Assistant Professor Emerita (Retired 2015), Social Science Education
Biography
Dorothy A. Hendricks, a scholar in effective instructional practices in integrating literature with social studies and teaching constitutional and democratic principles, served on the faculty of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville from 1978 to 2015. Prior to her time at UT, she gained several years’ experience as an elementary and secondary teacher in Alabama. She also served as the Associate Staff Director of the University of Alabama’s General Assistance Center. At UT, she taught and mentored thousands of pre-service teachers and served as Associate Director of the University Honors Program.