Eugene Francis Provenzo Jr. (born 1949) is an emeritus professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami.

[1] Provenzo's academic interests include the role of the teacher in American society, and the influence of computers and video games on children.

His work has been reviewed in American and British media, including ABC World News Tonight, The Economist, and The New York Times.

In the mid-19th century standard textbooks used in the public schools had a distinctive Protestant tone, with occasional attacks on the Catholic Church in Europe.

Professor Provenzo argues that by the 1890s Catholic educators had selected and adapted non-religious textbook content such that parochial students learned mainstream American political and cultural values without compromising their religious beliefs.