Dreeben School of Education

Faculty and Administration

 

Clair

Dr. Norman S. St. Clair

Biography:

Dr. St. Clair was born on Hahn Air force Base in Rhein-Hunsruck District ofRhineland-Palatinate in west-central Germany.  He spent much of his childhood in Germany, Austria, and the Dallas/Ft. Worth areas, and considers himself to be a Texan with an international flair. He is married to Bobbie St. Clair (since 2000) and has three brothers and three sisters. Dr. St. Clair was the first director of the China Incarnate Word campus, where he lived and worked in the Guangzhou District for a total of five years. Upon his return to Texas, Dr. St. Clair served four years as the Director of International Initiatives for the University of the Incarnate Word, and then transitioned into a faculty position within the Dreeben School of Education’s doctoral program in 2008.

Areas of Research:

  • Ethics
  • Culture (cross-cultural communication)
  • Teaching culture
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Comparative education systems
  • Blended Learning

Areas of Teaching:

  • Ethics for the Professions
  • Systems of Belief
  • Research Tools and Methods
  • Adult Education
  • Courses within the International Education & Entrepreneurship Concentration

Teaching Philosophy

Committee/University Service:

  • Graduate Council, Chair
  • University Planning Commission
  • Faculty Senate (Graduate Council Representative)
  • Ph.D. Advisory Committee in the Dreeben School of Education
  • Various Dreeben School of Education Committees

Degrees:

  • Ph.D. in Education, International Education & Entrepreneurship, University of the Incarnate Word
  • M.A. in Education, Adult Education, University of the Incarnate Word
  • BA in Education, Occupational Education, Southwest Texas State University
  • AAS in Hospitality Management, St. Philip’s College

Selected Publications/Presentations:

  • St. Clair, N., & Norris, J. T. (2012). Business ethics and contemporary social responsibility in contemporary China. Journal of Academic and Business Ethics, 5(March), 122–130.

  • Antelo, A., Henderson, R., & St. Clair, N. (2010). Understanding the process model of leadership: Follower attribute design and assessment. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 7(4), 9–14.

  • Henderson, R., Antelo, A., & St. Clair, N. (2010). Ethics and values in the context of teaching excellence in the challenging world of education. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 7(3), 5–11.

  • St. Clair, N., Ettling, D., & Craven, A. (2012). Building sustainability in Tanzanian women’s micro enterprises with information and communication technologies. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability.  Common Ground Publishing (Publication Pending, Accepted January, 2012).

  • Staudt, D., St. Clair, N., & Martinez, E. (2013). Supporting novice teachers with Facebook. The New Educator. The City College of New York Publisher (Publication Pending 2013. Accepted September, 2012).

  • Ananthanarayanan, V., & St. Clair, N. (2012). Building bridges: Contextualizing worldviews through cultural syndromes and the importance of expressing metaphorical perspective. Cross-cultural Communication. Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture (CAOOC). (Publication Pending Fall 2012 - Submitted to journal, September, 2012).

  • St. Clair, N. (in progress). Transformative learning and the internationalization of curriculum.

  • St. Clair, N., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (in progress). A new teaching model: Rethinking existing frameworks for aligning theory.

  • St. Clair, N., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (in progress).  The efficacy of a new approach to understanding cultural epistemologies: A grounded theory approach.

  • St. Clair, N., Fike, D., & Fike, R. (in progress). An impact study on the use of e-books in the classroom.

  • St. Clair, N. (2012). Proceedings for the International Conference on Cultural and Social Aspects of Research. University of the Incarnate Word (in progress).

  • St. Clair, N., Craven, A., & Norris, J. T. (in progress). Book on Building Sustainable Ethics in a Global Environment (book in early stages).

Presentations

  • St. Clair, N., Buck, A., Herbers, S., Ettling, D., & Antelo, A. (2012). Learning from the “other”: Moral perspectives for transformative learning. The 38thannual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, San Antonio, TX, November 8–10, 2012.
  • Herbers, S., Buck, A., St. Clair, N., Ettling, D., & Antelo, A. (2012). Transformative learning in higher education: Epistemological crossroads. Presentation at the 10th International Conference on Transformative Learning, San Francisco, November 1–4, 2012.
  • Fike, D., Fike, R., & St. Clair, N. (2012). Does instructional technology improve learning? Three case studies. Presentation at Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE), Austin, TX, October 21–23, 2012.
  • St. Clair, N., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (2012). A new model for teaching and understanding culture. Presentation at the Diversity Conference, St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, TX, May 5, 2012.
  • St. Clair, N., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (2012). A process model for teaching and understanding culture. Presentation at the Doctoral Research Symposium, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, April 14, 2012.
  • Ananthanarayanan, V., & St. Clair, N. (2012). A process model for teaching and understanding
    culture.     Presentation at the International Conference of Cultural and Social Aspects of   
    Research (ICCSAR), University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, March 22–24, 2012.
  • Kimmel, J., Herbers, S., & St. Clair, N. (2012). Whispers of the elders: Reclaiming lost stories while
    building a global village.     Presented at the International Conference of Cultural and Social Aspects of Research (ICCSAR). University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, March 22–24, 2012.
  • Herbers, S., Kimmel, J., St. Clair, N., Lopez, S., Garza, T., Krystal L., & Roxanna, B. (2012). Whispers of the elders: Reclaiming lost stories for cultural competency. Presented at the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators, San Antonio, TX, March 13, 2012.
  • St. Clair, N., Craven, A., & Ettling, D. (2012). Building sustainability in Tanzanian women’s microenterprises  with information and communication technologies. Presented at the Sustainability Conference, Vancouver, Canada, January 12, 2012.
  • Herbers, S., Kimmel, J., & St. Clair, N. (2011). Whispers of the elders: Reclaiming lost stories
    while building a global village.     Presented at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE), Indianapolis, IN, November 1–4, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. (2011). Blackboard Collaborate for beginners. Presented at the Center for Teaching and Learning. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, October 25, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. (2011). Blended learning for beginners. Presented at the Center for Teaching and Learning, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, October 12, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. (2011). Using SafeAssign as a teaching tool. Presented for the School of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice Faculty, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, October 9, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. Kasarie, N. & Ozturgut, O. (2011). Earth in culture. Presented at the Earth Day Symposium, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, April 21, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N., & Kasarie, N. (2011). Getting ready for blended learning. Presented at the Center for Teaching and Learning. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, April 13, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N., & Poplawski, J. (2011). Making meaning from culture: An exploration of the learning process used by international students when becoming culturally competent. Presented at the Doctoral Research Symposium, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, April 9, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. (2011).  A way of understanding. Presented at the Diversity Conference, St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, TX, March 26, 2011.
  • St. Clair, N. (2011). Internationalizing the curriculum and its transformative affect: It is more than having international faces on the campus. Presented at the Transformative Power of the Social Science Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 18, 2011.
  • Staudt, D., Martinez, E., & St. Clair, N. (2010). Supporting new teachers using social networking platforms. Presented at the 90th Annual Conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL, February 10, 2010.
  • St. Clair, N., Tas, M., Lozano, J. (2010). Best practices for International internships within a doctoral program. Poster presentation at the Annual International Development Seminars: NAFSA Conference, Kansas City, KS, May, 2010.
  • St. Clair, N. (2010). How to critique an article. Presented at the Alan Dreeben Research Committee’s Supper Series, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, October 25, 2010.
  • St. Clair, N. (2010). Cross cultural communication and leadership. Presented at the International Conference on Organizational Leadership, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, September 24, 2010.
  • St. Clair, N. (2009). Scholarly use of the UIW library. Presented at the Alan Dreeben Research Committee’s Supper Series, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, March, 2009.
  • St. Clair, N., Martinez, E., & Staudt, D. (2009). An induction model for beginning teachers. Presented at the IABR & TLC CLUTE Conference, San Antonio, TX, March 16, 2009.
  •  St. Clair, N., Staudt, D., & Martinez, E. (2009). A new induction model: Using Facebook to support beginning teachers. Presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Reno, NV, August 3, 2009.
  • Henderson, R., & St. Clair, N. (2009). Understanding the process model of leadership. Presented at the CLADEA International Relations Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 25, 2009.
  • St. Clair, N., Lozano, J., & Tas, M. (2009). International internships in a PhD program. Presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Applied Learning, Missouri Western State University, Kansas City, MO, February, 2009.
  • St. Clair, N. (2008). Chinese culture. Presented to students at the School of Excellence in Education, San Antonio, TX, May 22, 2008.
  • St. Clair, N. (2008). Chinese business etiquette. Presented at the Valero headquarters in preparation for a business venture, San Antonio, TX, March 24, 2008.
  • St. Clair, N. (2005). Higher education in China. Presented at the University of the Incarnate Word’s International Symposium, International Affairs Program, San Antonio, TX, March 23, 2005.
  • St. Clair, N. (2004). Higher education in the United States. Presented at the International Education Fair, Oasis International School, Ankara, Turkey, October, 2004.
  • St. Clair, N. (1999). Vocational education in China. Presented at the American Consulate, Guangzhou, China, October, 1999.

Professional Experience:

Administrative Academic Employment

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

2008 to present Coordinator of the International Education & Entrepreneurship PhD Concentration
2008 to 2011   Director of Graduate Studies, Dreeben School of Education

2004 to 2008   Director of International Initiatives, International Affairs Department

China Incarnate Word (CIW), Guangzhou, China

1999 to 2004   Director of Academic Programs & Onsite Registrar

Director of CIW English Language Program

                        Academic Advisor for CIW ESL & Academic Programs

Cedar Valley Community College, Lancaster, TX

1997 to 1999   Director of Continuing Education & Computer Programs

Academic Employment

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

2008 to present Assistant Professor of Education – Dreeben School of Education
2008 to 2010   Adjunct Online Instructor – CIW Mexico Campus

2007 to 2008   Adjunct Instructor – Adult Degree Completion Program

2002 to 2010   Adjunct Online Instructor – China Incarnate Word Campus

2000 to 2001   Adjunct Instructor – Virtual University

China Incarnate Word – Guangzhou, China
2001 to 2004   Instructor of Business
1999 to 2004   ESL/EFL Instructor
Dallas County Community College District
1996 to 1999   Adjunct Instructor – Dallas County Community College District
Cedar Valley College
Richland College
Eastfield College

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