Ivana Batarelo Kokić, Ph.D. is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split. She holds a M.Ed. in Educational Media and Computers and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. She held positions at academic institutions and research and development centres including Lecturer at Arizona State University, Researcher at Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Assistant Professor at University of Zagreb. She has been working as a consultant and lead researcher on projects from major funding agencies and corporations including the World Bank, OECD and European Commission. Her research interests lie in the area of the impact of technology on education, teachers’ professional development, educational policy and inclusive educational practices. She teaches courses in educational policy, comparative education, inclusive education, adult education and distance education.  She has authored 2 books and over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.