| Intro | Australian educationist | ||||||||||
| Is | Anthropologist | ||||||||||
| From | Australia | ||||||||||
| Type | Social science | ||||||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||||||
| Birth | 1953 | ||||||||||
| Age: | 67 years | ||||||||||
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James Smith Page (born 1953) is an Australian educationist and anthropologist, and a recognised authority within the field of peace education.
Education
- BA (Honours) degree from Griffith University,
- Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of Queensland,
- Graduate Diploma in Education from Charles Sturt University,
- Master of Education (Honours) degree from the University of New England,
- PhD degree from Southern Cross University.
Professional career
Page has taught in a range of settings, including secondary teaching, teacher education, communication, and peace and conflict studies. Page has served as a member of the International Year for the Culture of Peace Taskforce within the UNESCO Secretariat in Paris, and as a member of GIPGAP (Group on International Perspectives on Governmental Aggression and Peace), examining social attitudes to peace and war.
Critical recognition
- Fellow of the Australian Anthropological Society
- Recipient of the IER Award for Outstanding Educational Research
- Recognition by the Director-General of UNESCO
- Nominee for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
- Recipient of the United Nations Queensland Award
- Joint winner of the WSFBPC Peace Essay Contest
Select bibliography
- Page, J.S. (2014) ‘Peace Education’. In: D. Phillips (ed.) Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy. (597-599). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
- Page, J.S. et alia (2013) ‘Definitions of peace and reconciliation in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Canada, the United States, and Australia’, In: K. Malley-Morrison, A. Mercurio, and G. Twose (eds.) International Handbook of Peace and Reconciliation. (35-49). NY: Springer.
- Page, J.S. et alia (2013) ‘Perspectives on invasion: Great Britain, Northern Ireland, United States, Canada and Australia’. In: K. Malley-Morrison, S. McCarthy, and K. Hines (eds.) International Handbook on War, Torture and Terrorism. (359-379). NY: Springer.
- Page, J.S. (2010) ‘Peace Education’. In: E. Baker, B. McGaw, and P. Peterson (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Education. Volume 1. (850–854). Oxford: Elsevier.
- Page, J.S.(2009) ‘Chapter 7: Australia’. In: Kathleen Malley-Morrison (ed.) State Violence and the Right to Peace. Volume 4. (137–155, 280–281). Santa Barbara: Praeger Security International.
- Page, J.S. (2008) Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.
- Page, J.S. (2008) ‘Chapter 9: The United Nations and Peace Education’. In: Monisha Bajaj (ed.) Encyclopedia of Peace Education. (75–83). Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.
- Page, J.S. (2008) ‘Philosophy of Peace Education’. In: Monisha Bajaj (ed.) Online Encyclopedia of Peace Education. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College. Available online.