Indiana University Northwest

Professor Yonghee Suh

WELCOME!

Dr. Yonghee Suh is an assistant professor in Social Studies Education of Indiana University-Northwest.  Her research investigates: teacher knowledge and its relationship to teaching practice, in particular teaching history-social studies; collective memory and national identity; and global education.  She also teaches Social Studies Education in Elementary Schools, Social Studies Education in Secondary Schools, and Education and American Culture.  She has been a member of National Council for Social Studies, Indiana Council for Social Studies, and serves as a content expert reviewer of social studies teacher preparation programs in Indiana. 

Educational Background

  • 2006                         Ph. D., Michigan State University.  Major:  Curriulum, Teaching

                                             and Educational Policy.

  • 1998                         M.A., Seoul National University.   Major:  Social Studies-History Education.
  • 1994                         B.A., Seoul National University.  Major:  History Education.

 

Professional Experience

  • 2006-Present         Assistant professor, Indiana University-Northwest
  • 2000-2006              Instructor & Field instructor, Michigan State University
  • 1999-2003              Research Assistant, Michigan State University
  • 1994-1995              Teaching Assistant, The Social Studies Education Institute,

                                            Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

  • 1994-1996              Middle School Teacher (Social Studies for grade 7-12), Seoul, Korea

 

Courses Taught

  • E325                        Social Studies in elementary schools
  • H340                        Education and American culure
  • M483                       Social Studies in secondary schools
  • S508                        Problems in secondary education

Research Interests

  • Teaching and learning history-social studies through artwork
  • Teaching history and collective memory
  • Global education
  • Teacher knowledge and beliefs and their relationship to teaching practice

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Educational Research Association
  • National Council for Social Studies
  • National Council for Geography Education
  • Indiana Council for Social Studies

 

Publications

Metzger, S., & Suh, Y.  (2008).  Significant or safe?  Two cases of instructional uses of history feature films.  Theory and Research in Social Education, 36(1), 88-109.

Suh, Y.  (2008).  How the doctoral mentoring helped the cultural transformation.   Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 10 (1-2), 87-100.

Suh, Y., & Yurita, M.  (Forthcoming).  Toward building global citizenship by teaching historical controversy:  a comparative study on Japanese and South Korean history textbook.  International Review of History Education:  Trends in Contemporary 'Public' Debates on History Education.