Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
#GlobalWisdomLab: Teachers educating for the development of wisdom
Comparative, cross-cultural research methodologies
Countries and Regions: SE Asia, Oceania, Australia, Thailand, Japan, China, Sri Lanka, India, and Samoa
Education Focus: Sociology of Education, Comparative and International Education, Pedagogical Studies, Cross-cultural Studies, Wisdom Studies, Educating for diversity and inclusion, Teacher Education, Aboriginal Education, Indigenous Education, Transforming teaching and learning, Buddhist Education, Dharma Education, Complex Adaptive Systems
Supervision interests
- #GlobalWisdomLab
- Education for Wisdom
- Wisdom Studies in Education
- Sociology of Knowledge: International and Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspectives
Monash teaching commitment
EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
EDF5613 - Research Approaches in Education
EDF 5614
EDF 5761 - Education in contemporary contexts
Community service
Board Member elected; International representative and past Vice President
Japan International Education Society: http://www.jies.gr.jp/introduction/eng_introduction.pdf
Past President Oceania Comparative and International Education Society: https://ocies.org/
Member and Research Leader Daylesford Dharma School
Dharma Education Sub-Committee: http://www.dharmaschool.com.au/
Past Member AITSL Indigenous Cultural Competency - Critical Focus Group: http://www.aitsl.edu.au/
Editorial Advisory Boards
Aula de Encuentro: https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/ADE/about/editorialTeam
International Studies in Sociology of Education: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/riss20/current
Biography
I work in the Faculty of Education and am a Professor.
My academic career addresses an enduring question for educators: How do we develop well informed and wise citizens? Professor Nicholas Maxwell (University College, London) argues that “There needs to be a change in the basic intellectual aim of inquiry, from the growth of knowledge to the growth of wisdom - wisdom being taken to be the capacity to realize what is of value in life, for oneself and others, and thus including knowledge, understanding, and technological know-how”. The challenge for educators is to bring wisdom education inherited from small, culturally-homogeneous communities into an increasingly globalized and decontextualized education system. Modern education focuses on constructively aligning the accumulation of knowledge for assessment, forgetting the ancient human need to educate students for wisdom.
With many graduating students not knowing how to use their knowledge wisely, I created the Wisdom Method that is informed by ancient traditions and is responsive to modern needs. It guides students to find a balance between social justice values, critical thinking, and concentration practices (sociology of education, sub-fields pedagogical reform of teacher education and comparative, higher, and leadership education). Building on the ideas of Sternberg (emphasis on psychological balance), Bernstein (pedagogical reform of the structure and processes of education knowledge, transmission, and practice), and Maxwell (a major intellectual and institutional revolution in the aims and methods of inquiry, from knowledge-inquiry to wisdom-inquiry), I have undertaken sustained theorization about wisdom pedagogies to inform effective pedagogical reform in schools and universities.
My consistent intellectual trajectory brings together wisdom pedagogies of Indigenous Australians, the cultures of the Indo-Asia-Oceania region, and in education for environmental sustainability and food security as exemplars that inform my modern wisdom education method in the field of comparative education. A practical example internationally of the impact of my research about different wisdom traditions, parents want the capacity for wisdom to be nurtured in their children at university and in school using methods they know to be reliable whereas teachers, academics, and teacher educators know little about the development of wisdom for the modern world, a tension my work addresses.
Over my career, I have achieved consistent funding for my research and the research approach that I have developed. In the Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium projects, I collaborated with Indigenous experts in all phases of the research, bringing questions about methods to teach and work with Indigenous people for wise education. In a DFAT AAF program, I engaged my network of Indigenous Traditional Owners with scholars from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India about traditional food knowledge and the development and leadership of wise food futures, together with interdisciplinary partners from the Faculties of Business and Economics and Arts. My academic leadership centers on my sustained and innovative scholarship of pedagogical reform for wisdom development in education, engaging local communities in collaborative research partnerships, asking innovative questions, and developing culturally appropriate answers about how to bring wisdom into education.
My most recent research examines the translation of Buddhist ideas into education practices in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, and Japan over centuries and the most recent migration of Buddhist and Dharmic ideas to countries such as Australia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Aboriginal Education, Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education, Flinders University
Sociology of Education, Bachelor of Arts (Honors First Class), Flinders University
Sociology and Education, PhD, Universities and Wise Futures: An Investigation of Wisdom and the Exchange of University Knowledge between Australia and Thailand, Flinders University
Social Sciences, Bacelor of Social Studies, University of Sydney
External positions
Member, Indigenous Cultural Competency Critical Focus Group, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL) (Australia)
External Research Lead, Daylesford Dharma School Inc
Board Member, Japan International Education Society
Past President, Oceania Comparative and International Education Society
Academic Advisory Committee - Member, Worawa Aboriginal College Limited
Research area keywords
- Wisdom in Education
- Cross-Cultural or Comparative Education
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Dharma education
- Sociology of Education
- Teacher Professional Development and Learning
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Cultural Safety in Foreign Language Teaching (外语教育中文化安全问题)
Cai, Y., Ding, L., Chen, J., Zhang, H., Diamond, Z., Liu, Y., Yu, M. & Liu, Y.
5/06/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Be You Educator Wellbeing Project
Reupert, A., Berger, E., Morris, Z., Diamond, Z., Hammer, M. & Hine, R.
22/01/21 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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Learning with the Land
Irwin, R., Barney, D. T., Osler, P., Sinner, A., Girak, S., Nakamura, K., Bonini, M., Briggs, C., Burke, G., Diamond, Z., Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D., Martin, B., Gaup, I., Lin, C., Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, A., Cutcher, A. L., Speitz, H., Leddy, S., Coleman, K., Fredriksen , B. C., Lund-Kristensen, H., Ørbæk, T., Illeris, H., Bunda, T., Sorensen, N., Triggs, V., Nordbo, A. L. & Haukeland, P. I.
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
22/03/22 → 15/03/26
Project: Research
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NATSIHEC Accelerating Indigenous High Education: Improved Indigenous outcomes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Anderson, P. J. & Diamond, Z.
16/09/16 → 2/12/16
Project: Research
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Getting schools ready for Indigenous academic achievement: a meta-synthesis of the issues and challenges in Australian schools
Anderson, P. J., Yip, S. Y. & Diamond, Z. M., 2023, In: International Studies in Sociology of Education. 32, 4, p. 1152-1175 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus) -
An Indigenous history of education in Japan and Australia
Sato, C. & Diamond, Z. M., 2021, Post-Imperial Perspectives on Indigenous Education: Lessons from Japan and Australia. Anderson, P. J., Maeda, K., Diamond, Z. M. & Sato, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Taylor & Francis, p. 25-65 41 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Developing community-engaged pedagogy to enhance teaching practice of ‘Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia’
Yip, S. Y., Zhang, H., Diamond, Z., Chan, P., Burke, G., Hou, Y., Zeng, S. A. & Ji, G., 10 Jul 2024, p. 76. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Initiatives for promoting educator wellbeing: a Delphi study
Patrick, P., Reupert, A., Berger, E., Morris, Z., Diamond, Z., Hammer, M., Hine, R. & Fathers, C., 22 Apr 2024, In: BMC Psychology. 12, 220, 13 p., 220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Professional identity and agency in immigrant teachers’ professional transition to work in Australia
Yip, S. Y., Saito, E. & Diamond, Z. M., 2024, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 51, p. 213-230 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Oceania Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2023
Hongzhi Zhang (Speaker), Wing Chan (Speaker), Zane Diamond (Speaker), Annie Zeng (Speaker), Sun Yee Yip (Speaker), Geraldine Burke (Speaker), Grace Ji (Speaker) & Yaqing Hou (Speaker)
Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Aula de Encuentro (Journal)
Zane Diamond (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Educator Care: Moving Beyond Self Care/ Seminar During World Mental Health Week and World Teachers' Day
Andrea Reupert (Contributor), Zoe Morris (Contributor), Emily Berger (Contributor), Zane Diamond (Contributor), Rochelle Hine (Contributor), Marie Hammer (Contributor) & Chantel Fathers (Contributor)
5 Oct 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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International Studies in Sociology of Education (Journal)
Zane Diamond (Editorial board member)
10 Jul 2020 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Journal of Global Education and Research (Journal)
Zane Diamond (Editorial board member)
2017 → 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Engaging with Chinese communities, enriching education in Australia
Hongzhi Zhang, Wing Chan, Sun Yee Yip, Geraldine Burke, Zane Diamond, Annie Zeng, Yaqing Hou & Grace Ji
16/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature