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JOH Sang Duk Associate Researcher School of Education University of Pittsburgh 5706 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA Email: saj36@pitt.edu |
- University of Pittsburgh, (Doctoral Candidate, Social & Comparative Analysis in Education, present)
- Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (MA in Educational Leadership, 2004)
- Gwang-Ju National University of Education, South Korea (BA in Education, 1995)
Areas of Expertise
- Social, economical, and political aspects of a country’s educational policies
- Education, social, economical, and political development
- Performance of educational policy in a classroom
- Equity and Equality Issues in Education
- Global citizenship education
Professional Biography
Sang Duk Joh is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh in the program of Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Prior to pursuing his graduate studies, Joh worked as a primary school teacher, an instructor at a private institute, and an English instructor in an educational administrational office in Korea. Now he works as a research associate and secretary of Korean Education Global Network (KEGN) Project at the Institute for International Studies in Education a the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh.
Research Interests & Current Projects
Joh's research interests are in in social, economical, and political aspects of the development of a country's educational policies. Currently, he is working on developing the KEGN website, to be followed by various activities for the KEGN Project.
Selected Publications
Joh, Sang Duk. (2008). Faculty and Staff Development of University of Pittsburgh. Higher Education, 115.
Joh, Sang Duk. (2008). Defining the Role of Private Supplementary Tutoring in Korea: The Means for Victory in Educational Competition. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Comparative and International Education Society, March 17–21, in New York.
Joh, Sang Duk. (2007). Productivity of Education in South Korea. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Comparative and International Education Society, February 25–March 1, in Baltimore.
Joh, Sang Duk. (2003). A Comparative Study of How Teachers View Ritualism and Innovation in a High Performing American School and a High Performing Korean School. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Education and Research Association, April 9–13, in Chicago.
Joh, Sang Duk. (2002). Defining New Roles: The Korean Teachers Union Since 1999. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Comparative and International Education Society, March 17–21, in Orlando.
