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Frances Harper

Associate Professor

University of Tennessee

Affiliations

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

Frances Harper is currently serving as a College Of Education, Health, And Human Sciences Associate Professor at University of Tennessee.

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University of Tennessee

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education mathematics education mathematics educational research early childhood education higher education social justice teacher education early childhood computational thinking computing education early education communication stem education educational equity learning theory teacher preparation cooperative learning computational literacy mathematics teacher education critical mathematical inquiry health policy education policy experiential learning geometry human-computer interaction child-computer interaction early childhood development professional development intellectual discourse reading research educational assessment international education covid-19 pandemic parental care sociology of education instructional design critical thinking distributed collaboration collaborative learning computer-supported collaborative learning teaching methods curriculum & instruction classroom instruction curriculum development family involvement parent leadership student teaching digital culture human-centered computing theory building educational robotics child literacy early childhood literacy secondary prospective teachers collaborative mathematics problems qualitative metasynthesis reimagining resources social supports preparing future educators urban schools stem engagement learning mathematics unplugged remix negotiating mathematics engagement framing children curriculum materials third space equitable mathematics

Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Toward Culturally Responsive Algebra: Evaluating and Revising Mathematical Tasks. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (2026)

mathematics teacher educationlearning scienceseducationcultureeducational researcheducational assessmentmathematics educationcultural diversity

Assessing Preschool Computational Thinking: Relations Between Researcher Instruments and Educators’ Perspectives of Learning and Engagement. International Journal of Early Years Education (2025)

early educationearly childhood developmentearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationeducational research

Building Primary Teachers’ Capacity for Integrated Stem Education: A Case Study of Programmatic Features and Structures. Education Sciences (2025)

teacher preparationeducationteacher educationprofessional developmentstem education

Partnerships as Professional Learning: Early Childhood Teaching Assistants’ Role Development and Navigation of Challenges Within a Culturally Responsive Robotics Program. Education Sciences (2025)

Hannah R. ThompsonLori A. CaudleFrances K. HarperMargaret F. QuinnMary Kate AvinThe CRRAFT Partnership

roboticseducationrole developmentprofessional learningeducational robotics

Preschool Teachers’ Pedagogical Documentation: A Snapshot of Practices From Computer Science Education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (2025)

early childhood educationearly childhoodeducationcomputing educationcomputational literacy

Stories and Sequences: Supporting Computational Thinking Through Literacy in Early Childhood. The Reading Teacher (2025)

child literacyearly childhood educationcomputational thinkingeducationreading researchearly childhood literacycomputational literacy

An Unplugged Remix of Culturally Responsive Computing for Early Childhood Education. Future in Educational Research (2024)

Frances K. HarperJames A. LarsenMargaret QuinnLori CaudleBethany ParkerAmir Sadovnik

early childhood educationunplugged remixeducational researcheducation

“Any Other Thoughts?”: Establishing Third Space in a Family-School-University Stem Partnership to Center Voices of Parents and Teachers. Peabody Journal of Education (2024)

Lori A. CaudleMargaret F. QuinnFrances K. HarperHannah R. ThompsonTabatha R. RainwaterCharles E. Flowers

family involvementcommunicationthird spaceeducationteacher educationstem educationparent leadership

Centering Teacher and Parent Voice to Realize Culturally Relevant Computational Thinking in Early Childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly (2023)

early educationearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationcomputing education

Embracing Culturally Relevant Computational Thinking in the Preschool Classroom: Leveraging Familiar Contexts for New Learning. Early Childhood Education Journal (2023)

early educationearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationculture

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Frances Harper

Associate Professor

University of Tennessee

Affiliations

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

Frances Harper is currently serving as a College Of Education, Health, And Human Sciences Associate Professor at University of Tennessee.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Frances Harper

University of Tennessee

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Toward Culturally Responsive Algebra: Evaluating and Revising Mathematical Tasks. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (2026)

mathematics teacher educationlearning scienceseducationcultureeducational researcheducational assessmentmathematics educationcultural diversity

Assessing Preschool Computational Thinking: Relations Between Researcher Instruments and Educators’ Perspectives of Learning and Engagement. International Journal of Early Years Education (2025)

early educationearly childhood developmentearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationeducational research

Building Primary Teachers’ Capacity for Integrated Stem Education: A Case Study of Programmatic Features and Structures. Education Sciences (2025)

teacher preparationeducationteacher educationprofessional developmentstem education

Hannah R. ThompsonLori A. CaudleFrances K. HarperMargaret F. QuinnMary Kate AvinThe CRRAFT Partnership

roboticseducationrole developmentprofessional learningeducational robotics

Preschool Teachers’ Pedagogical Documentation: A Snapshot of Practices From Computer Science Education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (2025)

early childhood educationearly childhoodeducationcomputing educationcomputational literacy

Stories and Sequences: Supporting Computational Thinking Through Literacy in Early Childhood. The Reading Teacher (2025)

child literacyearly childhood educationcomputational thinkingeducationreading researchearly childhood literacycomputational literacy

An Unplugged Remix of Culturally Responsive Computing for Early Childhood Education. Future in Educational Research (2024)

Frances K. HarperJames A. LarsenMargaret QuinnLori CaudleBethany ParkerAmir Sadovnik

early childhood educationunplugged remixeducational researcheducation

“Any Other Thoughts?”: Establishing Third Space in a Family-School-University Stem Partnership to Center Voices of Parents and Teachers. Peabody Journal of Education (2024)

Lori A. CaudleMargaret F. QuinnFrances K. HarperHannah R. ThompsonTabatha R. RainwaterCharles E. Flowers

family involvementcommunicationthird spaceeducationteacher educationstem educationparent leadership

Centering Teacher and Parent Voice to Realize Culturally Relevant Computational Thinking in Early Childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly (2023)

early educationearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationcomputing education

Embracing Culturally Relevant Computational Thinking in the Preschool Classroom: Leveraging Familiar Contexts for New Learning. Early Childhood Education Journal (2023)

early educationearly childhood educationearly childhoodcomputational thinkingeducationculture

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