Autor: Sherwood Thompson

Sherwood Thompson served a four-year appointment as the president of The National Academy of Educational Research and serves as president of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. Thompson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of South Carolina, Upstate, a Master of Education and a Doctor of Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Thompson is a professor in the College of Education at Eastern Kentucky University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies where he conducts research and teaches doctoral courses on educational leadership, post-secondary educational, organizational development and race and social justice. Thompson is former assistant dean of the College of Education and former executive director of the Model Laboratory School on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. Thompson was selected as 2013 Alumni of the Year by the University of South Carolina Upstate campus. In addition, Thompson is the author of Views From the Frontline: Voices of Conscience on College Campuses and he has published over 50 essays, articles, and reviews covering topics of education reform and social justice. Thompson is currently serving as managing editor of the Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning and he serves on the editorial board of the Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research.