James Badger, Ph.D.

James Badger is a professor in the College of Education. He taught at a high school in Japan and in Montreal, the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, and Harvard University. His main research foci are the professional development of teachers, values in education, teaching and learning English as another language, Holocaust education, school leadership, citizenship and human rights education, museum education, pre-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, and program evaluation and implementation.

onner, C., Badger, J., & Bohan, C. (2025). Preparing teachers in Holocaust education during polarizing times. Journal of Teacher Education.

Badger, J. and Vo, E. (2024). High school teachers’ reflection on schooling during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study. International Journal of Professional Development, Learners, and Learning, 7(1), e2504. https://doi.org/10.30935/ijpdll/15693.

Badger, J. (2021). Learning in non-formal settings: Investigating cemetery guides’ talk during school visits. International Journal of Educational Research. 109(8):101852. DOI:10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101852

Badger, J. (2020). A case study of leadership initiatives in a diverse charter school: values in agreement and conflict. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 25(6), 984–1003. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2019.1708469.

Badger, J. (2019). A Case Study of Chinese Students’ and IEP Faculty Perceptions of a Creativity and Critical Thinking Course. Higher Education Studies, 9(3), 34-44.

Badger, J. & Harker, R. (2016). The impact of a museum travelling exhibition on middle school teachers and students from rural, low-income homes. International Review of Education, 62: 355–374.

Badger, J. & Harker, R. (2015). Traveling exhibitions as sites for informal learning: Assessing the use of different pedagogical strategies. Journal of Museum Education. 40(3):268-27.

Badger, J. (2014). Patterns of student and teachers’ interactions in learning centres: A case study of three teacher leaders in an elementary school. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years, 44(6): 1-15.

Badger, J. (2013). Teaching Singapore Math: Evaluating measures to effectively teach and implement a new mathematics curriculum in 21 elementary schools. GATEways to Teacher Education, 14(1), 23-40.

Badger, J (2012). Analyzing levels of feedback delivered by cooperating teachers and supervisors in a teacher internship: A case study. Georgia Educational Researcher, 9(1), 21-39.

Badger, J. (2010). Classification and framing in the case method: Discussion leaders’ questions. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 34(4), 503-518. (http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv45908)

Badger, J. (2010). Assessing reflective thinking: pre-service teachers’ and university faculty perceptions of an oral examination. Assessment in Education, 17(1), 77-89.

Badger, J. (2009). Transmission of Values in a Church School: Consensus and Contradiction. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-639-17395-6.