Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education

Department of
Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Early Childhood Education, AuburnUniversity, Auburn, Alabama, August, 1993.
  • Master of Arts in Education, Early Childhood, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, August, 1985.
  • Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Northwest Missori State University, Maryville, Missouri, August, 1971.


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    Research Interests

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    Courses Commonly Taught

    Undergraduate:
  • EDEC 3213 Fundamentals of Instruction I
  • EDEC 3223 Fundamentals of Instruction II
  • EDEC 4123 Early Childhood Curriculum


    • Graduate:

  • EDEC 6033 Theory and Research in Early Childhood Education
  • EDEC 6203 History, Philosophy, and Future Trends in Early Childhood Education


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    Representative Publications & Presentations

    Publications

            Rodgers, D.B., & Dunn, M.  (in press).  Struggling toward transformation:  Developing autonomy through teamwork.  Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.

            Rodgers, D.B., Chaille, C.  (1998).  Being a constructivist teacher educator:  An invitation for dialogue.  Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 19(3), 203-211.

            Rodgers, D.B. (1998). Supporting autonomy in young children.  Young Children, 53(3), 75-80.

            Rodgers, D.B., & Dunn, M.  (1997).  And never the twain shall meet:  One student's practical theory encounters constructivist teacher ed practices. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 18(3), 10-25.
     

    Presentations

            Rodgers, D.B., & Dunn, M. (1999, November).  Communication, collaboration, and critique:  Elements in the dynamic nature of personal theory building.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA.

            Rodgers, D.B. & Dunn, M.  (1999, August).  Sara's internship experience:  Relationships and autonomy.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association of Teacher Educators, San Antonio, TX.

            Rodgers, D.B. (1997, November). Group dynamics:  University teams develop and implement emergent curriculum with primary children.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Anaheim, CA.

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    Professional Leadership

  • Chair, Early Childhood Certification Committee, University of Oklahoma
  • President, Oklahoma Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, 1999-present.
  • Region 6 Representative, National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, 1999-present.
  • Co-chair, Constructivist ResearchNet, National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, 1998-present.
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    Links

  • NAECTE
  • Early Childhood Constructivist Teacher Education
  • Webcrawler Search Engine
  • Yahoo Search Engine
  • Web 66 School Registry
  • AskERIC Databases
  • ERIC Search
  • Library of Congress


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    You can reach me by e-mail at: dbrodgers@ou.edu

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