Dr. Jordan

Adam Jordan

Associate Professor

Education

  • Ph.D. in Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Program Strand: Early Childhood, Special Education, and Literacy; Dissertation: A Cluster-Analytic Approach to Understanding the Life Values of North Carolina Public Alternative School Teachers  
  • Master of Education; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Program Strand: Master of Education for Experienced Teachers, Special Education  
  • Bachelor of Science, Social Science Education; University of Georgia 

Research Interests

Dr. Jordan is an associate professor of Special Education whose research focuses on well-being in alternative schools. A first-generation college student from rural north Georgia, his teaching, research, and service are all focused on the inclusion of traditionally marginalized populations, a commitment to a Better South, and reconceptualization of risk narratives.

Courses Taught

  Undergraduate Courses

  • EDEE 407: Creating Learning Environments 
  • EDFS 401: Introduction to Exceptional Children 
  • EDFS 410: Characteristics of Students with Intellectual Disabilities 
  • EDFS 411: Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education 
  • EDFS 412: Social Competence Instruction for Students with Disabilities 
  • EDFS 420: Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities 
  • EDFS 430: Characteristics of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities 
  • EDFS 437: Assessment in Special Education 

  Graduate Courses

  • EDFS 501: Introduction to Exceptional Children 
  • EDFS 530: Characteristics of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities 
  • EDFS 537: Assessment in Special Education 
  • EDFS 635: Educational Research 
  • EDFS 797: Clinical Practice in Special Education 

Selected Publications

Overton, T. & Jordan, A.W. (2023). Assessing learners with exceptionalities. Pearson.  
Mills, G. E. & Jordan, A.W. (2022). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and Application. Pearson.  


Jordan A.W., Eakes, K., & Woods, H. (in press). Working together: Graduate level special education teacher recruitment through a school-university partnership. Journal of the Academy of Special Education Professionals. 


Jordan, K., Harris, H., Broderick, C., Reese, K.A., & Jordan, A.W. (2022) School nurse perceptions of engagement in continuing education. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 


Jordan A.W. (2022). Conflict in preparation and practice: The rationales of beginning special educators in south carolina. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 


 Jordan, A.W., Jordan, K.H, & Sutphin, A. (2022). Care matters: Understanding student perspectives of mentally healthy school spaces in an alternative high school. Health Promotion Practice. 


Hawley, T. S., Levicky, M., & Jordan, A. W. (2019). Purpose matters in teaching: Leveraging purpose to transform teaching and learning. Teaching Social Studies,19(2), 15-20. 


Jordan, K.H., Jackson, M., & Jordan, A.W. (2019). Promoting wellness: Caregiver perceptions of student mental health in a united states alternative school. British Journal of School Nursing, 14(1), 16-21. 


Jordan, A.W., Jordan, K.H., & Hawley, T.S. (2017). Purpose and passion: The rationales of public alternative school teachers. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 41(4), 263-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2017.01.004 


 Jordan, A.W. (2017). Risky children: Rethinking the discourse of delinquency and risk. The Journal of Thought, 51(2), 31-46. 

Honors & Awards

Edie Cusack Director’s Award for Commitment to Inclusion (2022)
  
ExCEL Award:  2020-2021 Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award for the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance (2021)

Press & Media

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast: Teacher social justic with guest Adam Jordan