Thomas A. Peterson, Ed. D.
Associate Professor
678-839-6128
tpeters@westga.edu
Education Annex - Room 151
Office Hours
By Appointment
Dr. Thomas Peterson serves as an assistant professor of Cultural and Philosophical Foundations of Education in the College of Education. He teaches courses including philosophy, leadership, history, ethics, and culture. His research interests include spirituality in education, teacher renewal, teaching and learning. He started the SPARK Mentoring program that prepares students to connect with at-risk youth. Prior to his appointment at UWG, Dr. Peterson was a elementary/middle school principal in NC, art teacher in California and Maryland, flight instructor, and pilot missionary to Africa.
Fall 2025 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Connecting w "High Risk" Youth) Section: C01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Re-Visioning Trauma) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 91D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Connectng w/ "High Risk" Youth) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Youth w/High Risk Settings) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Youth w/High Risk Settings) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: 91D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2300 (Connecting w/Youth-High Risk) Section: C02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- EDUC-2130 (Expl Learning and Teaching) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDFD-7307 (Critical Issues in Education) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDUC-2110 (Inv Crit and Contem Issues-Edu) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Finding Service in Education [View Publication (PDF)]
Failing while making all [View Publication External Resource]
Igniting hope in youth from high-risk settings [View Publication External Resource]
Buber's spiritual classroom [View Publication External Resource]
Meeting: A conduit for vulnerability and hope [View Publication External Resource]
Igniting hope in at risk youth: A collaborative undertaking [View Publication External Resource]
Peterson, T. (2003). The sensitiveness of the soul. Annual Editions. [View Publication (PDF)]
Hogan, L., and Peterson, T. (November 2001). Camelot: Our search for the source of "good teaching." Kappa Delta Pi Record [View Publication (PDF)]