Interim Dean and Liaison for International Affairs
School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
Moore 312: 956-8922; Fax: 956-6345
email: edgara@hawaii.edu
BA 1971, St. Andrews Presbyterian College
MA 1975, Western Kentucky University
EdD 1988, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Porter's research interest lies in the area of foreign involvement in China, and issues in international education.
Publications:
The People's Doctor: George Hatem and China's Revolution. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu HI, 1997
Foreign Teachers in China: Old Problems for a New Generation, 1979-1989, Greenwood Press, Westport CT, 1990
Journalism from Tiananmen, editor. Gannett Foundation Fellowship Program in Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu HI, 1990
"Conflicting Priorities: U.S. Universities and the Struggle to Globalize," Worldwide Comparative Education Forum, Oct 14-16, 2003, Beijing, China
"Globalization and Higher Education", International Association of Universities Conference on Internationalization in Higher Education: Policy and Practice, April 12-13, 2002, Lyon, France.
"Leading or Following: The Response of U.S. Universities to Globalization", Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, vol. 7 (April, 2001).