Professor Jerzy (George) J. Smolicz AM

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Qualifications

PhD, FACE, FRAAS, FASSA

Director, Centre for Intercultural Studies & Multicultural Education (CISME)
Teaching & Research

Professor Smolicz's chief teaching and research interests relate to languages education within the South Australian Curriculum Standards & Accountability (SACSA) Framework; linguistic and cultural pluralism and its implementation in the Australian education system. His current research studies include:

* language as a core value of culture;
* globalisation and national cultures; comparative study of privatisation in higher education;
* comparative study of language policies.

* Key appointments in the last ten years include: Chair, Multicultural Education Committee (advisory committee to SA Minister of Education and Children's Services);
* Honorary Professor, Santo Tomas University, Manila;
* Visiting Professor, Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw and Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences;
* Visiting Professor, University of Bremen.

Recent Publications

* 2003, (with C.Yiv and M. J.Secombe) ?Languages Education as an Empowering Experience: Cambodian Refugees in Multicultural Australia? in M. Ryan & R. Terborg (Eds) Language: Issues of Inequality, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexcico ? U.N.A.M., pp. 95-120.
* 2003, (with I. Nical & M.J. Secombe) ?Rural Students and the Philippine Bilingual Education Program on the Island of Leyte?, in J. W. Tollefson and A.B.M. Tsui (Eds) Medium of Instruction Policies: Which Agenda? Whose Agenda? Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erblaum , pp. 153-176.
* 2003, (with M.J. Secombe) 'Assimilation or Pluralism? Changing Policies for Minority Languages Education in Australia'. Language Policy, vol.2, no.1, pp.1-23.
* 2002/03 ?Multiculturalism and Education for a Culturally Diverse Society?, International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 79-100.
* 2003, (with R. Radzik) Belarus as an Endangered Language: Can the Mother Tongue of an Independent Nation be Made to Die? International Journal of Educational Development (in press)
* 2003, ?Pojednanie i wielokulturowosc: podroz ku odkryciu praw czlowieka?, Roczniki Nauk Spolecznych (Annals of Social Science), vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 7-20.
* 2002, ?Prawa czlowieka w Europie i Azji w epoce globalizacji? Kultura i Spoleczenstwo, (Culture and Society), vol. 46,no 3, pp. 63-78.
* 2002,,(with G Chiro) ?Italian Family Values and Ethnic Identity in Australian Schools?, Educational Practice and Theory: International Journal in Educational Theory and Practice, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 37-51.
* 2002, 'Core Values and Nation-States' in Lei Wei, J-M. Dewaele and A. Housen (eds), Opportunities and Challenges of Bilingualism, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, (pp. 69-85).
* 2002, 'Native-Tongues and Family Structures as Symbols of Ethnic Identity' in E.Halas (ed.) Symbols, Power and Politics, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag (pp.101-126).
* 2002, 'Reconciliation, Multiculturalism : Towards Human Rights' in J. Zajda (ed.) Society and the Environment, Melbourne : James Nicholas Publishers, pp. 103-114.
* 2002, 'Globalism, Nation-State and Local Cultures' in J. Zajda (ed.) Society and Environment, Melbourne : James Nicholas Publishers, pp.115-134.
* 2002, 'Europejska idea panstwa-narodu w perspektywie azjatyckiej' in E. Halas (ed.) Europa: zblizenia, kontrowersje, perspektywy, Lublin: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL (in press)
* 2002, 'Globalisation and Cultural Dynamics in a Multicultural State' Dialogue and Universalism, nos. 11-12, pp.27-42
* 2002, 'Tradition and its Role in Multiethnic Asian Societies' Dialogue & Universalism, vol. 12 No 11-12, pp. 95-109.
* 2002, 'Asian Values, Human Rights and Globalisation', Ad Veritatem: Multidisciplinary Research Journal (UST-GS), Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 343-366.
* 2002, (with D. M. Hudson, M. J. Secombe, M. Koniecko and I. Nical) 'Moral Values, Religious Beliefs and Globalising Trends: A Study of University Students' Attitudes in Poland, Australia and the Philippines', Political Crossroads, vol 9, no 1/2, pp. 63-86
* 2002, 'Constructive Diversity in Multicultural Australia', World Studies in Education, vol. 3, no 1-2, pp. 5-22.
* 2002, 'Wartosci azjatyckie, prawa czlowieka i globalizacja' Forum Europejskie (European Forum), vol.3, pp. 11-25.
* 2002 ,'Podstawowe wartosci i panstwo-narod', Nowe Horyzonty, (in press).
* 2002, (with I. Nical and M. J. Secombe) 'Assimilation or Pluralism? Changing Policies for Minority Languages Education in Australia and the Philippines', Proceedings of the World Congress on Language Policies, Barcelona (April 16-20).
* 2002, 'A Multicultural Approach : Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Resilience in the Australian Nation-State', Special Panel Discussion Residual and Ethnic Diversity and Resilience of the State, Proceedings of the 14th Biennial General Conference of the Asian Association of Social Science Research Councils (AASSREC), Hanoi, Vietnam (November 2001), Hanoi: AASSREC, pp. 147-160.
* 2001, (with I. Nical & M. J. Secombe) English as the Medium of Instruction for Science and its Effects on the Languages of the Philippines, in Ulrich Ammon (ed.) The Dominance of English as a Language of Science: Effects on other Languages and Language Communities, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pp. 205 - 226.
* 2001, Globalization and Privatisation in Higher Education in E. Ben-Rafael and Y. Sternberg (eds), Identity, Culture and Globalization, The Annals of the International Institute of Sociology, New Series - vol. 8, Leiden, Boston, Koln: Brill, pp 243 -264.
* 2001, Reconciliation and Multiculturalism: towards Human Rights in J. Zajda (ed.) Education and Society, James Nicholas Publishers, Melbourne, pp 1-12.
* 2001, Asian Values and Human Rights in a Global Culture in J. Zajda (ed.) Education and Society, James Nicholas Publishers, Melbourne, pp 25-42.
* 2001, (with D. Hudson & M. J. Secombe) Family Collectivism and Minority Languages as Core Values of Culture among Ethnic Groups in Australia, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 22 , no.2, pp. 152-172.
* 2001, (with DM Hudson) Signs of Change: Guided Education and Self-education in the Cultural Development of Australian Graduates, Curriculum and Teaching: International Journal in Curriculum and Teaching, vol. 16, no. 1.
* 2000, Wspolkultury Australii (Commonality of Australian Cultures), Warsaw: Oficyna Naukowa.
* 2000, (with M.J.Secombe) Language Resilience and Educational Empowerment in R.Philipson (ed.), Rights to Language: Equity, Power and Education, Mahwah, New Jersey & London: Lawerence Erlbaum, pp. 164-169.
* 2000, Multiculturalism as an Overarching Framework of Values for Cultural Diversity in S. Nirisimloo - Gayan (ed.) Towards the Making of a Multicultural Society, Moka, Mauritius: Mahatma Gandhi Institute, pp. 95-119.
* 2000, (with M. J Secombe) Znanieckis memoir methodology and changing attitudes to cultural pluralism among Anglo-Australian university students, in E. Halas (ed.) Florian Znanieckis Sociological Theory and the Challenges of the 21st Century, Frankfurt: Peter Lang, pp. 269-286.
* 2000, Creativity where Cultures Meet in M. Wronska-Friend (ed.) Polish Folk Art in: Australia, Melbourne: Macmillan, pp. 56-65.
* 2000, (with I. Nical & M. J. Secombe) Educational Policies and Language Maintenance in Multilingual Settings - Australia and the Philippines, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol 3, no. 4, pp 242-264.
* 2000, Globalization and Higher Education: A Comparison of Educational Privatisation in the Philippines, Australia, Poland and Iran, World Studies in Education, vol 1, pp 99-124.
* 2000, Review of Border Identities: Nation and State at the International Frontiers in T. A. Wilson and H. Donnan (eds) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol 21, no 2, pp 162-165.
* 1999, (M.J. Secombe & J. Zajda) (eds) On Culture and Education, James Nicholas Publishers, Melbourne.
* 1999, (with MJ Secombe) International and ethnic research in education: exploration across and between cultures in Australia, Education and Society, vol 17, no 2, pp 61-84.