2010 Annual Report: Education - PartnershipsInAction

Biographical Information for Contributors of Articles
Robert Myers
Sharon Lynn Kagan
Dr. Robert Myers is an independent researcher and consultant
and founder of the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care
for Development. He has a Doctorate in Economics of Education-Comparative
Education from the University of Chicago. He
has conducted consulting work for the World Bank, UNICEF,
UNESCO, USAID, the Aga Khan Foundation, the Inter-American
Development Bank, and the Bernard van Leer Foundation. He
has evaluated early childhood programs in Peru, Kenya, India
and Nicaragua. Dr. Myers has co-edited two books and authored
four major publications. During the last 20 years, his writing has
concentrated on topics related to programming for early childhood
care and development. Dr. Myers served six-year terms as a
Board member of the Comparative and International Education
Society.
Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor
of Early Childhood and Family Policy and Co-Director of the National
Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia
University, and Professor Adjunct at Yale University's Child
Study Center. Dr. Kagan, recognized nationally and internationally
for her work related to the care and education of young children
and their families, is a frequent consultant to the White House,
Congress, the National Governors’ Association, the US Departments
of Education and Health and Human Services, numerous
states, foundations, corporations, and professional associations,
and serves on over 40 national boards or panels. In addition to
these contributions, she is recognized for her unique scholarship
and analytic work in over 225 publications that has helped the
field define school readiness, the early childhood system, dimensions
of collaboration, and leadership in early care and education.
She received her Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Teaching
from Teachers College, Columbia University.