Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

Brief Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL

Born, 18 October 1949, Valcouvina, Greece. Arrived in Australia 1953, naturalised Australian citizen, 1958. Speaker of English and Greek.

ACADEMIC

Ph.D., White Man Dreaming: Drawing Australia’s Cultural Boundaries. Changes in Commonwealth Immigration and Aboriginal Policies, 1945-1967, School of History, Philosophy and Politics, Macquarie University, 1991.

B.A. (hons) Dip. Ed., Macquarie University, 1980. Majors in history and linguistics with first class honours in history.

EMPLOYMENT

Chair of Education, Research and Innovation Portfolio, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2004-

Research Professor, Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2004-

Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Language and Community Services, RMIT University, Melbourne, 1997-2003

Professor of Education and Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, 1994-1997.

Director, Centre for Workplace Communication and Culture, University of Technology, Sydney, 1990-1993; Research Director, 1994- .

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Multicultural Studies, University of Wollongong, 1984-1990.

Teacher: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary level, since 1979.

Trainer and Adult Educator: Professional development of educators, managers, and community workers, assisting in the development of multicultural and adult education policies, courses and training programs on workplace learning, cross-cultural communication and managing cultural diversity in the workplace, since 1979.

Coordinator and writer of the Social Literacy Project, involving materials development and teacher training for social studies/science in years 4-12, 1979-1985.

Led teams developing policy advice and advocacy for government at all levels of education since1980.

POSITIONS

Board Member, National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership 2004.

Member, LOTE Essential Learning Framework Reference Group, Victorian Curriculum and assessment Authority, 2004

Board Member, Asia Education Foundation, 2003- .

Member, Microsoft Partners in Learning Advisory Council, 2003- .

Member, Western Public Health and Social Research Institute, 2002- .

President, Australian Council of Deans of Education, 2000-2004.

Member, AVCC Advisory Group on Indigenous Higher Education, 2000-2002.

Scientific Consultant, Advisor to the General Secretariat for Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Hellenic Republic 2000- .

Advisory Committee for the School of International Studies, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia, 2000- .

Vice-President, Community Broadcasting Foundation, 2000-2003

Chair, National Ethnic and Radio Training Taskforce, 2000-2003.

Chair, Indigenous Education Working Party, RMIT University, 1999-2000.

Chair, Education Quality Review Committee, RMIT University, 1998-2000.

Hearing Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1995-1997.

Vice President, National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, 1995-1998.

Member, Advisory Board, Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research, 1994-1996.

Chair, Queensland Ethnic Affairs Ministerial Advisory Committee, 1994-1996.

Member, Arts Queensland Advisory Committee, 1994-1996.

Member of Community Cultural Development Board of the Australia Council, 1988-1993.

Member, Editorial Boards: International Journal of Inclusive Education; Language, Society and Culture (an International Internet Journal); International Journal of Adult Literacy; Australian Journal of Education, Meanjin, Glossikos Ipologistis: Journal of the Centre of Greek Language, Athens.

AWARDS

Centenary of Federation Medal, 2002.

James Cook University Award for Excellence in Research, 1995.

Fulbright Scholar in Residence, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire System, New Hampshire, USA, 1990-1991 academic year.

Individual Artist Award from the Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1983-1984.

Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award, 1982-1983.

REVIEWS

Member, Review Panel, School of Education, University of Canberra, 2002.

Chair, Review of Ethnic Affairs in Queensland, reporting to the Queensland Premier, 1996.

Member of Review and Accreditation Panel, Faculty of Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, 1996.

Member, Advisory Group, James Cook University of North Queensland Quality Review, 1994-1995.

Chair, Review and Restructuring Group, Townsville Migrant Resource Centre, 1994-1995.

Member, Departmental Review Team, Department of Modern Languages, James Cook University, 1995.

WRITING

Author or co-author of 18 books, 27 research reports, 47 refereed journal articles or book chapters and numerous smaller articles on matters of education, ethnicity, gender, culture, workplace change, training, curriculum and literacy.

A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, Routledge, London, 2000, an extended version of a paper of the same name published in the Spring 1996 issue of the Harvard Educational Review, edited with Cope.

A Place in the Sun: The Promise of the Australian Way of Life, Harper Collins, Sydney, 2000, a commentary on Australian society at the Centenary of Federation, with Cope.

Productive Diversity: Organisational Life in the Era of Civic Pluralism and Total Globalisation, Pluto Press, Sydney, 1997, with Cope. A revised and updated edition of this book is to be published in 2003.

The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing, edited with Cope, Falmer Press, London, and University of Pittsburgh Press, Pennsylvania, 1993.

Mistaken Identity: Multiculturalism and the Demise of Nationalism in Australia, with Castles, Cope and Morrissey, Pluto Press, Sydney, 1988. Second edition, 1990. Third edition, 1992.

Cultures of Schooling: Pedagogies for Cultural Difference and Social Access, with Cope, Noble and Poynting, Falmer Press, London, 1990.

Minority Languages and Dominant Culture: Issues of Education, Assessment and Social Equity, with Cope and Slade, Falmer Press, London, 1989.

RESEARCH

Established the Globalism Institute at RMIT.

Founding Director of the Centre for Workplace Communication and Culture.

Responsible for the management of, or major participant in, 109 research and development projects since 1991, with grant funding of over $8 million.

Recipient of five large and four small Australian Research Council grants.

A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, two ARC Large Grants won over a period of six years involving a team of internationally renowned researchers from Australia, the United States and Britain investigating the dual challenges for literacy teaching of cultural diversity and new communication technologies.

New Learning: A Charter for Australian Education, based on an analysis of trends in education in Australia and internationally. Also, New Teaching, New Learning: A Vision for Australian Education. A policy and advocacy document for the Australian council of Deans of Education.

Local Diversity, Global Connections, a training program developed for the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The National Framework of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Competence, a national policy document.

The development of Cultural Understandings as the eighth Key Competency, a national policy document linking school to work.

The Review of Ethnic Affairs in Queensland, commissioned by the Premier of Queensland: a major cross-portfolio review of services provided to immigrant communities in Queensland in conjunction with the Queensland Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs, chaired by Mary Kalantzis.

Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, case study research for an international comparative study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.

Major research and consultancy projects working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including a language competency framework for Batchelor College in the Northern Territory and a national project on the literacy skills required for work and training for the Federal Department of Employment, Education and Training.

	Ph.D., White Man Dreaming: Drawing Australia’s Cultural Boundaries. Changes in Commonwealth Immigration and Aboriginal Policies, 1945-1967, School of History, Philosophy and Politics, Macquarie University, 1991.
	B.A. (hons) Dip. Ed., Macquarie University, 1980. Majors in history and linguistics with first class honours in history.

	Chair of Education, Research and Innovation Portfolio, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2004-
	Research Professor, Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2004-
	Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Language and Community Services, RMIT University, Melbourne, 1997-2003
	Professor of Education and Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, 1994-1997.
	Director, Centre for Workplace Communication and Culture, University of Technology, Sydney, 1990-1993; Research Director, 1994- .
	Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Multicultural Studies, University of Wollongong, 1984-1990.
	Teacher: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary level, since 1979.
	Trainer and Adult Educator: Professional development of educators, managers, and community workers, assisting in the development of multicultural and adult education policies, courses and training programs on workplace learning, cross-cultural communication and managing cultural diversity in the workplace, since 1979.
	Coordinator and writer of the Social Literacy Project, involving materials development and teacher training for social studies/science in years 4-12, 1979-1985.
	Led teams developing policy advice and advocacy for government at all levels of education since1980.

	Board Member, National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership 2004.
	Member, LOTE Essential Learning Framework Reference Group, Victorian Curriculum and assessment Authority, 2004
	Board Member, Asia Education Foundation, 2003- .
	Member, Microsoft Partners in Learning Advisory Council, 2003- .
	Member, Western Public Health and Social Research Institute, 2002- .
	President, Australian Council of Deans of Education, 2000-2004.
	Member, AVCC Advisory Group on Indigenous Higher Education, 2000-2002.
	Scientific Consultant, Advisor to the General Secretariat for Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Hellenic Republic 2000- .
	Advisory Committee for the School of International Studies, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia, 2000- .
	Vice-President, Community Broadcasting Foundation, 2000-2003
	Chair, National Ethnic and Radio Training Taskforce, 2000-2003.
	Chair, Indigenous Education Working Party, RMIT University, 1999-2000.
	Chair, Education Quality Review Committee, RMIT University, 1998-2000.
	Hearing Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1995-1997.
	Vice President, National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, 1995-1998.
	Member, Advisory Board, Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research, 1994-1996.
	Chair, Queensland Ethnic Affairs Ministerial Advisory Committee, 1994-1996.
	Member, Arts Queensland Advisory Committee, 1994-1996.
	Member of Community Cultural Development Board of the Australia Council, 1988-1993.
	Member, Editorial Boards: International Journal of Inclusive Education; Language, Society and Culture (an International Internet Journal); International Journal of Adult Literacy; Australian Journal of Education, Meanjin, Glossikos Ipologistis: Journal of the Centre of Greek Language, Athens.

	Centenary of Federation Medal, 2002.
	James Cook University Award for Excellence in Research, 1995.
	Fulbright Scholar in Residence, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire System, New Hampshire, USA, 1990-1991 academic year.
	Individual Artist Award from the Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1983-1984.
	Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award, 1982-1983.

	Member, Review Panel, School of Education, University of Canberra, 2002.
	Chair, Review of Ethnic Affairs in Queensland, reporting to the Queensland Premier, 1996.
	Member of Review and Accreditation Panel, Faculty of Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, 1996.
	Member, Advisory Group, James Cook University of North Queensland Quality Review, 1994-1995.
	Chair, Review and Restructuring Group, Townsville Migrant Resource Centre, 1994-1995.
	Member, Departmental Review Team, Department of Modern Languages, James Cook University, 1995.

	Author or co-author of 18 books, 27 research reports, 47 refereed journal articles or book chapters and numerous smaller articles on matters of education, ethnicity, gender, culture, workplace change, training, curriculum and literacy.
	A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, Routledge, London, 2000, an extended version of a paper of the same name published in the Spring 1996 issue of the Harvard Educational Review, edited with Cope.
	A Place in the Sun: The Promise of the Australian Way of Life, Harper Collins, Sydney, 2000, a commentary on Australian society at the Centenary of Federation, with Cope.
	Productive Diversity: Organisational Life in the Era of Civic Pluralism and Total Globalisation, Pluto Press, Sydney, 1997, with Cope. A revised and updated edition of this book is to be published in 2003.
	The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing, edited with Cope, Falmer Press, London, and University of Pittsburgh Press, Pennsylvania, 1993.
	Mistaken Identity: Multiculturalism and the Demise of Nationalism in Australia, with Castles, Cope and Morrissey, Pluto Press, Sydney, 1988. Second edition, 1990. Third edition, 1992.
	Cultures of Schooling: Pedagogies for Cultural Difference and Social Access, with Cope, Noble and Poynting, Falmer Press, London, 1990.
	Minority Languages and Dominant Culture: Issues of Education, Assessment and Social Equity, with Cope and Slade, Falmer Press, London, 1989.

	Established the Globalism Institute at RMIT.
	Founding Director of the Centre for Workplace Communication and Culture.
	Responsible for the management of, or major participant in, 109 research and development projects since 1991, with grant funding of over $8 million.
	Recipient of five large and four small Australian Research Council grants.
	A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, two ARC Large Grants won over a period of six years involving a team of internationally renowned researchers from Australia, the United States and Britain investigating the dual challenges for literacy teaching of cultural diversity and new communication technologies.
	New Learning: A Charter for Australian Education, based on an analysis of trends in education in Australia and internationally. Also, New Teaching, New Learning: A Vision for Australian Education. A policy and advocacy document for the Australian council of Deans of Education.
	Local Diversity, Global Connections, a training program developed for the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
	The National Framework of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Competence, a national policy document.
	The development of Cultural Understandings as the eighth Key Competency, a national policy document linking school to work.
	The Review of Ethnic Affairs in Queensland, commissioned by the Premier of Queensland: a major cross-portfolio review of services provided to immigrant communities in Queensland in conjunction with the Queensland Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs, chaired by Mary Kalantzis.
	Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, case study research for an international comparative study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.
	Major research and consultancy projects working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including a language competency framework for Batchelor College in the Northern Territory and a national project on the literacy skills required for work and training for the Federal Department of Employment, Education and Training.