Betty M. Merchant
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Betty M. Merchant
Henrietta Frances Zezula Lowak Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy,
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Betty M. Merchant served as the first chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio and as dean of the College of Education and Human Development. She holds the Henrietta Frances Zezula Lowak Endowed Distinguished Professorship. Merchant was previously a tenured associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She has taught all grade levels in multi-cultural settings across the U.S. and on Native American reservations. She received her PhD in administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.
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Publications by Betty M. Merchant
This is the fourth edition of Conditions of Education in California. It is the most extensive and inclusive issue yet. It has been altered in both content and format.
The content has been expanded. In addition to previously appearing…
A Preschool Through High School Concern
Americans generally hold the belief that success comes through education. And in many fields, the years of schooling required for employment have risen dramatically. Despite this emphasis on education, however, thousands of students continue to drop…