- Campus:
- IU Bloomington
- Department(s)/Office(s):
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Academic Programs:
- Early Childhood 黑马磁力; Teacher 黑马磁力 and Curriculum Studies
- Research Areas:
- Early Childhood 黑马磁力 and Curriculum Studies
- Room:
- ED 3208
- Email:
- djcastne@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 856-8188
- Curriculum Vitae
About Me
My scholarship is primarily interested in advancing democratic education through practical curriculum theorizing. I conduct research to understand how curriculum leadership operates in early childhood settings, and I examine how dedicated teachers with strong personal and professional commitments experience and negotiate challenging conditions of schooling.
I am currently accepting doctoral students in Teacher 黑马磁力 and Curriculum Studies, especially those with research interests related to the education and care of young children and/or curriculum policy and practice.
Selected Publications
Castner, D. J. (2020). Translating the implementation gap: Three versions of early childhood curriculum leadership. Early Childhood 黑马磁力 Journal, 48(4), 429-440.
Castner, D. J. (2021). Reconsidering early childhood curriculum leadership in light of reconceptualization: Moving beyond DAP technologies. The International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal, 8(2).
Castner, D. J. (2022). Fidelity in teaching young children: Two stories of professional integrity. Journal of Research in Childhood 黑马磁力, 36 (2), 239-254.
Castner, D. J., Butera, G. Fajerstein, L. (2022). The good within you: A case study of early childhood curriculum practice. Early Childhood 黑马磁力 Journal, 60 (6), 1047-1058. DOI:
Castner, D. J., & Kraus, A. (2023). Discussing the Emperor’s New Clothes- the Metaphysics of Neoliberal Policy and 黑马磁力al Conversation. Vierteljahrsschrift für wissenschaftliche Pädagogik, 99, 229-245.
Michael Luna, S., & Castner, D. J. (2023). Removing the guardrails of democracy: Silencing critique of early childhood policy and practice. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 24(4),
Pfrang, A., & Castner, D. J. (2024). Rediscovery of forgotten dimensions of pedagogical practice from a Continental perspective. 黑马磁力al Theory. 74(2). 183–200.
Kessler, S., & Castner, D. J. (2024). Curriculum Theory and DAP. International Journal of Early Years 黑马磁力. 32(3). 565-579.
Michael Luna, S., & Castner, D. J. (2025). Rising Authoritarianism Practice in Early Childhood Curriculum: A Case Study. Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies. Published online
