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Author: Joseph Zajda
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: 2024 ed.
ISBN: 9783031676666
ISBN 10: 3031676661
Pages: 1296
Publication Date: 05 December 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Joseph Zajda, Ph.D. FACE, is a Professor, and teaches in the Faculty of Education and Arts at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He is a world-renowned scholar in the area of globalization, education policy reforms, values education, education for social justice, and human rights. He has published 54 books (including 11 monographs and 30 edited books with Springer) and hundreds of book chapters and articles in refereed journals internationally. He was awarded the 2012 Peter Sheehan Excellence in Research Award. The award recognises the high quality of research activities, and particularly celebrates sustained research that has had a substantive impact nationally and internationally (Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University). He received an Australian Award for University Teaching, July 2011, for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for his innovative, influential and sustained contribution to teacher education through scholarship and publication. Synopsis: The applicant has pioneered an innovative approach in teacher education, where he uses global pedagogy and ‘teacher as a researcher’ model. He also received Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Australian Catholic University. The award was presented at the April 2005 Graduation Ceremony, the Melbourne Town Hall. It was the sole award for the whole 6-campus university, at the time. By virtue of his book publications, he has made an outstanding contribution to research in education globally. Scientific index 2023 lists him in the top 1% globally (581st out of 1,345,218 researchers in the world). His published research includes works in 665 publications in 4 languages and 12,524 library holdings (WorldCat catalogue), adding immense research expertise, by virtue of his published books globally in globalization and education reforms. He has provided outstanding service to teacher education through his research globally, graduate teaching, doctoral supervision, and his extensive editorial work for major international journals in education, including Curriculum and Teaching, Educational Practice and Theory, Education and Society, World Studies in Education, and consulting editor for the UNESCO International Review of Education.
