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Michael Curran Jr.

Michael Curran Jr.

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Email: curran [at] rider.edu

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Email: curran [at] rider.edu

Academic Background

  • Ed.D., Business Education, Temple University, 1984
  • M.A., Business Education, Rider University, 1974
  • B.S., Business Education, Rider University, 1971
  • Recipient of the Rider University Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2008

Selected Publications

  • Co-author of InfoServices, a keyboarding/office technology practice set published by McGraw-Hill, 1987
  • Co-author of Business Mathematics (10th edition), published by McGraw-Hill, 1987
  • Contributing author of Health Occupations (2nd edition), published by C.V. Mosby, 1989
  • Contributing author responsible for PowerPoint supplemental activities for Business Law (10th edition), published by Glencoe Publishing, 2000
  • Author, Business Education in the United States, The 11th NABTE Survey, NABTE Review, Spring, 1996
  • Author, Apprenticeships for Business Students, Yearbook, National Business Education Association, 1996
  • Co-editor with Patricia Gallo-Villee, Yearbook, National Business Education Association, 1999
  • Co-author, Accounting Fundamentals, (6th edition) Glencoe Publishing, 2002
  • Author, Accounting Fundamentals (7e edition) Irwin Publishing, 2006

Middle Level Education

  • Developed sophomore level program with Fisher Middle School, Ewing Schools, Ewing, NJ
  • Served as Commissioner for Breaking Ranks in the Middle (BRIM)
  • Serve as national trainer for Breaking Ranks in the Middle (BRIM) and Breaking Ranks
  • Developed Rider course, “Structure and Culture of Middle Level Education” using the BRIM training materials for the text.

Selected Presentations

  • May, 2009 - New Jersey Business/Technology Education Association, Jamesburg, NJ. Panel Discussion - What Students Need At The College Level.
  • March, 2008 - BRIM Training, Caldwell County, North Carolina
  • March 2004 - Bucks County IU, Doylestown, PA. Data Driven Decision Management.
  • June 2003 - Central Bucks School District School Administrators, Doylestown, PA. Being a School Administrator and Loving It!
  • May 2003 - New Jersey Business/Technology Education Association, Edison, NJ. Educating for a Different Tomorrow: Apprenticeships in Office Technology
  • March 2003 - Bucks County Administrators Association, Doylestown, PA. Educational Leadership - Isn't This Why I Became an Administrator?

Current Research Agenda

Continued research on middle level education and leadership in education
Researching and Experimenting with Instructional Technologies

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