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    Patrick O'Connor

    Patrick O'Connor

    Associate Professor, retired
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    Kent
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    poconnor@kent.edu

    Biography

    I've been at KSU for 30 years focusing mainly on coordinating teacher education programming and leadership for the Career-Technical Education community primarily in North East Ohio. The main activities to this end have been in teacher preparation for initial licenses and continuing professional development as well as scholarship related to workforce education/development. My scholarly and publication interests are quite broad ranging from workplace literacy to leadership/organizational change. My primary teaching duties are at the master degree level. I have had similar positions at the University of Georgia and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I also have high school and community college teaching experience.

    Education

    B.S., Marketing Education, Bowling Green State University,
    M.Ed., Education, Bowling Green State University, and
    Ed.D., Education, Virginia Polytechnic & State University

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