ABOUT SCOTT
Dr. Scott Seider's research focuses on the role that parents and educators can play in fostering young people's identity development and civic development. He is the author or co-author of four books and numerous articles that report on the promising practices of parents and educators committed to supporting their students' positive development in these areas.
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At Boston College, Dr. Seider teaches undergraduate and graduate courses focused on adolescent development, social oppression and transformation, transformative teaching and learning, and qualitative research methods. He previously worked as an English teacher in the Boston Public Schools and Westwood (MA) Public Schools and as a teacher educator at Boston University.
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Dr. Seider also currently serves on advisory boards for a number of different youth-serving organizations including Expeditionary Learning (EL) Education, the Journal of Adolescent Research, and the Center for Parent & Teen Communication.
