John J. Cogan Professor emeritus, international and social studies education, appointed 1969 Robert H. Beck Faculty Teaching Award, 2004 430g Wulling Hall cogan002@umn.edu Phone: 612-625-1896 Fax: 612-624-3377 Mailing address: Dept. of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development 330A Wulling Hall University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455-0221

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

• Comparative and International Education Society, member
• American Educational Research Association, member
• Pacific Circle Consortium, secretary
• International Association for Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, member

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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