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Daniel J. Castner

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducator Training and Historical PedagogyEducation Systems and PolicyGlobal Education and Multiculturalism

Publications

40

Citations

97

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Daniel J. Castner studies how young children are taught, focusing on early childhood curriculum, teacher preparation, and the philosophy behind educational goals and practice. His recent work examines how political and economic pressures (such as market-driven or authoritarian policy trends) shape early childhood education, and he draws on both American and European traditions of educational thought. He also compares approaches to teaching and teacher education across countries.

Early childhood curriculum and pedagogyTeacher education and preparationCurriculum theory and philosophy of educationEducation policy critique (e.g., neoliberalism, authoritarianism)Cross-national and comparative education

Publication activity has grown notably in recent years, rising from a low in 2022 to peaks of seven papers in 2023 and nine in 2024.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 7 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood×2
  • Early Childhood Education Journal×2
  • VIERTELJAHRSSCHRIFT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTLICHE PÄDAGOGIK×2
  • Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting×2
  • Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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