After completing a Ph.D. in Comparative Philosophy at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Jackson worked in the Culture Learning Institute at the East-West Center where he played an important role in founding the Hawaii International Film Festival. In 1983 his interest in the possibilities of engaging in philosophical thinking with young children brought him back to the Philosophy Department, where his focus has been on establishing philosophy as a recognized, essential part of the K-12 school curriculum. Since 1984 he has served as Director of the Philosophy in the Schools Project, working with public school teachers and their students, assisting them in learning how to nurture philosophical inquiry in their classrooms. His work as director has taken him to Austria, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Nanjing, Beijing, and Jiaozuo, China, and most recently to Japan where he works with kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, and high school students and conducts workshops with their teachers, who are eager to learn how to facilitate philosophical inquires with their students. With generous support from the Uehiro Foundation in Japan and other generous donors, plans are underway to establish a p4c Hawaii Center which will coordinate local as well as national and international initiatives. In addition, efforts are underway to start an MA program in p4c and hopefully in the not too distant future a Ph.D. program as well. Contact informationCVOffice Hours
After completing a Ph.D. in Comparative Philosophy at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Jackson worked in the Culture Learning Institute at the East-West Center where he played an important role in founding the Hawaii International Film Festival. In 1983 his interest in the possibilities of engaging in philosophical thinking with young children brought him back to the Philosophy Department, where his focus has been on establishing philosophy as a recognized, essential part of the K-12 school curriculum. Since 1984 he has served as Director of the 
