Christopher Kirchgasler
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Expertise in historical and contemporary transnational school reforms, particularly those relating the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Global Studies School of Education Work: 608-890-0909 — Home and cell phones available upon request chris.kirchgasler@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Contemporary studies of transnational school reforms in Africa as a sociology of educational knowledge with particular focus on psychology, large-scale assessments, and Big Data.
- Historical studies of transnational school reforms in Africa, with particular emphasis on their missionary, philanthropic, and colonial qualities.
- Critical studies of cultural and historical qualities of psychological noncognitive traits (i.e., character skills)
Achievements
- Program Chair Postcolonial Studies of Education SIG, American Educational Research Association 2020–present
- Visiting Researcher Nanjing Normal University, Institute of Moral Education 2018–present
- Network Team Member After the Crisis: Migration, education, and work-life in interdisciplinary light 2018–present