"The essential quality of education and life is growth. Hence problems must be seen as opportunities and not as limitations if solutions are to be found and progress is to be made."

Dr. Tanner was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Research Association, Division B in 2007. He has given several endowed lectures, led education exchange missions to China and South Africa, and has lectured at many leading universities throughout the world.

Title(s): Professor

Education: Ph.D., Ohio State University

Affiliations:

John Dewey Society for the Study of Education and Culture (Past President)
American Educational Research Association

Research interests:

Curriculum design, development and evaluation; curriculum policy; curriculum history.

Recent publications:

Curriculum Development: Theory into Practice. 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. 2007.

History of the School Curriculum. Chinese ed., Beijing: Education Sciences Press. 2007

Crusade For Democracy: Progressive Education at the Crossroads. Rev. ed., Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2003.