An international collaborator, innovator, and scholar in self-study teacher research, Samara' publications include 4 books: Self-Study for Teacher Educators (2002), Self-Study of Teaching Practices (Co-Author) (2006), Making a Difference in Teacher Education through Self-Study (Co-Ed.) (2006), and Learning communities in practice (Co-Ed.) (2008). A former school teacher in Pre-K-12 settings and director of several teacher education programs, her decades of teaching and research experiences have centered on designing and studying curriculum, instruction, and teachers' professional practices, including her own. Samaras' research interests include studying Vygotskian theory and applications in curriculum design, using the arts to teach research, early childhood education, and self-study of practitioner practices.

Web Site

• http://mason.gmu.edu/~asamaras/ [opens in a new window]

• Graduate School of Education
• Center for International Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Secondary Education 6-12
• Research Methodology
• Career Switcher

• Research in Secondary Education (EDUC - 675)
• Ways of Knowing (EDUC - 800)
• Ways of Knowing (EDUC - 800)

• Assessing Learning and Teaching in the Secondary School Classroom (EDUC - 674)
• Advanced Topics in Education (EDUC - 797)
• Research and Scholarship in Education (EDUC - 805)
• Seminar in Emerging Issues of Education (EDUC - 895)
• Advanced Research Methods in Self-Study (EDRS - 825)