Faculty Profile

Degrees

PHD, Washington Univ; MAED, Washington Univ; AB, Depauw Univ

Bio

Received his A.B. from DePauw University and his M.A. (Ed.) and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and served at Rutgers University before coming to Hofstra. His scholarly and research interests include reflective practice, the centrality of assumptions in promoting or resisting change, systems thinking applied to school improvement, learning and learning organizations, pedagogy for facilitating adult learning, moving learning to the real center of the educational enterprise, and assessment of outcomes and value added of leadership preparation programs.

Selected Titles:

Osterman, K., & Kottkamp, R. (2004). Reflective Practice: Professional Development to Improve Student Learning (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Kottkamp, R.B., & Silverberg, R.P. (2003). Leadership Preparation Reform in First Person: Making Assumptions Public, Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2(4), 299-326.

Kottkamp, R.B., & Silverberg, R.P. (2000). Learning Formal Theory Through Constructivism and Reflective Practice: Professor and Student Perspectives. Educational Administration and Leadership: Teaching and Program Development, 11, 47-59.

Cohn, M.M., & Kottkamp, R.B. (1993). Teachers: The Missing Voice in Education. New York: SUNY Press