Michael Apple

Michael W. Apple (born August 20, 1942) is an American educational theorist specializing in education and power, cultural politics, curriculum theory and research, critical teaching, and the development of democratic schools. He is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, where he taught from 1970 to 2018. Before earning his Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1970, Apple taught in elementary and secondary schools in New Jersey and served as the president of his teachers' union. For over three decades, he has collaborated with educators, unions, dissident groups, and governments worldwide to promote critical pedagogy and transform educational policy and practice towards more democratic and equitable outcomes.