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Years at Knox: 1999 to present
Education
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2000, Indiana University.
M.Ed., Educational Foundations, 1993, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
M.A., Asian Theatre, 1982, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
B.Ed., 1978, Tokyo University of Education.
Teaching Interests
Japanese language and culture. Comparative and international education.
Honors/Grants
Philip Green Wright-Lombard College Prize for Distinguished Teaching, 2002.
ITOH Scholarship Foundation Grant for Japanese Studies, 1999-2000.
Publications
"Countering Hegemony through Educational Assistance: The Role of U.S. Faculty." Rethinking Hegemony, Edited by Thomas Clayton. James Nicholas Publishers, 2006.
"Adult Education in the Twenty-First Century: The Evolving Discourse." World Trends and Issues in Adult Education, 1988.
Presentations
"Master Teachers and the Development of World-Class Talent in Different Domains: A Comparative Study." (with R. Arnove) Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 2009.
"Challenges and Hopes: Japanese Language Programs at Small Colleges." Annual ACTFL Convention, 2008.
"Japanese Living Treasures in the Arts: A Comparative Study." (with R. Arnove) Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 2008.
"Educational Assistance and Endogenous Development in Africa: Internationalization of a Midwestern Land-Grant University's School of Agriculture." Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 1999.
"Kosoku: School Rules and Regulations in Japan." Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 1999.
Campus & Community Involvement
Actor, musician, and coordinator, The Road to Tokyo!, English Kabuki productions.
Panelist, "U.S.-Japan Exchange: Issues and Opportunities" at NAFSA.
Assistant Management Director, international conference, "Food Security and Governance in Africa, "Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.
Member, Comparative and International Education Society, International Society for Systems Science.
Like many Knox College students, Steve Galdek is fond of the squirrels wandering around campus. His research project is enabling him to learn more about their winter-survival strategies.
A few weeks after completing an international assignment to take photos of newly arrived pandas in Scotland, Knox College instructor Michael Godsil is asked to document the delivery of two more pandas in France.
Knox College introduces KnoxReads, an online book discussion. The first selection is "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World," by writer and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright, who visits Knox on February 28.
