Michael Adrian Peters

Michael Adrian Peters

Michael Peters is a Professor in Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory, and a lifelong Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of Humanities.

Contents

Education

Michael Peters holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, and an honors degree in Geography. He has also attained a teaching diploma and taught in New Zealand high schools for seven years. During his teaching years he became the Head of the Department and completed a major for a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and returned full time to complete his Master in Philosophy, with first class honors, and PhD in Philosophy of Education with a thesis on the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Research and Interests

Michael Peters has a strong research interests in distributed knowledge systems, digital scholarship and elearning systems and has acted as an advisor to government on these and related matters in Scotland, NZ, South Africa and the EU.

Professional Appointments

He held a personal chair at the University of Auckland, NZ (2000–03) and Research Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK (2000–05), as well as numerous posts as adjunct and visiting professor throughout the world. He is the executive editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory (Blackwell) and editor of two international ejournals, Policy Futures in Education and E-Learning (both with Symposium) and sits on the editorial board of over fifteen international journals.

Publications

Poststructuralism, Politics and Education Michael A. Peters (Bergin and Garvey, 1996)

Individualism and Community: Education and Social Policy in the Postmodern Condition Michael A. Peters and James D. Marshall (Falmer Press, 1996).

Counternarratives : Cultural Studies and Critical Pedagogies in Postmodern Spaces Henry A. Giroux, Peter McLaren, Colin Lankshear, and Michael A. Peters (Routledge, 1996).

University Futures and the Politics of Reform in New Zealand Michael A. Peters & Peter Roberts (Dunmore Press, 1999)

Wittgenstein: Philosophy, Postmodernism, Pedagogy Michael A. Peters & J.D. Marshall (Bergin and Garvey, 1999)

Poststructuralism, Marxism, and Neoliberalism: Between Theory and Politics Michael A. Peters (Rowman and Littlefield, 2001)

Poststructuralism and Educational Research Series: Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series Michael A. Peters & Nicholas C. Burbules (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004)

Building Knowledge Cultures: Education in the Age of Knowledge Capitalism Peters, M.A. with Tina Besley (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)

Subjectivity and Truth: Foucault, Education, and the Culture of Self Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley (Peter Lang, 2007)

Creativity and the Global Knowledge Economy Michael A. Peters, Simon Marginson, and Peter Murphy (Peter Lang, 2008)

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael Turner (American football) — Michael Turner Turner with the Falcons in 2009 No. 33     Atlanta Falcons Running back Personal information …   Wikipedia

  • Adrian S. Fisher — Infobox Person name = Adrian S. Fisher image size = 250px caption = Adrian S. Fisher birth date = January 21, 1914 birth place = Memphis, Tennessee death date = March 18, 1983 death place = Washington D.C. education = Princeton, BA, 1934, Harvard …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Vick — Vick during a post game interview in September 2009 …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Jackson — For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). Michael Jackson …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Atiyah — Sir Michael Atiyah Born 22 April 1929 (1929 04 22) (age 82) …   Wikipedia

  • Ellis Peters Historical Dagger — Der Dagger Award ist die bekannteste Auszeichnung für Kriminalliteratur in Großbritannien. Sie wird seit 1955 in einer wechselnden Anzahl von Kategorien durch die britische Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) verliehen. Dagger ist das englische Wort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 2010 New Year Honours — The New Year Honours 2010, principally for the United Kingdom but also the Commonwealth Realms, were announced on 31 December 2009[1] to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2010. The 2010 New Year Honours were unusual in that none …   Wikipedia

  • State House elections in Michigan, 2008 — Elections in Michigan Federal government Presidential Elections …   Wikipedia

  • Saison 5 de Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (première série) — Article détaillé présentant les épisodes[1] de la cinquième saison (1967), en couleurs, de la série télévisée britannique Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir, première série (The Avengers). Sommaire 1 Données communes à tous les épisodes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Saison 5 de Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) — Article détaillé présentant les épisodes de la cinquième saison (1967), en couleurs, de la série télévisée britannique Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir, première série (The Avengers). Sommaire 1 Données communes à tous les épisodes 2 Épisode… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”