Associate Professor Joseph Zajda, Ph.D. FACE (Education Victoria) was elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators.Fellowship is one of the highest honours that the college can bestow. Fellows have been judged by their peers to have made a distinctive and outstanding contribution to education in Australia. The 2013 Fellowships were announced by National President-Elect, Professor Stephen Dinham (the University of Melbourne), at a gala dinner held in Melbourne on 20 June.

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Associate Professor Joseph Zajda has made outstanding contribution to research in education with particular emphasis on globalisation, gender and equity and to the enhancement of teacher education. Joseph has made an impressive contribution to educational scholarship at a national and international level for over 30 years. The breadth and volume of his scholarly achievements far exceed beyond the normal expectation of an academic. His research is innovative, engaging and influential. His publication record is most impressive: 69 works in four languages in 224 publications (7,049 university library holdings). This includes editing or co-editing many books for Springer (a major academic publisher). He brings immense research expertise to his work in the classroom. He has provided outstanding service to the profession through his editorial work. This far exceeds the formal requirements of his position. He has established a series of leading academic journals, enabling Australian scholars in the field of education to share their research with an international audience. A hallmark of his contribution to our professional is the generous support he provides to young researchers. This is clearly evident in his work with the World Council of Comparative and Education Societies, the Comparative and International Education Society and UNESCO’s International Review of Education Journal, EB member and guest-editor of special issues.