Jonathan D. Jansen
Jonathan D. Jansen
Jonathan D. Jansen is a Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria (2001-2007).
Biography
Prof. Jonathan D. Jansen, Ph.D. (Stanford), MSc (Cornell), Bed, Head (UNISA) BSc (UWC) serves as a Vice President of The Academy of Science of South Africa. Prof. Jansen serves as the Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria, and remains an active teacher of both first year and doctoral students, while leading three major research programmes. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Advtech Ltd. since 2004. He is a prominent speaker and writer on educational matters around the world. Prof. Jansen holds PhD (Stanford), MSc (Cornell), BEd, Head and BSc. Prof Jansen achieved his undergraduate education at the University of the Western Cape (BSc), his teaching credentials at UNISA (HED, BEd) and his postgraduate education in the USA (MS, Cornell; PhD, Stanford). Prof Jansen was a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University (2007-2008).He received an honorary doctor of education degree from the University of Edinburgh. He is a member in, -2007 Board of Global Development for Peace and Leadership, Cape Town -2006- Advisory Board, the Centre for the Study of the Internationalization of Curriculum Studies, University of British Columbia -2005-6 International Commission on the Child, Washington D.C., USA -2005- Ministerial Appointment to the Board of the South African Council of Educator,(SACE). He is working in several fields like -2008 Honorary Professor of Education, University of the Witwatersrand -2008 Resident Scholar, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls -2006-2007 Administrator, Durban University of Technology -2003-2007 Member of Council, University of Pretoria (Senate Representative) -2000-2007 Dean of Education, University of Pretoria -1999- Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), UDW 1997- Dean of Education, and Director: Centre for Education Research, Evaluation and Policy,University of Durban Westville -1997-2001 Member, Council of the University (Senate Representative) Member, Senate of the University -1997 Coordinator, University response to the NCHE/Green Paper on Higher Education -1996- Faculty Management Committee, UDW -1994- Professor and Chair of Curriculum Studies, UDW -1994 Director, Improving Education Quality Project, conducting classroom-based research on education quality concerns -1991 Director, Project ABEL (Advancing Basic Education & Literacy), a technical assistance project supporting education NGOs in South Africa.
Research Interest
Educational Leadership Curriculum Theory Comparative Education
