Dr John De Nobile, Senior Lecturer in Education at Macquarie University, has been involved in researching values education and related pedagogy in schools for a number of years and is currently involved in research projects investigating school communication, culture and values as well as the effects of the Global Education Curriculum on student values and attitudes. Prior to that, he was a member of the University Associates Network in the capacity of advisor to the Merrylands cluster project, part of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project.