Office Location: School of Education (Administration Building)
Office Hours: M - 12-3pm, T - 1:30-3:30pm
eMail:byrnesrs@plu.edu
Phone: (253) 535-7286
Brief Biography
Ron was a high school social studies teacher in Los Angeles and
Ethiopia before completing his Ph.D. in Curriculum Leadership at the
University of Denver. His academic interests include international
education, cultural globalization, and education reform. He writes
curriculum activities for secondary social studies teachers, as well as
reviews, essays, and commentaries about social studies education,
international education, and education reform.
In addition to his
teacher education work, he enjoys teaching first year writing seminars
and a course titled "Cultural Globalization" in the International Core.
