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Professor JACKSON, Liz

Professor JACKSON, Liz

Assistant Dean (Research)

Professor

Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education


Qualification

PhD, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MPhil, Politics, Democracy and Education, University of Cambridge
BA (Hons), Social Sciences, Portland State University

Email

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Phone

(852) 2219 4195

Location

Room 421, Runme Shaw Building

Research Expertise

  • Sociology and Philosophy of Education
  • International and Comparative Education
  • Culture and Cultural Studies
  • Equity, Equality and Social Justice in Education
  • Diversity, Ethnicity and Identity

Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications

I am available to supervise PhD/EdD/MPhil students and would welcome enquiries for supervision.

Philosophy of education
Global studies in education
Moral and political philosophy

Diversity and justice in education

1. World’s Top 2% Most Cited Scientists (Single Recent Year Impact: 2021), Stanford University/Elsevier, 2022.

 

2. Outstanding Book Award, Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions. Society of Professors of Education, 2022.

 

3. Book Award: Honourable Mention, Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. 2021.

 

4. Critics’ Choice Award, 2021: Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions. American Educational Studies Association. 2021.

 

5. Book Award: Honourable Mention, Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. 2020.

 

6. Critics’ Choice Award, 2020: Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education. American Educational Studies Association. 2020.

 

7. Research Postgraduate Student-Supervisor Publication Award: Multiculturalism in Chinese History in Hong Kong: Constructing Chinese Identity (with C. Lin). University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education. 2020.

 

8. Presidential Research Award: Harmony versus Homogenisation: Multiculturalism for Ethnic Minorities in China (first author, with C. Lin). Korean Association for Multicultural Education. HK$10,000. 2020.

 

9. Book Award (as contributor): Post-Truth, Fake News: Viral Modernity & Higher Education, eds. M. A. Peters, S. Rider, M. Hyvonen & T. Besley. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. 2019.

 

10. Diploma and Silver Medal: Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education (edited with E. Railean, G. Walker & A. Elci). European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation Conference (Euroinvent). 2017.

 

11. Most Popular Article in Journal of Moral Education: Why Should I Be Grateful? The Morality of Gratitude in Contexts Marked by Injustice. 2016.

 

12. Research Output Prize, 2014-2015: Muslims and Islam in US Education: Reconsidering Multiculturalism. University of Hong Kong University Research Committee. HK$120,000. 2016.

 

13. Book Award: Muslims and Islam in US Education: Reconsidering Multiculturalism. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. AUD$250 (HK$1,400). 2015. 21

 

14. Early-Career Conference Award: Altruism, Non-Relational Care, and Global Citizenship Education. Paper Presented at the Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting. Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. HK$10,000. 2015.

 

15. Second Most Downloaded Article in Religious Education 2011/2012: Islam and Muslims in U.S. Public Schools since September 11, 2001. 2013.

 

16. Single Most Downloaded Article in Educational Studies 2010/2011: Images of Islam in U.S. Media and Their Educational Implications. 2011.

1. University Grants Committee General Research Fund, Representation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Textbooks: Multicultural Education in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

 

2. University Grants Committee General Research Fund, Representation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Textbooks: Multiculturalism Across Hong Kong Schools' Curriculum

 

3. University Grants Committee Early Career Scheme, Representation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in School Textbooks: Aligning Multiculturalism and Liberal Studies

 

4. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia Fund, Philosophical Perspectives on Teacher Education: East Meets West 

 

For a full list, please see my CV at https://www.lizjackson.org/.

Authored Books

 

1. M. S. Farid & L. Jackson, Can the Church Be Decolonised? Holy Cross Education in Bangladesh (in production).

 

2. L. Jackson, Emotions: Philosophy of Education in Practice. London: Bloomsbury, 2023.

 

3. R. Sungwa, L. Jackson & J. Kahembe, Corporal Punishment in Preschool and at Home in Tanzania: A Child Rights Challenge. Singapore: Springer, 2022.

 

4. L. Jackson, Contesting Education and Identity in Hong Kong. London: Routledge, 2021.

 

5. L. Jackson, Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020/2021.

 

6. J. Kahembe & L. Jackson, Educational Assessment in Tanzania: A Sociocultural Perspective. Singapore: Springer, 2020.

 

7. L. Jackson, Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education. Oxon: Routledge, 2019.

 

8. L. Jackson, Muslims and Islam in U.S. Education: Reconsidering Multiculturalism. Oxon: Routledge, 2014.

 

Edited Books

 

9. M. Tesar, M. A. Peters & L. Jackson (Eds.), The Ethical Academy: The University as an Ethical System. Oxon: Routledge, 2023.

 

10. L. Jackson & M. A. Peters (Eds.), Race and Racism: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader, Volume XIV. New York: Routledge, 2023.

 

11. L. Jackson & M. A. Peters (Eds.), Marxism, Neoliberalism, and Intelligent Capitalism: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader, Volume XII. New York: Routledge, 2021.

 

12. M. A. Peters & L. Jackson (Eds.), From Radical Marxism to Knowledge Socialism: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Studies Reader, Volume XI. New York: Routledge, 2021.

 

13. M. A. Peters, T. Besley, M. Tesar, L. Jackson, P. Jandrić, S. Arndt & S. Sturm, The Methodology and Philosophy of Collective Writing: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader, Volume X. New York: Routledge, 2021.

 

14. M. A. Peters, M. Tesar, L. Jackson & T. Besley (Eds.), What Comes After Postmodernism in Educational Theory? New York: Routledge, 2020.

 

15. L. Jackson (Ed.), Asian Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development. New York: Routledge, 2020.

 

16. L. Jackson & M. A. Peters (Eds.), Feminist Theory in Diverse Productive Practices: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Gender and Sexualities Reader, Volume VI. Oxon: Routledge, 2019.

 

17. L. Jackson & M. A. Peters (Eds.), From ‘Aggressive Masculinity’ to ‘Rape Culture’: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Gender and Sexualities Reader, Volume V. Oxon: Routledge, 2019. (In paperback, 2020.)

 

18. E. Railean, G. Walker, A. Elci & L. Jackson (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education. (2 vol.) Hershey: IGI Global, 2016. 

 

For a full list, please see my CV at https://www.lizjackson.org/.

2023-Present: President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong

 

2020-Present: Fellow and Past President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia

 

2023-Present: Acting Editor-in-Chief (with M. Tesar), Educational Philosophy and Theory
 

2020-Present: Editor-in-Chief (with H. Greenhalgh-Spencer), Philosophy of Education

 

2022-2023: Associate Head of the Department of International Education (Research and Postgraduate Studies), Education University of Hong Kong

 

2022-2023: Leader of the Diversity, Equity & Social Inclusion Research Group, Education University of Hong Kong 

 

2021-2023: Head of the Department of International Education, Education University of Hong Kong

 

2018-2020: Director, Comparative Education Research Centre, University of Hong Kong

 

2017-2019: Director, Master of Education Program, University of Hong Kong

Teaching List, Current

  1. 2023 S2, MEDD8921, 2A, Conducting Cross-cultural Educational Research
  2. 2023 S2, MEDD8922, 2A, Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Educational Research
  3. 2023 S1, CCGL9022, 1AX, Globalization in Question: Human and Economic Consequences
  4. 2023 S1, MEDD6099, 1A, Education for sustainable development
  5. 2019 S2, BBED5021, 2A, Professional Ethics in Teaching
  6. 2019 S1, EDUR8053, 1A, Philosophical Issues in Educational Research
  7. 2019 S1, MEDD6099, 1A, Education for sustainable development
  8. 2018 S2, BBED5021, 2A, Professional Ethics in Teaching
  9. 2018 S1, MEDD6099, 1A, Education for sustainable development

 

Supervision of Research Postgraduate Students

  1. PhD Huang Yuqing, Qualitative Research Methods; Language Education Ideologies; Critical Sociolinguistics; Sociology of Education; and Multilingual Studies
  2. PhD Guo Yingda, International Education
  3. 2020 PhD Che Ling, Curriculum and Instruction
  4. 2017 PhD Tsui Chak Pong Gordon: Clashing goals in service learning : Hong Kong university students in Kenya, Service Learning, China-Africa Educational Partnerships, Internationalization of Higher Education
  5. 2017 PhD Lin Cong: Who are we? : official understandings of Chinese identity in Mainland China and Hong Kong, Philosophy of Education, Values Education
  6. 2016 PhD Wang Sisi: A narrative inquiry into values about teaching and learning in higher education in Hong Kong : teachers' perspectives, Values Education, Collaborative Learning and Teaching Development
  7. 2016 PhD Muschette Nadine Nicole, TESOL, Global Citizenship
  8. 2015 PhD Nesterova Yulia: Developing indigenous education in Taiwan : indigenous perspectives and possibilities, Indigenous Education in Taiwan
  9. 2014 PhD Sungwa Reuben Safari: Understanding corporal punishment in preschools and homes in Tanzania : implications for children's rights, Early Childhood Education
  10. 2014 PhD Ma Ying: Chinese university graduates' reflexivity on social networking during first-job search, Sociology of Education
  11. 2014 PhD Farid Md Shaikh: The educational mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh (1947-2016), The Educational Mission of the Congregation of the Holy Cross in Bangladesh
  12. 2013 PhD Ndijuye Laurent Gabriel: Early childhood educational policy, children's learning outcomes, and home learning environments in Tanzania : comparisons between naturalized refugees and local majority groups, Early Childhood Education
  13. 2013 PhD Kahembe Joyce Joas: Teachers' conceptions and practices of assessment and factors that influenced them in Tanzania, Curriculum and Assessment
  14. 2013 PhD Adarlo Genejane Monroy: Transforming perspectives : service learning and global citizenship education in the Philippines, Service Learning and Citizenship Education

 

HKU Committee Appointments

  1. 2023-08-30 to Present: Faculty of Education, Board of the, The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
  2. 2017-04-01 to 2020-08-31: Faculty of Education, Board of the, The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University , Senate
  3. 2015-08-16 to 2018-08-15: Faculty of Education, Board of the, The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
  4. 2012-08-16 to 2015-08-15: Faculty of Education, Board of the, The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University