Rate My Professor Colette Rabin

Colette Rabin is a Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at San José State University’s Connie L. Lurie College of Education. She earned an Ed.D. in Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Philosophy of Education from Mills College, an M.A. in Education from San José State University, and a B.A. in Religion from Reed College. Before joining higher education, Rabin taught grades kindergarten through middle school for twelve years. She has been a faculty member at San José State University since 2006 and serves on the faculty of the Ed.D. Leadership Program.

Rabin teaches graduate courses including sociology of education, philosophy of education, research methods, classroom management, health, and student teaching supervision. Her research interests encompass care ethics, social justice, co-teaching, sustainability, and social and emotional learning, with a focus on integrating care ethics into teacher preparation and educational practices. She has authored numerous publications on these topics. Key works include “Co-Teaching: Collaborative and Caring Teacher Preparation” in the Journal of Teacher Education (2020, 131 citations), “Teaching Care Ethics: Conceptual Understandings and Stories for Learning” with G. Smith in the Journal of Moral Education (2013, 83 citations), “Care Ethics in Online Teaching” in Studying Teacher Education (2021, 49 citations), “Modern Education: A Tragedy of the Commons” with G. Smith in the Journal of Curriculum Studies (2013, 45 citations), “Care through Authenticity: Teacher Preparation for an Ethic of Care in an Age of Accountability” in The Educational Forum (2013, 41 citations), “Building a Classroom Community that Supports Students’ Social/Moral Development” with M. Watson, L. Daly, and G. Smith in Teacher Education Quarterly (2019, 40 citations), “My Lesson Plan Was Perfect Until I Tried to Teach: Care Ethics into Practice in Classroom Management” with G. Smith in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education (2016, 26 citations), and “The Theatre Arts and Care Ethics” in Youth Theatre Journal (2009, 26 citations). Her scholarship emphasizes collaborative teaching, moral development, and authentic care in diverse educational contexts such as online teaching, early childhood, and social studies.