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I grew up with an intense interest in global
affairs, although I started my professional career as a social studies
teacher in an elementary school. Eventually, as I moved into higher
education, my focus shifted from preparing teachers to comparative
international development and the internationalization of school
curricula. I’ve lived in Japan, England and Thailand, and in the
process have learned as much about our culture as the ones I’ve
visited and studied. The vast majority of the work I’ve done in the
last 20 years has focused on Asia, which was preceded by work in
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
I’m particularly interested in the topic of educational reform,
although my major research emphasis is on citizenship education. I
directed the nine-nation Citizenship Education Policy Study from
1993-1998. It involved policy leaders utilizing a Delphi cultural
futures methodology, a consensus building process. Additionally, I
just completed a three-year study exploring the development of civic
values in 14-15 year-olds in six Pacific Rim societies. These have led
to follow-up projects in civic education in the Pacific Basin,
including a three-year linkage of the University of Minnesota’s
College of Education and Human Development and the College of Natural
Resources with the Hong Kong Institute of Education in China. The
focus of this U.S. Information Agency College and University
Affiliation Project is education for citizenship.
I enjoy teaching, which is enriched by the opportunity to undertake
wide-ranging research into fundamental questions of global concern.
I’m more interested in working with students than moving into
administration. I believe it’s important for students to gain hands-on
experience in research, both to demythologize the rigors of
international research and to prepare them for their future careers.
Nothing compares to taking an active part in a research team.
Selected publications
Cogan, J. J. and Morris, P. (Eds.) (2001). The
development of civic values in six Pacific Rim societies. Special
Issue of the International Journal of Educational Research, 35 (1)
pp. 1-123.
Cogan, J.J. & Derricott, R. (Eds.). (1998 & 2000).
Citizenship for the 21st century: An international perspective on
education. London: Kogan Page.
Parker, W., Ninomiya, A., & Cogan, J.J. (1998).
Educating world citizens: Toward multinational curriculum development.
American Educational Research Journal, 36(2), 117-145.
Cogan, J.J., Grossman, D.L., & Liu, M. (2000).
Citizenship: The democratic imagination in a global context. Social
Education, 64(1), 48-52.
A more complete listing of publications follows.
Academic degrees
- Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1981, social studies education
- M.A., The Ohio State University, 1965, elementary education
- B.S., Kent State University, 1963, elementary education
Professional experience
- 1998-99, Japanese Government Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Nagoya University,
Japan
- 1982-83, Senior Fullbright-Hays Research Fellow, Hiroshima University, Japan
- 1981-present, University of Minnesota, professor
- 1972-1981, University of Minnesota, associate professor
- 1969-1972, University of Minnesota, assistant professor
- 1968-1969, Wittenberg University, assistant professor
- 1968, Ohio State University, teaching associate
- 1967, U.S. Office of Education, evaluation project director
- 1966-67 U.S. Office of Education Fellow
Current professional and academic association
memberships
Publications
More than 100 books, book chapters, monographs, and journal articles, plus
research and technical reports.
Cogan, J. J., Morris, P., & Print, M. (2002).
Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region. New York: Routledge
Falmer.
Cogan, J. J., & Derricott, R. (Eds.). (2000).
Citizenship for the 21st Century An International Perspective on
Education. London: Kogan Page.
Cogan, J. J., & Derricott, R. (Eds.). (1998).
Citizenship for the 21st Century An International Perspective on
Education. London: Kogan Page.
Cogan, J. J., & Otsu, K. (in press). Contemporary
civics education in Japan: Reflections on a society in transition. In
Contemporary educational issues in Japan: M. E. Sharpe.
Parker, W.C, Ninomiya, A., & Cogan, J.J. (2002)
Educating world citizens: Toward multinational curriculum development.
In Education for democracy: Contexts, curricula, assessments.
Greenwich, CT: Information Age Press.
Cogan, J. J., Morris, P., & Print, M. (2002) Civic
education in the Asia-Pacific region: An introduction. In Civic
education in the Asia-Pacific region. New York: Routledge Falmer,
pp. 1-22.
Morris, P., Cogan, J.J., & Liu, M. (2002). Civic
education across the six societies. In Civic education in the
Asia-Pacific region. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, pp. 167-189.
Cogan, J. J., & Pederson, P. (2002) Civic
education in the American midwest: A case study of three schools. In
Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region. New York: Routledge
Falmer, pp. 142-166.
Papers presented
More than 100 scholarly papers presented at national and
international meetings
Cogan, J.J. (2003, June 30). Citizenship
education in a Post 9/11 era: Rebuilding community. Keynote Address:
The Dorothy M. Skeel Memorial Lecture, The International Association
for Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, Egmond aan Zee, The
Netherlands
Cogan, J.J. (2002, October 24). Teacher
education in the United States: Trends, issues and reforms. Brain
Korea 21st Century Conference, Institute of Asia-Pacific Education and
Development, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Cogan, J.J. (2002, June 20). Schooling for the
future in the United States until 2020. Keynote Address to the
Taitung County Conference on E-Learning, Taitung City, Taitung County,
Taiwan.
Cogan, J.J. (2002, May 3). Schooling for
tomorrow: Strategies for planning for interviews with elite policy
makers. 26th Annual Conference of the Pacific Circle Consortium,
Seoul, Korea.
Cogan, J.J. (2002, May 1). Schooling for
tomorrow in the Asia-Pacific Region: A preliminary report of findings
of Phase One. 26th Annual Conference of the Pacific Circle
Consortium, Seoul, Korea.
Cogan, J.J. (2002. March 18). Teacher education
reforms in the United States: Trends and issues. Seminar on
Reforms in Teacher Education sponsored by the Department of Manpower
Planning and Management, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
Cogan, J.J. (2002, March 13). Citizenship
education in the USA in a post 9/11 era. Plenary presentation at
Seminar on Citizenship Education sponsored by the Centre for
Citizenship Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
Research
Focus upon civic and citizenship education policy studies
including:
- Citizenship Education Policy Study (CEPS), 1993-1998
- Citizenship Education Policy Study 2 (CEPS 2), 1998-2003
- Pacific Rim Civic Education Study, 1997-2002
- Schooling for the Future Study of the Asia-Pacific Region, 2001-2005
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