Dr James Smith Page is an Australian educationist  and anthropologist, and a recognized authority within the field of peace education

Peace education

Peace education may be defined as the process of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with the natural environment....

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Education

Page was educated at Barker College

Barker College

Barker College is an independent Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Hornsby, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1890 by the Reverend Henry Plume at Kurrajong Heights, Barker is an all-boys school from Kindergarten to Year 9, and co-educational from...

, and subsequently graduated with a BA (Honours) degree from Griffith University

Griffith University

Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...

, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of Queensland

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

, a Graduate Diploma in Education from Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...

, a Master of Education (Honours) degree from the University of New England

University of New England (Australia)

The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....

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and a PhD degree from Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...

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Career

Page has taught widely in a range of settings, including work in 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

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

 Secretariat in Paris, and is a leader in the development of peace education and research. Page is currently a member of GIPGAP, otherwise known as the Group on International Perspectives on Governmental Aggression and Peace, examining social attitudes to peace and war.

Critical recognition

• Fellow
  Fellow
  A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
  
   of the Australian Anthropological Society
  Australian Anthropological Society
  The Australian Anthropological Society is the professional association representing anthropologists in Australia.-History:The Australian Anthropological Society is a recently formed organization, founded in 1973 "to promote the advancement of anthropology as a discipline" There were, however,...
  
  
• Service as member of the International Year for the Culture of Peace Taskforce
• Recipient of the IER Award for Outstanding Educational Research
• Recognition by the Director-General of UNESCO
  UNESCO
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• Nominee for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
  UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
  The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is a prize awarded every two years by UNESCO. It was inaugurated in 1996, following the 1995 United Nations Year for Tolerance and in connection with the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, funded by a...
  
  

Books and book chapters

• Page, J.S. (2010) ‘Peace Education’. In: Eva Baker, Barry McGaw, and Penelope Peterson (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Education. Volume 1. (850-854). Oxford: Elsevier.
• Page, J.S. inter alia (2009) ‘Chapter 5: Indonesia’. In: Kathleen Malley-Morrison (ed.) State Violence and the Right to Peace. Volume 4. (101-119, 278-279). Santa Barbara: Praeger Security International.
• 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.

Essays and articles

• Page, J.S. (2010) 'Making Sense of Australia's War Memorials' Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 22(3): 276-279
• Page, J.S. (2009) ‘Co-ordinating Peace Research and Education in Australia: A Report from the Canberra Forum of 2 May 2008’. International Review of Education. 55(2): 303-306 .
• Page, J.S. (2008) ‘Deconstructing the Enduring Appeal of the Third Reich’. Journal of Intercultural Studies. 29(2): 189-196.
• Page, J.S. (2007) ‘Teaching Peace to the Military’. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice. 19(4): 571-577.
• Page, J.S. (2007) ‘The Problem of the Pro-War Greens’. Australian Quarterly. 17(4): 23-25,40.
• Page, J.S. (2007) ‘Australian Universities and International Standards: Compliance with the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel’. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 29(1): 95-101.
• Page, J.S. (2006) ‘Why is Peace Research and Education so Prominent in Canada?’ Australian Canadian Studies. 24(1): 19-25.
• Page, J.S. (2005) ‘A Creative Solution to the Dilemma of Voluntary versus Compulsory Student Union Fees’. AQ: Journal of Contemporary Analysis. 77(4): 19-21, 40.
• Page, J.S. (2005) ‘Professionalizing Peace Research in Australia’, Social Alternatives. 24(3): 62-64.
• Page, J.S. (2004) ‘Peace Education: Exploring Some Philosophical Foundations’. International Review of Education. 50(1): 3-15.
• Page, J.S. (2004) ‘Response to Douglas Kellner’. Critical Discourse Studies. 1(2): 264-266.
• Page, J.S. (2004) 'Cyber-pseudepigraphy: A New Challenge for Higher Education Policy and Management'. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 26(3):429-433.
• Page, J.S. (2003) 'Critical Realism and the Theological Science of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Exploring the Commonalities'. Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Theology, History and Science. 10(1/2): 71-84.
• Page, J.S. (2003) 'Towards a Critical Appraisal of the Queensland New Basics Project'. Perspectives on Educational Leadership. 13(6): 1,2.
• Page, J.S. (2003) 'Security, Inclusiveness and Australian Refugee Policy’ Peace, Conflict and Development: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 4(6):1-6.
• Page, J.S. (2003) 'Ought the Neo-Cons Be Considered Conservatives? A Philosophical Response'. AQ: Journal of Contemporary Analysis. 75(6): 32,33,40.
• Page, J.S. (2002) 'Is Mateship a Virtue?' Australian Journal of Social Issues. 37(2): 193-200.
• Page, J.S. (2002) 'The Australian National Commission for Unesco: Some Proposals for Reform'. Australian Journal of Public Administration. 61(3): 106-112.
• Page, J.S. (2001) 'The International Year for the Culture of Peace: Was It Worthwhile?'. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 4(3): 348-351.
• Page, J.S. (2000) 'Can History Teach Us Peace?' Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice. 12(3): 441-448.
• Page, J.S. (1998) ‘Education and Acculturation on Malaita: An Ethnography of Intraethnic and Interethnic Affinities’. Journal of Intercultural Studies. 15/16: 74-81.
• Page, J.S. (1992) ‘The Ethics of Inherited Wealth’. Dayspring. 11(3): 13-14.
• Page, J.S. (1987). ‘Teaching Social Justice’. The Review. 87(8): 11.
• Page, J.S. (1985). ‘Peace Education and History Teaching in Queensland’. The History Teacher. 37: 42-56.

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