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Dr. Yun-Wen Chan

  • Associate Professor - Curriculum And Instruction
  • Associate Professor - Curriculum And Instruction
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Research Interests

  • Chan, Yun-Wen. Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grants (TOP Grants) for Young Scholars, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, international, $20000. (Submitted: May 20, 2022, Funded: October 2022 - October 2023). Grant.
  • Chan, Yun-Wen. North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association (NATPA) Prof. Liao Shutsung Research Award, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Submitted: March 1, 2023). Grant.
  • Chan, Yun-Wen. North America Taiwanese Professor Association Prof. Shutsung Liao Research Award for Outstanding Taiwanese research, $2500. (Funded: 2017 - 2018). Grant.
  • Chan, Y.-W. (2024). Social studies advocacy for environmental and sustainability education: a scholarly review and discussion within the US schooling contexts. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2405892
  • Chan, Y.-W., Tseng, Y.-C., & Li, Y. (2025). Trends of nature education research in China: A scholarly review. Integrative Conservation.
  • Chan, Y.-W., & Forsythe, M. E. (2025). Making sense of social sustainability: How teacher candidates analyze local sustainability challenges. Journal of Environmental Education.
  • Forsythe, M. E., & Chan, Y.-W. (2024). Building from scientific argumentation to democratic deliberation: An interdisciplinary approach to decision-making about  socioscientific issues. Journal of College Science Teaching, 53.
  • Chan, Y.-W., & Forsythe, M. E. (2024). Integrating scientific argumentation and democratic deliberation in addressing environmental issues. Social Education, 88(5), 301–308.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities at the College of Education. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award within the Presidential Awards Program. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association (NATPA) Professor Liao Shutsung Research Award 2023. August 2023 - July 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors for Fall2022. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2021 NATPA Annual Conference Poster Award for Young Scholars. 2021
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  1. Member

    International Assembly of National Council for the Social Studies

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership

  3. Member

    Assistant/Associate Professor of Elementary Education Search Committee

  4. Member

    Comprehensive Exam Service Committee of Bilingual and ESL Elementary Graduate Program

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Theory and Research in Social Education

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Geography in Higher Education

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