Jillian Lederhouse, Ph.D.
Professor of Education | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES
Dr. Jillian Lederhouse specializes in preparing Christian educators to teach all students to flourish.
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Biography
Dr. Lederhouse came to Wheaton after teaching regular and special education students in the Chicago Public Schools. Although she has enjoyed serving on the faculty of the Department of Education at Wheaton College for over thirty years, her love for the urban classroom continues to develop through a college partnership with Cleveland School, a highly multicultural K-8 public elementary school in Chicago. Whether our graduates serve in private or public school classrooms, Dr. Lederhouse is committed to preparing Christian educators to teach all students to flourish, believing that the liberal arts serve as the best foundation for a teaching career.
In addition to her professional interests, Dr. Lederhouse serves in the teaching ministry of her church and retirement communities. She is married to Jonathan Lederhouse, former aquatics director and coach of the men’s and women’s swim teams at Wheaton.
Education (3)
University of Illinois at Chicago: Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction 1998
DePaul University: M. Ed., Reading and Learning Disabilities 1978
Wheaton College: B.A., Elementary Education 1975
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (4)
Moral Development of Teachers
Urban Education
Diversity in Educational Contexts
Early Mathematics Education
Professional Affiliations (5)
- American Educational Research Association
- Pi Lambda Theta (Educational Honors Society)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- International Christian Community for Teacher Education
Academics and Published Research (2)
Courses Taught
- Theories and Methods of Teaching Elementary and Middle Grade Mathematics - Methods of Teaching Cross-Categorical Special Education - Learning Behavior Specialist I Practicum B - Methods Practicum - Senior Seminar - Student Teaching Supervision
Research
- Diversity in educational contexts - Urban education - Early mathematics education - Moral development of teachers
Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (6)
Equipping the pre-service elementary Christian teacher to meet struggling learners’ needs
ACSI Higher Education Symposium for Teacher Educators
Lederhouse, J. N. & Morrison, S. E.
2017
Teach like a disciple: Exploring Jesus’ instructive relationships from an educational perspective
Wipf & Stock
Lederhouse, J. N.
2016
Teaching and leading for human flourishing: Creating a liberal arts framework for teacher preparation
AILACTE Journal XI
Lederhouse, J. N.
2014
Antecedent teaching
Encyclopedia of Special Education
Lederhouse, J. N.
2014
Social justice in Christian teacher education
Faith integration and schools of education
Lederhouse, J. N.
2012
Personal faith and professional practice
Educational Horizons XC
Lederhouse, J. N.
2012