O’Toole, John

John O’Toole was Foundation Chair of Arts Education at the University of Melbourne and before that Professor of Drama and Applied Theatre at Griffith University, Queensland. From 2010-2012 he was Lead Writer for the Arts in the Australian Curriculum. He was a founder-member of IDEA, and earlier of Drama Australia and Drama Queensland. IDEA Director of Publications from 1996-2004, he co-convened the 2nd IDEA World Congress in 1995. In 2001 he was awarded the American Alliance for Th eatre and Education Lifetime Research Award. In 2014 he was awarded the Order of Australia for services to drama education.

International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 5/2017


International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 5/2017

Arts Education around the World: Comparative Research Seven Years after the Seoul Agenda

2018,  424  pages,  paperback,  44,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-3797-5

International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 4/2016


International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 4/2016

At the Crossroads of Arts and Cultural Education: Queries Meet Assumptions

2016,  276  pages,  paperback,  39,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-3430-1

International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 3/2015


International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education 3/2015

The Wisdom of the Many – Key Issues in Arts Education

2015,  566  pages,  paperback,  49,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-3119-5