Andrea M Hyde
Andrea Hyde is a professor in the School of Education, where she teaches courses in social and multicultural foundations of education and education policy and law for Western’s teacher education program. She also teaches graduate level courses in social theory, philosophy of education, and qualitative research. In addition to teaching, she directs masters theses and serves on doctoral dissertation committees for the school's MSEd and EdD programs.
Dr. Hyde's policy and curriculum work involve mind-body practices in teacher education and professional development. She integrates school-based yoga curriculum and teacher training programs with critical pedagogy and social justice education. She is also interested in mindfulness pedagogy for post-secondary education, with connections to philosophy of education and critical social theories.
Dr. Hyde is certified to teach yoga to both teens and adults and has been teaching a weekly adult yoga class on the QC campus since 2009.
She also provides mindful movement workshops to educators at all levels. Workshop participants have had the following to say.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Administrative and Policy Studies April, 2007
University of Pittsburgh
Emphasis: Social and Comparative Analysis of Education
Master of Sciences in Education May, 2000
Duquesne University
PA Instructional I Certificate: Social Studies
Master of Arts in Social Sciences May, 1996
California University of Pennsylvania
Emphasis: General Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities May, 1992
California University of Pennsylvania
Source: Western Illinois University
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