 Spoelhof Center
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- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1998
- Graduate Program in Curriculum and Instruction Advisor
- Research: Teacher professional development
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Dr. Ron Sjoerdsma,
Professor of Education |
sjoero@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6213
Semester in New Mexico, Fall 2008
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- Ph.D., University of California, 1994
- Research: Technology in schools
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Philip Stegink, Assistant Professor of Education |
pstegink@calvin.edu
(616) 526-8572
305 Spoelhof Center
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- M.A., Northern Colorado, 1980
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Susan Verwys, Assistant Professor of Education |
skv5@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6509
321 Spoelhof Center
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- M.A., University of Chicago, 1978
- Ph.D. completion in progress, Michigan State University
- Early Childhood Advisor
- Research: Early language and literacy practice in culturally diverse classrooms
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