Associate Professor Joanna Anderson

Associate Professor Joanna Anderson, PhD is an Associate Professor of Educational in the School Education at the University of Adelaide. She is the Director of the Master of Education program and a member of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education.

Associate Professor Anderson has more than 20 years’ experience as a classroom teacher and school leader, and has worked across primary and secondary settings in Australia and New Zealand. She is an internationally recognised and respected academic and author in the fields of inclusive education and leadership.

Associate Professor Anderson’s research focuses on inclusive education, with a particular interest in system and school leadership, innovative learning environments, philosophy of education, and inclusive education in the Pacific. She has more than 60 research outputs, and has grant success across various education systems in Australia. Associate Professor Anderson is committed to influential and impactful research in the pursuit of a sustainable and equitable education system.