Jan Nespor

Jan Nespor is an educational anthropologist and professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His interests include the anthropology of curriculum, urban schooling, school change, and qualitative methodology. He has done fieldwork in educational settings from elementary school to the university, and has written two books, "Knowledge in Motion," and "Tangled Up in School," along with a smattering of articles.

Jan Nespor is an educational anthropologist and professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His interests include the anthropology of curriculum, urban schooling, school change, and qualitative methodology. He has done fieldwork in educational settings from elementary school to the university, and has written two books, "Knowledge in Motion," and "Tangled Up in School," along with a smattering of articles. See less