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Home   >  School of Education   >  Faculty & Staff   >  Matthew Hayden, Ph.D.

Matthew Hayden, Ph.D.

Matthew Hayden, Ph.D.

Professor, Secondary Education; Honor's Director of Philosophy and Religion

School of Education

Phone: 515-271-3040

Email: matthew.hayden@drake.edu

Office: Medbury 206/209 and CS 115

Biography

Areas of Expertise

Ethics, moral philosophy, moral psychology, philosophy of education, sociology of education, educational psychology, cosmopolitan education, international education, early adolescent psychology, ethics of testing and assessment, morality of schooling, global citizenship, influence of educational philosophies and philosophy of human nature on teaching.

Education

  • B.A. University of St. Thomas
  • M.A. University of St. Thomas
  • M.A. Teachers College-Columbia University
  • M. Phil. Teachers College-Columbia University
  • Ph.D. Teachers College-Columbia University

Courses Taught

  • Doctoral Seminar in Foundations in Education
  • Global Citizenship (Honors)
  • Theories, Isms, and Folderol (Honors)
  • Secondary Special Methods in Social Studies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Foundations in Education
  • Cyprus: Centuries of Globalization, Culture, and Education (J-Term Travel Seminar)
  • Kosovo: Repairing and Rebuilding (Travel Seminar)

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