Dean of Social Science and Graduate School of Education, Education Department Chair
On faculty since 2004

706.419.1408
Jim.Drexler@covenant.edu

Education

Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2000
M.Ed., University of Missouri, 1989
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary, 1984
B.A., Covenant College, 1979

Selected Publications

• Nurturing the School Community: Teacher Induction and Professional Learning Communities (2011), Purposeful Design
• “Faithful Presence: The Christian school head, personhood, relationships, and outcomes”,  Journal of School Choice, 2012 (Vol. 6, No. 1).
• “Professional Learning Communities”, Christian School
• Education, Fall, 2011 (Vol. 15, No. 1).
• “Restorative Discipline”, Christian Educators Journal, October, 2010 (Vol. 50, No. 1).
• Schools as Communities: Educational Leadership, Relationships, and the Eternal Value of Christian Education, editor and contributor (2007), Purposeful Design Publications.
• "Feeding our Young: Helping New Teachers Grow Through Comprehensive Induction," AILACTE Journal, Volume 3, Number 1 (Fall, 2006).
• "Checking the Temperature of Your School" in Christian School Educator, Fall, 2005 (Vol. 9, No. 2).
• "Can Moral Education Be Measured?" in Christian Educators Journal, October, 2003 (p. 25-28).
• "Relationships: The Key to Character Education" in Christian School Teacher, Fall, 2003 (p. 22-26).