
Marc I. Brasof , Dr.
Associate Professor
Biography
- Education
Temple University
2014
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Ed.DUniversity of Pennsylvania
2010
Secondary Social Studies
M. EdUniversity of Pittsburgh
2001
Business/Marketing
B.S.B.A.
- Research Interests
- student voice, distributed leadership, civic education, organizational change
- Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Brasof's has taught for almost 20 years. Dr. Brasof was a founding faculty member and history/social studies teacher at Constitution High School, Pennsylvania's only history- and civic-themed public school. While earning a doctorate in educational leadership Temple University, he taught curriculum courses as a graduate student and then eventually at Arcadia University's School of Education in the doctoral educational leadership and teacher education programs.
Dr. Brasof has published scholarship examining secondary school improvement from the perspectives of student voice, distributed and democratic leadership, and civic and history education. Dr. Brasof authored the book Student Voice and School Governance: Distributing Leadership to Youth and Adults (2015) and is currently working on an upcoming co-edited volume on student voice research methods. Dr. Brasof was awarded Ellington Beavers Fund for Intellectual Inquiry in 2019 and Academic Affairs Innovative Implementation Grant for his work on starting the School of Education's Social Action and Justice Education Fellowship. Dr. Brasof is also the current Rosemary and Walter Blankley Endowed Chair.
Other Recent Publications
Lyons, L., Brasof, M. & Baron, C. (2020). “Measuring mechanisms of student voice: Development and validation of student leadership capacity building scales.” AERA Open.
Lyons, L. & Brasof, M. (2020) "Building the capacity for student leadership in high school: a review of organizational mechanisms from the field of student voice" Journal of Educational Administration.
Brasof, M. (2019). “Meeting the discipline challenge: Capacity-building youth-adult leadership.” Journal of Educational Change.
Brasof, M. & Mansfield, K. (Eds) (2018). Student voice and school leadership [Special issue]. Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership, March(1).
Brasof, M. (2018). “Teaching in the politically divisive climate.” Social Studies Journal 38(1), p. 30-46.
Brasof, M. & Peterson, K. (2018). “Creating Procedural Justice and Legitimate Authority within School Discipline Systems Through Youth Court.” Psychology in the Schools, 55(7), p. 1-18.
Brasof, M. & Mansfield, K. (Eds) (2018). Student voice and school leadership [Special issue]. Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership, March(1).
Brasof, M. (2018). “Using linkage theory to address the student voice organizational improvement paradox.” [Special issue] Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership, p. 44-65.
Brasof, M. & Spector, A. (2016) “Teach students about civics Through schoolwide governance.” Phi Delta Kappan 97 (7) p 63-8.
Boards, Fellowships, and Awards
Rosemary and Walter Blankley Endowed Chair 2019-22
Ellington Beavers Fund for Intellectual Inquiry Faculty Award (2019) Student Voice for School Improvement: Theory and Methods
National Constitution Center's Education Fellow (2010-16)
The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement Education Fellow, (2014-16)
Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies Board of Directors (2010-2020)
Social Studies Journal's Editorial Board
2015 Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators Excellence in Research
2012 Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies Outstanding Program of Excellence Award
2012 Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators Honorary Dissertation Research Fellowship
2011 Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies Outstanding Social Studies Project Award
2011 New Democratic Ethical Educational Leadership Award for Outstanding Contribution
2010 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Pennsylvania’s American History Teacher of the Year
2009 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished High School Educators.
Publications
Student Voice and School Governance: Distributing Leadership to Youth and Adults
Routledge
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We the School
National Constitution Center
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Research Summary
Dr. Brasof’s teaching and research focuses on organizational leadership and teacher education. Dr. Brasof's praxis aims to foster more democracy in schools through an intersection of student voice, project-based learning, and school-community partnerships.
Media Mentions
- Brasof Develops Sessions on Civic Learning
- Dr. Brasof, Peterson '16 Publish Research on Youth Court
- Education Week Features Dr. Brasof as Expert on Civics Curricula
- Arcadia Partners with State, School District of Philadelphia on Innovative Teacher Recruitment Initiative
- Dr. Brasof Receives Blankley Endowed Chair in Education
- In Memoriam: Walter E. Blankley
- SAJE Fellowship Welcomes First Cohort of Aspiring Educators to Arcadia
- Dr. Brasof Featured as Panelist in Conference for Social Studies
- Dr. Brasof Pushes for Social Justice Off and On Stage
- University Celebrates New Rosemary and Walter Blankley Endowed Chair in Education Dr. Kimberly Dean
- Dr. Brasof to Chair Session at Educational Research Conference
- Arcadia University Receives $50K Grant From Center for Black Educator Development
- Alumna, Students Receive Ellington Beavers Award for Intellectual Inquiry