Joseph Tobin is the Nadine Mathis Basha Professor of Education in the College of Education at Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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. Tobin is an educational anthropologist

Anthropology

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 and an early childhood education

Early childhood education

Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...

 specialist. He received his B.A. Degree from Earlham College

Earlham College

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 and his PhD in Human Development at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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. His research interests include cross-cultural studies of early childhood education

Early childhood education

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, immigration

Immigration

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, children and the media, and qualitative research methods. Among his publications are the books Preschool in Three Cultures: Japan, China, and the United States; Good Guys Don't Wear Hats: Children's Talk about the Media; Remade in Japan; Making a Place for Pleasure in Early Childhood Education; and Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon

Pokémon

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. The sequel to Preschool in Three Cultures (Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited) is now completed and available through the University of Chicago Press. Tobin is also leading a major international project: Children Crossing Borders: Immigrant Parent and Staff Perspectives on Preschool. Tobin is married and has two sons.

Publications

• Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited: China, Japan, and the United States, Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa, 2009, ISBN 9780226805030