Globalisation, Nation-Building and History Education (eBook)

Joseph Zajda is a professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specialises in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalisation and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (2018). He is an elected fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).

John Whitehouse is a senior lecturer in Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the University of Melbourne. The focus of his teaching and research is on history education, curriculum and pedagogy. He held a range of leadership roles in secondary and tertiary education. As a humanities coordinator, he works with an outstanding team to deliver transformative learning experiences in the Master of Teaching programme. He leads a suite of subjects that are characterised by engagement, relevance and rigour. He frequently works with schools, subject associations and education authorities at state, national and international levels.