Arthur White, Ph.D.

Professor

Contact Info:

• E-mail: white.32@osu.edu
• Office: 238 Arps
• Phone: (614) 292-8061
• Fax: (614) 292-7695

Mailing Address:

• 1945 N. High St.
• Columbus, OH 43210-1172

Biographical Information:

Arthur L. White has a Bachelors of Science Education and Grade 7-12 teacher licensure in physical science and mathematics from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Master of Basic Science and a PhD in science education from the University of Colorado. He has taught high school science and mathematics, has held numerous roles at the Columbus and Newark campuses of The Ohio State University (OSU), and has served as an evaluator and/or consultant on many local, regional, national, and international projects. Countries in which Dr. White has served in this capacity include Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Qatar, Taiwan, and Trinidad and Tobago.

His research interests include involving teachers in action research in their own classrooms, the use of technology for teaching and learning, the integration of mathematics, science, and technology in the classroom, and concept learning in science and mathematics.

Dr. White served as the co-director of the National Center for Science Teaching and Learning (NCSTL), a project that was funded by the US Department of Education and was located here at OSU. He also has served on the Board of Directors and as the Executive Secretary for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) as well as on the Board of Directors and as the Executive Director of the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA). Dr. White is the current President of SSMA.

Dr. White's publications include co-authored chapters in the Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1995) and the International Handbook of Science Education (1997); articles in The American Mathematical Monthly, Arithmetic Teacher, the Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the Journal of Science Education and Technology, Educational Technology Research and Development, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Phi Beta Delta International Review, School Science and Mathematics, Scientific American, Teaching Education, Teaching Education, the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, and the American Educational Research Journal.

Dr. White typically teaches courses related to: the integration of mathematics, science, and technology in the classroom; the engagement in action research in the mathematics, science, and/or technology education classroom; and methods of analysis of quantitative data in education.