Liz Jackson
Liz Jackson is Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professor in Diversity and Equity and Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. She is the immediate Past President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong and a Past President and Fellow of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. In addition, she is the Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory.
Originally from the United States, Liz worked in the UK, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates before moving to Hong Kong. She has now been in Hong Kong for fifteen years. In the past she served as the Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre (University of Hong Kong) and the Head of the Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong.
Liz’s research lies at the intersection of philosophy and global studies of education. The persistent theme of her work is how people are shaped by diverse experiences, including gender, race, and ethnicity, as well as culture, nationality, and geography. Her authored books include Muslims and Islam in US Education: Reconsidering Multiculturalism, Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education, Contesting Education and Identity in Hong Kong, Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions, and Emotions: Philosophy of Education in Practice. She has a forthcoming book entitled Understanding Philosophy of Education and a multivolume handbook series (with Duck-Joo Kwak) on Philosophies of Education in Asia, both of which are dedicated to understanding philosophy of education from a global view.
Liz is the recipient of numerous research grants and research awards. She has nearly 300 scholarly publications, including 20 books, and has given over 200 research presentations, including keynotes in Canada, Bulgaria, Australia, Singapore, the US, the UK, Korea, Poland, Germany, France, and the Philippines.