Robert Jackson (educator)

Robert Jackson
Jackson in 2017
Born1945 (age 7980)
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)professor, educator and educational researcher
AwardsWilliam Rainey Harper Award; Honorary doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); Honorary doctorate at the Norwegian School of Theology (MF)

Robert Mason David "Bob" Jackson (born 11 June 1945) is a British educator and educational researcher working in the fields of religious and intercultural education in the UK and internationally, and in educational policy at the European level. He has authored several influential books on an inclusive form of religious education in which young people learn together about religious and world view diversity, and has contributed to policy development on the religious dimension of intercultural education for the Council of Europe. He has written and presented educational broadcasts for BBC Education, and has edited both professional and academic journals. His work has been influential in a variety of countries beyond Europe. Away from academic work, he is a jazz musician and poet.