The Hope for Audacity Recapturing Optimism and Civility in Education

Terri Jo Swim received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the co-author of several publications, including Infants and Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching (7th edition).

Keith Howard earned his PhD from the University of Southern California. He is Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at Chapman University, Orange, California. He has published articles in Middle Grades Research Journal and New Hampshire Journal of Education.

Il-Hee Kim obtained his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Public Policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. His research has been published in major journals, including American Educational Research Journal, Discourse Processes, Reading Research Quarterly, and Journal of the Learning Sciences.