Over a decade as a high school social studies teacher in Arden Hills, MN - Mounds View High School: Civics, honors civics, AP U.S. Govt., AP Comparative Govt, U.S. History, World Areas (Asia). Licensed in social studies & PE (over time, licenses in NC, MN, IL, & ID)
Over a decade as a teacher educator: Chicago - Dominican University & Idaho - Lewis-Clark State College:
Philosophy of Education, History of Education, Educational Psychology, Social Studies Methods,
mentoring of student teachers, K-12.
B.A. in International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University, 1989
M.Ed, C&I, North Carolina State University, 1994
Ed.D., Hamline University, 2007
M.E.A., Dominican University, 2017
Publications:
Books
Brewer, J.T. & Harman, W.G. (ed.s) (2021). The Commodification of American Education: Persistent Threats and Paths Forward. Gorham, ME: Myers Education Press.
Authored
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Education and school: How Defining our terms determines our approach (co-authored w. Hayden, M.T.)
Articles/Chapters
Hayden, M. T. & Harman, W.G. (2021). Schooling’s relative nonautonomy: Technocratically subordinated schooling and desublimated education. Educational Theory, 71(1), 75-94.
Harman, W.G., (2019). Schooling as reform: Consolidation and commodification. Social Justice Journal of Education (SoJo), 5(1), 29-42.
Harman, W. G., Boden, C., Karpenski, J., & Muchowicz, N. (2016). No Child Left Behind: A Postmortem for Illinois.Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24 (10).
Harman, W. G. (2012). A Pulling Lesson: Primary Sources and Engaging Discussion. Teaching with Primary Sources: Research and Practice, 3 (1).
Harman, W. G. (2011). Turn with Students: Making Conversation a Priority in Teacher Education. Critical Questions in Education, 2 (2).
Harman, W. G. (2010). An Hour in the Class: Pushing and Pulling Students Towards Ideas. Teaching & Learning, 25 (1), 3-14.
