Gustavo Fischman
Professor,
MLF Teachers College
Other ASU affiliations
Senior Global Futures Scholar,
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
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Phone: 480-965-5225
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Payne Hall, Suite 204 F TEMPE, AZ 85287-1811
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Mail code: 1811Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Gustavo E. Fischman is professor of educational policy and comparative education at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. Dr. Fischman focuses his work on understanding and improving the processes of knowledge-production and exchange between scholars, educators, activists, practitioners, administrators, media workers, policymakers, and the broader public. He is currently leading two research projects. The first project focuses on issues of sustainability education and the uses (and misuses) of global learning metrics and large-scale assessments in educational reform projects. The second project explores systems reforms to improve assessment practices in higher education and organizational strategies for mobilizing research knowledge. Dr. Fischman has authored more than 150 academic publications as well as numerous commentaries and interviews. He has been a visiting scholar in several graduate programs in Europe and Latin America. Dr. Fischman has received many awards and appointments, including selected as a New Century Fulbright scholar (2010), fellow of the International Academy of Education, (2013) and fellow of the American Educational Research Association (2015)and appointed to the W. T. Fulbright Senior Scholar roster (2017). He is also the chair of the International Relations Committee at AERA and is the ad-honorem coordinator of the program of internationalization of the Pontificia Universidade Católica de Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). In addition to his service on numerous editorial boards, he is the editor of Education Review, consulting editor of Education Policy Analysis Archives, and a co-editor of the 2018 and 2020 Review of Research in Education (AERA). Among his best-known books are Imagining Teachers: Rethinking Teacher Education and Gender, Dumb Ideas Won't Create Smart Kids co-authored with Eric M. Haas, and Made in Latin America: Open Access, Scholarly Journals, and Regional Innovations co-edited with Juan P. Alperin.
Education
- Ph.D. Education (Anthropology, Gender Studies, and Educational Reform), University of California-Los Angeles 1997
- MA. Education (Social Sciences and Comparative Education), University of California-Los Angeles 1995
- BA. Education (Curriculum and Urban Education), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina 1989
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
The current focus of my research agenda is the analysis of the changes and continuities in the development, provision, administration, and regulation of educational services, in South-America and North-America. I am working on two related projects in this area. First, I’m working on a large survey study (1700 participants) to comprehend and explain how people understand education quality and how those understandings influence public education policy. Second, I submited the research proposal It takes a Valley! Leveraging Sustainability Education in the Phoenix Metro Area. I am the PI of this project which is a collaboration between CASGE and a group of faculty at the School of Sustainability. The goals of this project are pilot cross-sectoral collaborations to make sustainability education accessible and impactful for all youths in the Valley and set the basis for a Joint Center for Sustainability Education.
Publications
- Alperin, J. P., Nieves, C. M., Schimanski, L., Fischman, G. E., Niles, M. T., & McKiernan, E. C. (2019). How significant are the public dimensions of faculty work in review, promotion, and tenure documents? eLife, 8, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.42254
2. Haas, E. , Smith Gray, M. & Fischman, G. E. (2019) The relationship of implicit bias to perceptions of teaching ability: examining good looks, race, age, and gender. Eudcação Online, v. 14, n 31, p. 206-236. https://doi.org/10.36556/eol.v14i32.688
- Fischman, G. E. & Razquin, P. (2019) Continuidades e Transformações da Formação de Docentes da Argentina: Políticas e Reformas desde ds anos 80. Educação & Formação, Fortaleza, v. 4, n. 12, p. 21-50. https://doi.org/10.25053/redufor.v4i12.1420
- Zuiker, S. J., Piepgrass, N., Tefera, A., Anderson, K., Winn, K., Fischman, G. E. (2018) Recognizing and Transforming Knowledge Mobilization in Colleges of Education, International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership 15(1). URL: http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/article/view/808 doi:10.22230/ijepl.2018v15n1a808
- Fischman, G. E., Topper, A. M., Silova, I., Goebel, J. & Holloway, J. (2018) Examining the influence of Large Scale Educational Assessments on National School Reform Policies. Journal of Education Policy, 1-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2018.1460493
- Fischman, G. E. & Sales, S. R. (2018) The Freirean Factor. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 27:4, 438-444, https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2018.1531049
- Fischman, G. E., Sales, S. R. & do Lago e Pretti , E. (2018) Para além das métricas simplistas na pesquisa educativa. As lições da contínua relevância e impacto Freireano. EccoS –Revista Científica 47, p. 23-40. https://doi.org/10.5585/eccos.n47.10752
- Fischman, G. E., Topper, A., & Silova, I. (2018). A idiotia e os debates sobre as avaliações internacionais em grande escala nas reformas educacionais nacionais. Revista Educação Especial, 31(63), 785-814. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1984686X33483
- Tefera, A. A., Powers, J.M. & Fischman, G. E. (2018) Intersectionality in Education: A Conceptual Aspiration and Research Imperative. Review of Research in Education 42 (1), vii-xvii. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X18768504
- Fischman, G. E, Anderson, K., Tefera, A. & Zuiker, S. (2018) If mobilizing educational research is the answer, who can afford to ask the question? An analysis of faculty perspectives on knowledge mobilization for scholarship in education, AERA Open https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858417750133
Research Activity
Principal Investigator “Innovations in Global Learning Metrics: Focused Debate between users, producers, and researchers” Spencer Foundation 2017-2018
Co-Principal Investigator. PD Exchange Program in the United States for Brazilian Awarded Public School Principals. USA Department of State. 2017-2018
Co-Principal Investigator. PD 2017 Argentina Educators Training Program U.S. Host University Proposal American Councils for International Education 2017
Principal Investigator “An Examination of Perspectives and Evidence on Global Learning Metrics” Open Society Foundation 2016-2017
Courses
2025 Spring
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| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| TEL 792 | Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| TEL 792 | Research |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Spring
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| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Fall
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| TEL 799 | Dissertation |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 799 | Dissertation |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| TEL 792 | Research |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| EDU 301 | Why Education? |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
| TEL 792 | Research |
| EDU 301 | Why Education? |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| EDU 301 | Why Education? |
| EDU 301 | Why Education? |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| EDU 301 | Why Education? |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| TEL 791 | Seminar |
| TEL 791 | Seminar |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| TEL 799 | Dissertation |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 791 | Seminar |
| TEL 791 | Seminar |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
| TEL 780 | Practicum |
Presentations
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. Higher Education and Consent: The Political-Pedagogical Discourse of US Editorials and Opinions, 1980 - 2005. Association for the Study of Higher Education (Nov 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Seminar Coordinator. Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Universidad Iberoamericana (Nov 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Perspectives on the Internationalization of Universities. CIES Western Region & 3rd Biannual Community Colleges for International Education Conference (Oct 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Closing Plenary. CIES Western Region & 3rd Biannual Community Colleges for International Education Conference (Oct 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Education and the Knowledge Based Economy. Knowledge Based Economy International Conference (Aug 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. Higher Education and the Production of Knowledge: The Political-Pedagogical Discourse of US Editorials and Opinions, 1980 - 2005. Knowledge Based Economy International Conference (Aug 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. La Universidad Prometida Los discursos sobre la educación superior y las economías basadas en el conocimiento. Symposium Las cambiantes relaciones entre Europa e Iberoamérica en las sociedades de la información, el conocimiento y el aprendizaje" XXII Comparative Education Society in Europe, Granada, Spain (Jul 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Rethinking Hope & Education Reform. Symposium Education, Community, and Democracy Education Department and the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community. Merrill Culture Center, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Education and the Tragedy of Culture. Philosophy of Education Conference (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Freirean School Reform and Communities. Colloquium of UCSC Education Department Colloquium University of California, Santa Cruz (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Grain of Sand. RACE-IVERA CoE-ASU (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Issues of Language and Literacy in International Perspective. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, San Fransciso, CA (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. Education & Consent: The Political-Pedagogical Discourse of Editorials and Opinions in the U.S., 1980 -2004. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association (Apr 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Agency & Structure of Women's Education: Part I & II Reimagining the Comparative. CIES 50th Annual Conference, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI (Mar 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Going Comparative: The Challenges of Incorporating Comparative& Global Perspectives in State/Regional Universities. Reimagining the Comparative CIES 50th Annual Conference (Mar 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Esperanza, Ética e Educação Cidadã. Fórum Mundial de Educação Nova Iguaçu (FME-NI), Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Mar 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Do We Still Need Organic Intellectuals & Popular Educators? Reflecting on the Gramscian and Freirean Legacies for Comparative Education. CIES 50th Annual Conference (Mar 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Border Crossings: Teaching about the Third World to First World Undergraduates. Beyond Dichotomies CIES 49th Annual Conference, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Mar 2006).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Developing Educational Consent: Analyzing the Discourse about Higher Education in US Newspapers (1980-2004). Education Studies Research Group/Education Policy Research Seminar University of Northampton (Dec 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. Education & Consent: Critical Discourse Analysis and Higher Education. Institute for Advanced Studies Research Seminar, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England (Dec 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. Education & Consent in the KBE. Workshop on Critical Semiotic Analysis of the Knowledge-Based Economy Institute of Advanced Studies Annual Research Program on the Knowledge Based Economy, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England (Nov 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. La evaluación de la educación en América Latina: el olvido de los migrantes. Consejo Mexicano de Investigación Educativa, Hermosillo, Mexico (Oct 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. La Formación Docente Contemporanea: Crisis y Paradojas. Pensar la Educación Hoy: Crisis y paradojas, UNSAM, Buenos Aires (Jun 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Imágenes de la docencia: un estudio comparado de Argentina y Estados Unidos Seminario Internacional Educar la Mirada. Políticas y pedagogías de la imagen FLACSO/ARGENTINA - FUNDACIÓN OSDE, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Jun 2005).
- Haas, E, Fischman, Gustavo. Developing "Educational Consent": Analyzing the Educational Discourse of Newspapers, Editorials and Opinions. First International Conference on Qualitative Inquiry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (May 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Pedagogical Imaginaries in Teacher Education. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Reflecting on Paulo Freire's Legacy. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Riding the Tiger of Participatory Democratic Education: Lessons from Porto Alegre's Citizen School Project. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Impact of Accountability Policies on Educational Equity in Latin America. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, E. A Comparative Study of Newspapers' "Educational Discourse" in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States of America. Beyond Dichotomies CIES 49th Annual Conference, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Mar 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Border Crossings: Teaching about the Third World to First World Undergraduates. Beyond Dichotomies CIES 49th Annual Conference (Mar 2005).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Educating Cities. Education and Responsibility for Democratic Citizenship: Lincoln Center Annual Ethics Conference Whose Children? Ethics, Education and Collective Responsibility, Tempe, Arizona (Nov 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Seminar Coordinator. Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan Mexico (Sep 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. O financiamento da e as políticas de globalização. III Fórum Mundial de Educação (3rd World Education Forum) , Porto Alegre,RS, Brazil (Jul 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Same Teachers, Different Bathrooms. Rethinking the Private School Advantage in Argentina. International Seminar on Private Participation in Public Sector Education ESRC funded series, Institute of Education, London University, London, England (Jul 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Educational Reforms in Latin America: In Search of Neoliberalism. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California (Apr 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Learning to Smile: Reflections on the Use of Visual Images in Comparative Educational Research. 49th Comparative and International Education Society, Salt Lake City, Utah (Mar 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Neoliberalism, Gender and Education in Latin America: Dichotomy or convergence between national educational ministries and international institutions?. 49th Comparative and International Education Society, Salt Lake City, Utah (Mar 2004).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Seminar Coordinator. Contemporary Issues in Higher Education at Universidad Kino, Hermosillo, Mexico (Dec 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Non-Formal Education in Low-Income Communities: Serving the Most Disenfranchised. CIES Western Regional Conference (Nov 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Crisis and Hope: Educational Reforms in Latin America. Consejo Mexicano de Investigación Educativa (COMIE), Gudalajara, Mexico (Nov 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Educational Reforms in Latin America. American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico (Oct 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Dilemmas of Popular Educators in Latin America: Between Donkeys and Superteachers. International Conference on Lifelong Citizenship Learning, Participatory Democracy and Social Change the Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Oct 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Identidades y Representaciones Sociales de Maestras. 51 Congreso Internacional De Americanistas Santiago, Chile (Jul 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Diosas, Brujas Super-mujeres: representando a las mujeres maestras. 51 Congreso Internacional De Americanistas Santiago, Chile (Jul 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Diversos Enfoques sobre la Educación Femenina en América Latina. VI Congreso Iberoamericano de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana, San Luis Potosí, México (May 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Freire, Dewey and Social Justice. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois (Apr 2003).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Novos Desafios, Velhos Problemas. Seminario Perspectivas do direito a educaçåo de jovens e adultos: desafios ao novo momento político. UERJ-LPP-SEE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Dec 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Seminar Coordinator. Qualitative Methods in Educational Research at the Universidad of Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico (Sep 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. a Pesquisa Educacional e o Uso das Imagenes. ANPED, Caxambu Brazil (Sep 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. As Reformas Educacionais na América Latina e sus Repercussoes sobre a Formaçåo Docente: As Reformas Educacionais na América Latina e os Trabalhadores Docentes. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Sep 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Building on Critical and Feminist Ethnographies. SIG-Qualitative Research, Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Dramatising at the Borders: Analyzing Emancipatory Discourse Through Critical Ethnography. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois (Apr 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Managed Performances: Leadership, Pedagogy and the Staging of the Educational Spectacle Division A. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association (Apr 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. A Gendered Accounting of AERA Journals. SAGE, Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois (Apr 2002).
- Glass, Ronald, Fischman, Gustavo. Freirean Systemic Urban Reform: The Phoenix Project and Lessons From Brazil. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2002).
- Haas, Eric, Fischman, Gustavo. Lighting Up the News: An Analysis of News, Opinion and Advertisement Portrayals of EMO Edison Project (1991-2000). Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Visual Culture and Comparative Education. 46th Comparative and International Education Society, Orlando, Florida (Mar 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Metodos de Enseñanza en las Lenguas Indigenas. CONECULTA, Chiapas, Mexico (Feb 2002).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Between Second Mothers and Flexible Workers: Conflictive Representations of Teachers in Argentina. Latin American Studies Association Conference (Sep 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Reforma do Estado e Educaçao na Argentina. International Meeting on Privatization of Education in Latin America, Laboratorio de Políticas Públicas Univesidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro-CLACSO, Rio de Janeiro (May 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Foreign Affairs: The representation of Teachers in Foreign Films. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington (Apr 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Language, National Formations, and Personal Identities. Reshaping the Americas: Narratives of Place (Apr 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, Eric. Printed media reporting about public education and corporate initiatives. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington (Apr 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo, McLaren, Peter. Critical Pedagogy. Does it Have a Place for Gramsci’s Organic Intellectual. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association (Apr 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Perspectives on Language Policies: International SIG. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association (Apr 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo, McLaren, Peter. Rethinking Critical Pedagogy and the Gramscian Intellectual: From Organic to Committed. Comparative and International Education Society. Washington. D.C (Mar 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Law and Marketing in Education. (Mar 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Haas, Eric. All that is fit to print? US newspapers reporting about corporate initiatives in education. Comparative and International Education Society. Washington. D.C (Mar 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. National Process of Feminization of Teaching. International Conference on the Feminization of Teaching (Feb 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. National Process of Feminization of Teaching. International Conference on the Feminization of Teaching, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (Feb 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Celluloid Curriculum. (Feb 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Cuerpos Dedicados y Vocaciones In-Corpóreas: Estudiantes de Magisterio y la Dedicación Docente en la Argentina y los Estados Unidos de Norte América. International Conference on the Feminization of Teaching, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (Feb 2001).
- Fischman, Gustavo, Stromquist, N. Globalization influences on higher education in the Third World. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans (Apr 2000).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Imagining Teachers: A comparative study of pre-service teachers representation of gender and teaching. Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans (Apr 2000).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Blind Spots of Comparative Educational Research. Comparative and International Education Society. San Antonio, TX (Mar 2000).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Alternatives in Gender Education. Comparative and International Education Society Conference (Mar 2000).
- Fischman, Gustavo. Comparing Pedagogical Imaginations in Teacher Education. QUIG 2000 Conference on Qualitative Research in Education, Qualitative Interest Group, Athens, GA (Jan 2000).
- Fischman, Gustavo. The Celluloid Curriculum. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (Jan 2000).
Service
- American Educational Research Association, Reviewed Research Proposals (2006 - Present)
- Comparative International Education Society (CIES), Elected to the Board of Directors (2006 - Present)
- Journal of Education Policy, Reviewed Manuscript (2006 - Present)
- Journal of Education Policy College of Reviewers, Member (2006 - Present)
- Journal of Language Identity and Education, Reviewed Manuscript (2006 - Present)
- Journal of Teacher Education, Reviewed Manuscript (2006 - Present)
- Journal of Visual Sociology, Reviewed Manuscript (2006 - Present)
- Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, ASU, CollegeLliaison for Latin American Initiatives (2006 - Present)
- Philosophy of Education Society, Reviewed Research Proposals (2006 - Present)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Reviewed Grant application (2006 - Present)
- Youth & Society, Reviewed Manuscript (2006 - Present)
- Advisory Board Revista de Educación de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Member (2005 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Editorial Board GRECO-Anthropos, Member (2005 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Editorial Board Series Educação & Curriculo Pretexto Livraria Editora, Member (2005 - Present)
- Argentinean National Bureau of Science and Technology, Reviewed proposals (2005 - Present)
- Equity & Excellence in Education, Reviewed Manuscripts (2005 - Present)
- Journal Comparative Education Review, Reviewed Manuscripts (2005 - Present)
- Journal Educational Philosophy and Theory, Reviewed Manuscripts (2005 - Present)
- Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, ASU, Doctoral Program Coordinator/PhD Program (2005 - Present)
- Policy Futures in Education, Reviewed Manuscripts (2005 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Critical Education Policy Studies (UK), Member (2004 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Editorial Board Educação & Realidade, Member (2004 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Education Policy Analysis Archives, Member (2004 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Revista del Consejo de Profesionales de Sociología, Member (2004 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Uni-Pluri/Versidad, Member (2004 - Present)
- American Educational Research Association, Reviewed Research Proposals (2004 - Present)
- International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program (IDRF) at the Social Science Research Council, Reviewed proposals (2004 - Present)
- Social Research Council of New York, Reviewed Research Proposals (2004 - Present)
- Teaching and Teacher Education, Reviewed Manuscripts (2004 - Present)
- American Educational Research Association, Reviewer Division L (2003 - Present)
- Comparative Education Review, Reviewed Manuscripts (2003 - Present)
- Education Policy Analysis Archives (USA), Associate Editor (2003 - Present)
- Educational Policy Research Unit (ASU), Fellow (2003 - Present)
- Israel Science Foundation, Reviewed Grant Application (2003 - Present)
- Lawrence Elrbaum Publishers, Reviewed Book Manuscript (2003 - Present)
- Research Triangle Institute, Consultant (2003 - Present)
- Revista Mexicana de Investigación Educativa, Reviewed Manuscripts (2003 - Present)
- Revista del Consejo de Profesionales de Sociologia (Argentina), Reviewed manuscripts (2003 - Present)
- Teachers College Record, Reviewed Manuscripts (2003 - Present)
- Ethnicities, Reviewed Manuscripts (2002 - Present)
- FLACSO, Consultant (2002 - Present)
- Second International Conference about the Feminization of Teaching, Appointed to the International Steering Committee (2002 - Present)
- University of Toronto-OISE, Reviewed Tenure Files (2002 - Present)
- World Educational Forum, Appointed to the International Committee (2002 - Present)
- Education Review/Reseñas Educativas (USA), Editor (2001 - Present)
- Latin American Network for the Study of Teachers' Work (Red ESTRADO), Member (2001 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the International Journal of Education and the Arts (USA), Member (2000 - Present)
- Advisory Board of the Journal of Educational Practice & Theory, Member (2000 - Present)
- American Educational Research Association, Reviewer Division K (2000 - Present)
- Journal of Research Science Teaching (USA), Associate editor (2000 - Present)
- George Bereday Award Subcommittee for the Comparative International Education Society (CIES), Member (2004 - 2006)
- Philosophy of Education Annual Meeting. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Appointed to the Program Committee (2006 - 2006)
- Arizona Community Foundation, Consultant (external evaluator) (2004 - 2005)
- Secretary of Education, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Consultant (external evaluator) (2004 - 2005)
- Israel Science Foundation, Reviewed Grant Application (2005)
- Congreso Internacional Politícas Educativas e Curriculares, Curriculo e Multiculturalismo, Mangualde, Portugal, Appointed to the Organizing Committee (2005 - 2005)
- Reviewed Manuscripts (2004)
- IX Jornadas Nacionales de Investigación Educativa y III Simposio Internacional sobre las relaciones entre la Teoría y la Metodología en la Investigación Educativa. Buenos Aires, Appointed to the Organizing Committee (2004 - 2004)
- United Nations-CEPAL, Consultant (2001 - 2002)
- Member (2001)
- Division K American Educational Research Association, Reviewer (2000)