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 Dr. Philip Kovacs
Assistant Professor
Office: Morton Hall 235
Phone: (256) 824-2331
VITA
Upon receiving his undergraduate degree in English from the University of Georgia, Philip Kovacs took a job teaching in a South Korean public school. Returning from that experience wanting to know more about the profession of teaching, he went on to earn his M.A. in Secondary English Education from Georgia State University. After teaching for two years in a suburb outside of Atlanta, he became interested in educational policy and entered Georgia State University’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, where he earned his Ph.D. with a major in Philosophy of Education and a concentration in the Social Foundations of Education.
Dr. Kovacs has broad areas of research interests that include: the role of education in realizing and maintaining a participatory democratic social order; the redefinition of high standards to include motivation, resiliency, reflection, innovation, synthesis, and action; the redefinition of high quality; the creation of politically engaged teachers, students, and parents; the critique of think tanks, institutes, and foundations and their effects on local schools; and the creation of a citizenry capable of maintaining their country in integrity and usefulness. Dr. Kovacs looks forward to the day when teachers are treated with the same respect as other professionals, as without teachers, there could be no professionals. Essentially, he asks his students three questions: 1) Why send children to school? 2) What does it mean to be educated? and 3) What makes a highly qualified teacher highly qualified?
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During his free time, Dr. Kovacs enjoys working on his home, gardening, cooking, eating, and asking people questions that he can’t answer. He has been a practitioner of internal martial arts for a decade.
Courses:
ED 305 – Foundations of Education in the United States
ED 416 – Middle and Secondary Methods Block
ED 606 – Principles of Curriculum Development
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