Teacher State University

R E S U M E

seok kang

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Academic Background

. 08/2002 - 05/2010

Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

. 01/1998 - 01/2001

M. A., Educational Administration

College of Education

California State University at Sacramento, CA

. 03/1992 - 08/1996

B. A., Pedagogy

College of Education

Chonnam National University, Kwang-ju, Korea

Related Work & Research Experiences

. 06/2008 - 05/2010

Dissertation Writing

Practice:

o Cleaned, merged, and analyzed large data sets with SPSS, the School

and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS)

by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

o Conducted Multinomial Logistic Regression analysis with STATA and

found some positive influences of mentoring and induction

activities on beginning teacher turnover

. 08/2004 - 05/2007:

Graduate Research Assistant

Arizona Education Policy Initiative

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

Duties:

o Assisted in writing a grant proposal in measuring pressure related

to the practice of high-stakes testing

o Assisted in writing a report associated with Arizona SB 1038, Sec.

5, Review of standards and performance measure; review of test

scores; reporting

o Prepared for a presentation, Identifying correlates to school

dropout rates and identifying potential best practice schools, at

the annual conference of National Dropout Prevention Network,

Phoenix, AZ; Conducted clustering analysis in order to identify

potential best practice schools after merging various school level

data

o Prepared for a presentation, Discussion with the Governor's

Advisory Councils, at the meeting of Governor Napolitano's Latino,

African American and Asian American Advisory Councils, Phoenix, AZ

o Conducted large data analysis in order to prepare for a

presentation, Student progress on the first two AIMS

Administration: Class of 2006, at the monthly meeting of the

Arizona State Board of Education, Phoenix

o Performed program evaluation of School District by survey analysis

(data cleaning, coding, and exploratory analysis)

. 09/2005 - 08/2006:

Graduate Research Assistant

Testing, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research (TEAR) Group

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

Duties:

o Reviewed literature for research

o Coordinated Conference

o Perceived IRT (Item Response Theory)

. 08/2004 - 05/2005:

Graduate Research Assistant

Learner-Centered Leadership for Language and Culturally Diverse

Schools

Funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of

Innovation and School improvement under NCLB, Title II Subpart 5,

Section 2151, School Leadership.

Duties:

o Reviewed literature for research

o Collected data

o Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Education

Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Canada

Teaching Experiences

. 09/2005 - 05/2007:

Graduate Teaching Assistant

College of Education

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

Duties:

o Taught a class "Culture and Schooling" at the College of Education,

Arizona State University, Tempe

. 09/2003 - 05/2005:

Teacher

Greater Phoenix Korean School

Duties:

o Taught a class, Korean culture and language

. 09/2002 - 05/2003:

Vice Principal

Greater Phoenix Korean School

Duties:

o Organized and supervised school activities and curriculum and

taught a class

. 01/200 - 06/2002:

Teacher

Friend of Korea, Sacramento, CA

Duties:

o Taught a class, Korean culture and language

. 09/2002 - 05/2003:

Teacher

Sacramento Korean School

Duties:

o Taught a class, Korean culture and language

Publications

. 2010:

Kang, S. (2010). Understanding the impact of induction programs on

beginning teacher turnover. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Arizona

State University, Arizona.

. 2007:

DiGangi, S., Kilic, Z., Yu C. H., Jannasch-Pennel, A, Long,L., Kim,

C., Stay, V., & Kang, S. (2007). "One to one computing in higher

education: A survey of technology practices and needs." AACE Journal,

15(4), 367-387.

. 2006:

Yu, C. H., Jannasch-Pennell, A., Stay, V., DiGangi, S., Kim, C., Long

L., Lo, W. J., Kilic, Z., Kang, S., & Freeman, R. (2006). "Multi-

sensory cognitive learning as facilitated in a FLASH tutorial for Item

Response Theory." Proceedings of 4th International Conference on

Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications,

Orlando, FL [CD-ROM].

Work in Progress

. 2010:

Kang, S. (2010). Understanding the impact of induction programs on

beginning teacher turnover. Manuscript in preparation

. 2007:

Kang, S. (2010). Comparing teacher induction policy between the USA

and South Korea. Manuscript in preparation

Presentations

. 2005:

Fritz, T., Kang, S., & Danzig, A. (2005). "Professional Development

for School Administrators: A Preliminary Analysis of How People Learn

on the Job." Presented at the Annual Convention of the American

Education Research Association. Montreal, Canada, April 11-15, 2005.

. 2005:

Garcia, D., & Kang, S. (2005). "Major Academic Achievement Indicators

by Racial/Ethnic Group." Prepared for Governor's Advisory Councils.

Phoenix, Arizona, May 2005.

. 2005:

Garcia, D., & Kang, S. (2005). "Understanding Correlates to School

Dropout Rates and Identifying Potential Best Practice Schools."

Presented at the 2005 Effective Strategies Institutes, The Heat Is On:

Discover Proven and Promising Practices in Dropout Prevention.

Phoenix, Arizona, March 2005.

. 2004:

Kang, S. (2004). "Promoting Korean as a Heritage Community Language in

the United States." Presented at the Annual Conference of the American

Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Portland, Oregon. May

2004.

. 2004:

Kang, S. (2004). "The effect of Proposition 203 on Korean Immigrant's

Children's Attitudes toward Their Heritage Language in Phoenix,

Arizona." Presented at the Language Minority Education Research

Roundtable of Arizona (LMERRA). Tempe, Arizona, April 2004.

. 2004:

Kang, S. (2004). "Korean Heritage Community Language Schools in the

United States." Presented at the Annual Conference of the National

Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). Albuquerque, New Mexico,

February 2004.

Presentation in Progress

. 2011:

Kang, S. (2011). "Understanding the impacts of induction programs on

beginning teacher turnover". Submitted a presentation proposal at the

Annual Convention of the American Education Research Association

(AERA). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 8 - 12, 2011.

Honors & Awards

. 04/2004:

The President's Medal for Social Embeddedness

Learner-Centered Leadership for Language and Culturally Diverse

Schools

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

. 08/2003 - 05/2004:

Graduate College Award for Tuition

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

. 08/2002 - 05/2003:

Graduate Tuition Scholarship

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

Professional and Community Service

. 01/2005:

Coordinator

Korean Secondary Mathematics Teacher Professional Development and

Training

Duties:

o Provided language translation during the training

o Guided extra curricular activities

. 09/1999 - 12/1999

Volunteer

Sacramento County of Education, Sacramento, CA

Duties:

o Assisted a director of Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment

(BTSA) program

o Prepared for instructional media and supplies

o Participated several workshops

. 09/1994 - 08/1995

Vice President of the Committee on Student Rights

Student Government Association, Chonnam National University, South

Korea

Duties:

o Lobbied for student rights as an activist for the student

organization that is organized and led student demonstrations on

the national level.

. 09/1993 - 08/1994

President of the Committee on Student Rights

Student Government Association in the College of Education, Chonnam

National University, South Korea

Certification & Licenses

. 2007:

Tennis Teacher Certification, Professional 3

Member No. 53105

United States Professional Tennis Association

. 2000:

Single Subject Assessments for Teaching (SSAT), Korean by National

Evaluation Systems, Inc.

. 1997:

Teacher License, second grade teacher of Pedagogy for secondary school

by Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea

Professional Trainings

. Preparing Future Faculty Program (1st Year), Division of Graduate

Studies, Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ (08/2004 - 04/2005)

. Hands-on Exploration of NAEP Data on the Web, AERA Professional

Development Mini-Course (4/13, 2005)

. Becoming an Effective Mentor, Preparing Future Faculty Program,

Division of Graduate Studies, Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

(10/2004)

. Developing a Mentor Relationship, Preparing Future Faculty Program,

Division of Graduate Studies, Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

(11/2004)

Computer Skills

. SPSS, STATA, EQS, PowerPoint, MS Word, EXCEL

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Professional Affiliation

. American Educational Research Association (AERA)

. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)

. Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP)

. Teachers College Record

. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

. National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

. Arizona Educational Research Organization

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Class project at the Arizona State University-Tempe

. 8/2006 - 12/2006:

Policy Analysis: Teacher Induction Programs and Retention Rate

Class: Public Policy Analysis

Duties:

o Literature review

o Conducted logistic regression analysis using AM software

. 8/2005 - 12/2005:

The Effects of Teacher Preparation and Professional Development on

Teacher Retention Rate: Based on the School and Staffing Survey (SASS)

1999-2000 and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) 2000-2001

Class: Statistical Analysis of Large Data Sets

Duties:

o Cleaned, merged, and analyzed NCES large data set with SPSS

o Conducted logistic regression analysis using AM software

. 8/2004 - 12/2004:

Exploratory Factor Analysis for a Self-Concept Questionnaire

Class: Multivariate Procedures in Data Analysis

Duties:

o Conducted descriptive analysis

o Missing data imputation

o Practiced exploratory factor analysis using SPSS

. 8/2003 - 12/2003:

Class Size, Peer and Students' Ratings of Classes

Class: Multiple Regression/Correlation

Duties:

o Practiced multiple regression and correlation using SPSS

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Graduate Coursework

Arizona State University at Tempe, AZ

. Public Policy Analysis

. Educational Policy Studies

. Policy, Leadership & Value System

. Power, Politics & Policy

. Race, Class & Gender

. Education in Global Contexts

. Introduction to Qualitative Research

. Introduction to Data Analysis

. Multiple Regression/Correlation Method

. Analysis of Variance Methods

. Multivariate Procedures in Data Analysis

. Structural Equation Modeling

. Statistical Analysis of Large Data Sets

California State University at Sacramento, CA

. Foundations of Educational Administration

. Curriculum Development

. Administrators' Role in Multicultural Education

. Power and Politics in Educational Administration

. Educational Research

. Educational Policy Development

. Supervision and Leadership

. Staff Development

Undergraduate Coursework

Chonnam National University, Korea

. Philosophy of Education

. Theories Curriculum in Secondary Education

. Teaching Method and Technology

. Practice in Social Education

. Educational Technology

. Classroom Management

. Readings in Sociology of Education

. Comparative Education

. Educational Administration

. Theories of Teaching and Learning

. Curriculum and Evaluation

. Text & Teaching Method of Education

. Instructional Theory of Education

. Studies in Sociology of Education

. Educational Administration and Management

. Curriculum Theory

. Educational Law

. Vocational Education

. Sociology of Education

. Contemporary Thought in Education

. Statistics in Social Education

. Human Development and Education

. Modern Society and Education

. Philosophy and History of Education

. Introduction to Social Education

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