Summary
David Zyngier is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and a former school principal and state school teacher. His research focuses on Culturally, Linguistically and Economically Diverse (CLED) Learning Communities; Social Justice; Democratic Education; Teacher Knowledge and Beliefs. He has published widely on teacher pedagogies that improve outcomes for students from communities of promise. He is a co-founder of the Global Doing Democracy Research Project an international project examining perspectives & perceptions of democracy. In 2010, the ruMAD program that he wrote received the prestigious Garth Boomer Award for its contribution to education in Australia. He developed the Enhanced Learning Improvement in Networked Communities program which gained a Schools First Award of $25000 in 2010 for its contribution to students experiencing learning difficulties and school engagement problems. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) and Creative Education. In 2011 he was appointed Expert Commentator for the Australian Council of Education Leaders (ACEL).
Experience
- Researcher and Academic, Education Faculty Monash University 2003 – present
- Education Consultant, Education Foundation 1997 – 2002
- Principal, The King David School 1994 – 1996
- School teacher, DEECD 1981 – 1994
Education
- Monash University, PhD, 2007
Research Areas
- Curriculum And Pedagogy Theory And Development (130202)
- Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators (130313)
- Comparative And Cross Cultural Education (130302)
- Sociology Of Education (160809)
Available for
- Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration
- Contract Research
- Speaking Engagements
- Expertise Requests
- Talking With Students
- Consulting Offers
- Media Interviews