Joseph Tobin

Joseph Tobin (b. 1950) is the Nadine Mathis Basha Professor of Education in the College of Education at Arizona State University. Tobin is an an educational anthropologist and an early childhood education specialist. He received his PhD in Human Development at the University of Chicago. His research interests include cross-cultural studies of early childhood education, immigration, children and the media, and qualitative research methods. Among his publications are the books Preschool in Three Cultures: Japan, China, and the United States"; "Good Guys Don't Wear Hats: Children's Talk about the Media"; "Remade in Japan"; "Making a Place for Pleasure in Early Childhood Education"; and "Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon." He is currently completing a sequel to "Preschool in Three Cultures (Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited) and leading a major international project: Children Crossing Borders: Immigrant Parent and Staff Perspectives on Preschool. Tobin is married and has two sons.