Alan Canestrari
Alan Canestrari, Ed.D.Professor Emeritus of Social Studies Education
Areas of Expertise
Social Studies EducationEducation
B.A., M.Ed. Rhode Island College Ed.D.Boston University
Boston University, a veteran social studies practitioner and Professor of Education at Roger Williams University, is co-editor (with Bruce Marlowe) of Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings (Sage, 2004) and Educational Psychology in Context: Readings for Future Teachers (Sage, 2006). Educational Foundations was awarded the 2005 American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Award. He has had a long career in public schools and universities as a history teacher, department chair, adjunct professor at Rhode Island College, and the Brown University Masters of Teaching Program. He was the RI Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 1992.