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James Akenson

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Name:

James  Akenson

Title:

Professor

Department:

Curriculum & Instruction

Email Address:

jakenson@tntech.edu

Phone:

(901) 372-3066

Office:

Bartoo Hall 326, BOX 5042

Research Interests

Elementary social studies curriculum • Country music and its use in the K-12 classroom • Issues in education

About

James E. Akenson teaches Elementary and Secondary Social Studies methods as well as graduate courses in social studies, Educational Issues, and Country Music. Akenson is active in the Tennessee Council for the Social Studies and is Co Chair of the International Country Music Conference.