Background
Keen, James Parker was born on May 21, 1946 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Donald and M. Enid Keen.
Keen, James Parker was born on May 21, 1946 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Donald and M. Enid Keen.
Bachelor, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1968. Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1979.
Teacher, administrator, Philadelphia Public Schools, 1968-1973;
coordinator/commission on international studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1974-1981;
professor education, Lesley College Graduate School, Cambridge, 1981-1988;
instructor, Harvard Division School, Cambridge, 1982-1985;
co-director, New Jersey governments School Public Issues, West Long Branch, New Jersey, since 1982;
executive director, board overseers, governments School New Jersey, West Long Branch, since 1985;
co-incumbant, Millicent Fenwick Professorship, Monmouth College, West Long Branch, since 1988. Consultant Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, since 1990, governments School of Florida, New College, Sarasota, 1988-1990, Chinook Learning Community, Seattle, since 1991. Board directors National Conference of governments School, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Chair learning theory group National Society for Internships and Experiantial Education, Raleigh, North Carolina,1989-.
Council member Commissioners Advisory Council on Gifted Education, Trenton, New Jersey, since 1989, Center New Jersey Urban Schools Improvement Council, Monmouth County, New Jersey, since 1988. Advisory member on academy alliances, Trenton, since 1989. Education task force Monmouth Ocean Development Council, Wall, New Jersey, since 1990.
Member Society for Values in Higher Education, Council for the Advancement of Citizenship, American Association of Higher Education, International Center for Integrative Studies, National Conference on Youth Leadership.
Married Cheryl Hollmann, March 29, 1975. 1 child, Justin Hollmann.