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How should we understand social difference? How can we meaningfully bridge boundaries? My research and leadership address these questions with an eye to education, in diverse local and national contexts around the world.

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Liz Jackson

PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION

University of Hong Kong

Faculty of Education

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BIOGRAPHY

EXPERIENCE

2004-2009

Formal Education

THE PHD

After working in educational development projects in Mexico and Turkey, I completed my MPhil at the University of Cambridge in Politics, Democracy and Education and my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Educational Policy / Global Studies.

2009-2012

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Post-Doctorate Experience

From 2009-2011, I worked in South Africa's North-West and KwaZulu-Natal in rural education development. In 2011, I moved to the United Arab Emirates, overseeing policy development across 17 campuses of the Higher Colleges of Technology.

2012-Present

Professorial Experience

A FULL TIME RESEARCHER

I worked as Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong and as Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong in 2020. I have over 400 outputs, grants, and awards and am among the top 2% most cited scholars worldwide.

KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES

EXPERIENCE

2023-Present

President

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

2023-Present

Editor-in-Chief

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY

Acting Editor-in-Chief (with Marek Tesar)

2020-Present

Editor-in-Chief

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (JOURNAL)

Editor-in-Chief (with Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer)

2017-Present

Past President and Fellow

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA

2021-2023

Head of Department

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

The Education University of Hong Kong

2018-2020

Director

2017-2019

Director

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE

The University of Hong Kong

MASTER OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME

The University of Hong Kong

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