Kampanart (Menn) Chaiyarat
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 PM and Thursdays 2:30-4:00 PMTC Affiliations:
Educational Background
Ph.D. Student in Teaching of Social Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University (In progress, Expected graduation: Spring 2027)
M.Ed. in Educational Research Methodology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
B.Ed. in Secondary Social Studies Education (with first class honors), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Scholarly Interests
Social Studies Education, Civic/Citizenship Education
Politics and Education in Southeast Asia
Democracy and Education
Teacher Education, Teacher Agency
Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Activism
Selected Publications
Chaiyarat, K. (2024). Enhancing creative problem solving and learning motivation in social studies classrooms with gamified cooperative learning. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 101616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101616
Chaiyarat, K., Wongwanich, S., & Piromsombat, C. (2020). How teachers facilitate civic discourse to enhance students’ citizenship: A qualitative study of Thai secondary social studies classrooms. Journal of Education and Innovation 23(4), 107-121. [in Thai]. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/edujournal_nu/article/view/241745
Chaiyarat, K. (2019). Research and development of a mobile application for supporting teachers to use civic discourse analysis in enhancing students’ citizenship. Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD). [in Thai]. https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/chulaetd/9546
Biographical Information
I am a Ph.D. student and part-time instructor in the Social Studies Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. My research focuses on democracy, education, and teacher agency, particularly within repressive political, social, and educational contexts. I am also interested in issues related to urban civic education, including the experiences of transnational and migrant students in NYC and Bangkok. Born and educated in Thailand, I aim to bring a global perspective to enrich scholarly discussions on social studies and civic education in the U.S. Previously, I taught social studies, history, and civics in secondary schools and worked as a lecturer and field supervisor for undergraduate social studies majors at a university in Bangkok. At Teachers College, I teach the graduate-level Student Teaching Seminar course and supervise social studies student teachers during their placements in NYC schools, helping them develop into reflective, culturally relevant, and critical social studies educators.
Current Projects
Principal Investigator
Exploring Teachers’ Decision-Making in the Post-Trump Era Social Studies Classrooms (Funded by Dean's Grant for Student Research, AY 2023)
Research Assistant
Educator Experiences Facilitating Youth Civic Action Research (under Dr. Beth Rubin)
Grants
2024 - Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF), Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University
2024 - Dean’s Grant for Student Research, Teachers College, Columbia University
2022-2025 - Teachers College, Columbia University Doctoral Fellowship
2020 - National Research Council of Thailand Graduate Thesis Scholarship
Professional Organization Membership
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
College & University Faculty Assembly (CUFA)
International Assembly (IA)
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
Citizenship and Democratic Education SIG
Southeast Asia SIG (Vice Chair, 2024-2025)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Division B – Curriculum Studies
Division K – Teaching and Teacher Education
Social Studies Education SIG
Teaching
Spring 2025
A&HW 4530 Seminar for Student Teachers in Social Studies, Thursdays 5:10 - 6:50 pm
Fall 2024
A&HW 4530 Seminar for Student Teachers in Social Studies, Thursdays 5:10 - 6:50 pm