Dr. Eugene C. Schaffer received his doctorate from Temple University and served as member of the faculties at Valparaiso University, The University of North Carolina Charlotte, National Kaohsiung Normal University (Taiwan), and Tokyo University, Currently, he is Professor of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He has been Chair of the Department of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC).

Dr. Schaffer teaches course work on the Study of Teaching and Teacher Leadership. His current research includes an international study of classroom behavior in third world schools, a study of home-school relationships, and an experimental study of at-risk schools. His research interests include classroom interaction, school effectiveness research and the study of students placed at-risk. He has co-authored two books, a monograph, 6 book chapters and 34 refereed journal articles as well as numerous research reports and conference papers. Recent publications include the co-authored book is World Class Schools: International perspectives on school effectiveness.

April 27, 2005