University of Oulu

Faculty Member, Faculty of Education

Other Affiliations: University of Alberta, Educational Policy Studies
University of Calgary, Communications and Culture
University of Canterbury, Education

Professor (Chair) of Global Education (Professori, Kasvatustiede, Kansainvälisyyskasvatus)

Faculty of Education

About

I hold a professorial chair in global education at the University of Oulu, in Finland where I am the academic director of: a research group on ethics, diversity, globalization and education (EDGE); the only (MA level) teacher education programme in Europe that specializes in critical intercultural education;  and an international MA programme focusing on globalization and education.

My research background is inter-disciplinary and informed by postcolonial, (post)critical and poststructural theories. My research focus is on building bridges between contemporary theories and debates around globalization and diversity, and pedagogical practices. I am also interested in indigenous/aboriginal studies and education. I started my career as a classroom teacher in 1993 in Brazil and before moving to Finland in 2010, I worked at the universities of Canterbury (NZ), Ireland and Nottingham (UK). I am currently affiliated with the Universities of Calgary, Alberta, and Canterbury as a research fellow.

As a researcher and educator I have extensive international experience in ‘translating’ complex  contemporary social analyses and debates into different practitioners’ contexts, working with NGOs, schools, communities and academic partners in Europe, Canada, Latin America and the South Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands), especially in the areas of development, curriculum, and global (citizenship) education (see for example www.throughothereyes.org.uk and www.osdemethodology.org.uk). I am also one of the founding editors of the open journal ‘Critical Literacy: theories and practices’ (www.criticalliteracyjournal.org).

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