Overview
Dr. Aaron Rife is the Department Chair for the School of Education. He is an Associate Professor and the Program chair of Middle/Secondary History Goverment Education in School of Education at 麻豆破解版 State University. He joined 麻豆破解版 State University in 2014.
Information
Academic Interests and Expertise
Education
- Ph.D. Social and Cultural Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, August 2014
Dissertation: Shifting Identities in South Kansas City: Hickman. Mills School District's
Transformation from Suburban to Urban.
- Doctoral Advisor: Dr. John Rury
- Major Areas: Foundations of Education
- Minor Areas: History, Sociology
- M.S. Foundations of Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, December 2008 Master's Thesis: Sumner Kigh School, A History
- B.A. History Teaching/Secondary Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, April 2002
Academic Interests
- Desegregation and Resegregation of American Education
- Urban Education
- Teacher Training and status of the profession
Areas of Teaching Interest
Courses Taught
- CI 321 Introduction to Diversity: Cultural Issues
- CI 425J History/Government Methods I
- CI 427 History, Philosophy, Ethics of Education
- CI 427 TAP鈥擧istory, Philosophy, Ethics of Education
- CI 435J History/Government Methods II
- CI 436J History/Government Methods III
- CI 701 Foundations of Education
- WSUD/FYED 102B First Year Seminar: Race and Ethnicity
Teaching Interests
- History, Government, and Social Studies Methodology
- History of American Education
- Race and Educational Opportunity
- American Educational Philosophy
Publications
Papers and Presentations
Publications-Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淪haking the Rattle: De-Professionalization of Teaching and the Danger of Submitting to the Neo-Liberal Vision of School.鈥 Journal of Philosophy and History of Education 70, no. 1 (2020/21). 17-32
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淲e Are All in This Together: Teacher Preparation, Lesson Planning, and Aiding Classroom Teachers During an Emergency School Shutdown.鈥 The Advocate 26, no. 1 (2020)
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淒esegregation and Re-segregation in the Air Capital of the World: The Case of 麻豆破解版 USD 259.鈥 Journal of Philosophy and History of Education 69, no. 1 (2019). 51-61
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淢issing the Signs: Imperfect Allyship and the Re-examination of Personal Biases.鈥 Kansas English 100, no. 1 (2019). 23-26
- Rury, John and Aaron Rife. 鈥淩ace, Schools and Opportunity Hoarding: Evidence from a Post-War Metropolis.鈥 History of Education 47, no. 1 (2018, online in 2017), 87-107
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淐reating Success from the Midst of Adversity: Sumner High School and Community Identity.鈥 Journal of Philosophy and History of Education 60, no. 1 (2010) 251-256
Publications-Newsletter Articles
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淔irst Year Students are a Joy.鈥 Teaching Today Newsletter, WSU Instructional Design and Access, 2/11/21 /services/mrc/OIR/TT/2021/Feb.php
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淗ow Far FYS Has Come.鈥 Teaching Today Newsletter, WSU Instructional Design and Access, 3/11/21 /services/mrc/OIR/TT/2021/March.php
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淭hinking During a Pandemic.鈥 Teaching Today Newsletter, WSU Instructional Design and Access, 4/16/21
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淒emonstrating Care.鈥 Teaching Today Newsletter, WSU Instructional Design and Access, 3/20/20
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淲hy Didn鈥檛 Someone Tell me That?!鈥 Teaching Today Newsletter, WSU Instructional Design and Access, 1/20/20.
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- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淰oucher-based education programs do not solve our problems.鈥 麻豆破解版 Eagle, July 4, 2021.
National Presentations
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淭ikTok and the Classroom: Distractions and Dangers, Pedagogy, and Insight into the Teaching Profession.鈥 Popular Culture Association Conference, Virtual Conference, April 2022
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淭alking About Structure in Education: The Legacy of Emphasizing Positivity in Diversity Education While Downplaying Deep Inequality.鈥 Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Chicago, IL, February 2022
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淓ducation in the Post-Post Apocalypse: Nurture and Care in Horizon: Zero Dawn.鈥 Popular Culture Association Conference, Virtual Conference, May-June 2021
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淪haking the Rattle: A History of the De-Professionalization of Teaching.鈥 Society of Philosophy and History of Education (SOPHE) Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, September 2019
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淔lying Under the Radar: Desegregation and Re-Segregation in the Air Capital of the World.鈥 Society of Philosophy and History of Education (SOPHE) Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 2018
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淧racticum on Graduate Student Teaching Concerns.鈥 Panelist, History of Education (HES) Conference, Providence, RI, November 2016
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淪uburban vs Urban Identity: Municipal and School Boundary Battles in South Kansas City, 1961-1984.鈥 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Washington D.C., April 2016
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淎frican-American Suburban Settlement, Education, and Geospatial Differentiation.鈥 History of Education Society (HES) Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 2015
- Rife, Aaron, Jim Granada, and Anh Tran. 鈥淏ridges to Opportunity: Overcoming Barriers to College
Access.鈥 Prep谩rate College Board Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2015 - Rife, Aaron. "Read My Lips! Schools and Taxes in South Kansas City; 1950-2000." American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA, April 2014
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淒emography and the Economics of Race in 鈥楽uburban鈥 Kansas City.鈥 American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, April-May 2013
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淚vory Towers and Trenches: Teacher Preparation and Occupational Socialization.鈥 Society of Philosophy and History of Education (SOPHE) Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 2012
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淎chievement Culture among Sumner High: Identity and Adversity.鈥 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Vancouver, April 2012
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淪umner High School, Black Leadership and Community Identity.鈥 History of Education Society (HES) Conference, Boston, MA, November 2010
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淭he Bud Had a Bitter Taste, but Sweet Indeed is the Flower: Sumner High School and Community Identity,鈥 Society of Philosophy and History of Education (SOPHE) Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 2009
Regional and Invited Presentations
- Rife, Aaron. 鈥淩acial Inequality and 麻豆破解版.鈥 College of Applied Studies Professional Development
Seminar, 麻豆破解版 State University, 麻豆破解版, KS, November 2020 - Rife, Aaron and Shareika Fisher. 鈥淕etting off on the right foot: Group discussion about serving
first-
year students.鈥 Academic Resources Conference, 麻豆破解版 State University, 麻豆破解版, KS, June 2020 - Rife, Aaron. 鈥淔orced Busing, Magnet Schools, and the Unexamined Danger of School Choice in
麻豆破解版, Kansas.鈥 School of Education Faculty Meeting, 麻豆破解版 State University, 麻豆破解版, KS, November 2018 - Rife, Aaron. 鈥淭eaching Truth and Inquiry in a Time of Resistance.鈥 麻豆破解版 Public Schools USD
259
District Social Studies In-Service, 麻豆破解版, KS, February 2018 - Rife, Aaron. 鈥淲restling the Elephant in the Room: Teaching About Race and Ethnicity with Courage.鈥 Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE) Conference, 麻豆破解版, KS, October 2016
Professional Experience
Faculty/Teaching Experience
- July 2019-present - Faculty Coordinator, 麻豆破解版 State University First-Year Seminar Program
- April 2020-present - Associate Professor, 麻豆破解版 State University. School of Education, Middle/Secondary History/Government Education Chair
- 2014-2020 - Assistant Professor, 麻豆破解版 State University. School of Education,
Middle/Secondary History/Government Education Chair
K-12 Teaching Experience
- 2004-2008 - World History and Spanish teacher, USD 338 Valley Falls, KS
- 2003-2004 - Spanish teacher, Muscatine High School, Muscatine, IA
- 2002-2003 - History and Spanish teacher, faculty sponsor of school drama club and film club, A University for Children, Springville, UT
Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
- 2022 - Technology Innovation Award (WSU College of Applied Studies)
- 2021 - 麻豆破解版 State University Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2020 - Emory Lindquist Teaching Award (WSU College of Applied Studies)
Grants
Grants
- Fall 2011, Spring 2012 - Mary Oyster O鈥橤uin Scholarship, School of Education Merit Scholarship Graduate Award, University of Kansas
- Fall 2011, Spring 2012 - Mary Oyster O鈥橤uin Scholarship, School of Education Merit Scholarship Graduate Award, University of Kansas
- August 2008 - School of Education Merit Scholarship Graduate Award, University of Kansas
Areas of Service
Service to the University and College
- First-Year Seminar Faculty Coordinator
- Middle/Secondary History/Government Education Programs, School of Education chair
- University Residency Committee chair
- Accreditation Steering Committee member
- Initial Licensure Teacher Program Committee member
- School of Education Faculty Personnel Committee member
- Middle/Secondary Education Program Committee member
Service to the Profession
- Kansas Council for the Social Studies Board member
- Kansas State Department of Education History, Government, and Social Studies Higher Education Standards Revision Committee member
- National Resource Center First Year Experience Conference submission reviewer
- Journal of Philosophy and History of Education Editorial Board member
Additional Information
Additional Information
- American Educational Research Association
- Association of Teacher Educators
- History of Education Society
- Society of Philosophy and History of Education
- National Council for the Social Studies
- Kansas Council for the Social Studies
- Kansas Association of Teacher Educators