Research Interests

Leadership for Learning, Instructional Leadership, Educational Effectiveness, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development, Program and School Evaluation, Education Policy, Global Education and International Development, Inequalities in Learning, Social Determinants of Educational Success.

Vernon Caldwell

Principal & Senior Lecturer

Vernon Caldwell is a sociologist, professor, researcher and professional in education, global health and international development. He is Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Education and Educational Research.  He previously taught at the City University of New York.  He holds a B.S. in Biology and Latin-American/Spanish studies from Haverford College, and an M.S.Ed. in International Educational Development from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

Teaching Interests

Classical Social Theory, Sociology of Health and Illness, Inequality, Race and Ethnic Relations, Development and Globalization, Social and Critical Theory, Demography, Population Dynamics