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Dr. Anna Schwan joined Northern’s faculty in 2018 after 16 years in public K-12 education, serving as a high school teacher and secondary school administrator. She currently serves as interim dean of the Millicent Atkins School of Education. Previously, she was department chair of Teacher Education and graduate faculty coordinator of the Educational Studies and Leadership and Administration programs.
Research Interests
Student motivation
Teacher retention
Principal effectiveness
Teaching English learners
Publications
Francom, G., Schwan, A., & Nuatome, J. Comparing Google Classroom and D2L Brightspace
using the technology acceptance model. (2021). TechTrends, 65. 111-119.
Schwan, A. (2021). Perceptions of student motivation and amotivation. The Clearing House
Journal, 94(2). 76-82.
Schwan, A. (2020). Trilateral perceptions of the importance of instructional leadership
behaviors. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 32(2). 173-188.
Schwan, A., Wold, C., Neville, A., & Moon, A. (2020). Mentor and new teacher self-
perceptions regarding the effectiveness of a statewide mentoring program. Critical Questions in Education, 11(3). 190-207.
Wold, C., Moon, A., Schwan, A., Neville, A., & Outka, Janeen. (In press). The importance of pairings in
mentorship programs. Critical Questions in Education.