Honorary Professor Pamela Christie
Honorary Professor

Pamela Christie

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Background

Pam Christie is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Cape Town. She has worked on post-apartheid education policy, as well as on school development and change, leadership, curriculum and pedagogy, and school desegregation. She is currently working on joint research projects on Reconciliation and Pedagogy in Australia and South Africa, and Schooling, Globalisation and Refugees in Queensland. Based in sociology of education, she teaches courses on educational change, globalisation and education, and international education and development. Professor Pam Christie has extensive international links, including a UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development.

Availability

Honorary Professor Pamela Christie is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Masters (Coursework) of Educational Studies (Adv), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Comparative and International Education

  • Peace and conflict studies and education

  • Educational change

Search Professor Pamela Christie’s works on UQ eSpace

71 works between 1982 and 2021
All (71) Journal Article (36) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (14) Book (9) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (1)

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2021

Book Chapter

Introduction: conversations with teacher educators in coloniality

Mc Kinney, Carolyn and Christie, Pam (2021). Introduction: conversations with teacher educators in coloniality. Decoloniality, language and literacy: conversations with teacher educators. (pp. 1-20) edited by Carolyn McKinney and Pam Christie. Bristol, United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

Introduction: conversations with teacher educators in coloniality

2021

Journal Article

Colonial palimpsests in schooling: tracing continuity and change in South Africa

Christie, Pam (2021). Colonial palimpsests in schooling: tracing continuity and change in South Africa. Postcolonial Directions in Education, 10 (1), 51-79.

Colonial palimpsests in schooling: tracing continuity and change in South Africa

2020

Book

Teachers and schooling making a difference: productive pedagogies, assessment and performance

Hayes, Debra, Mills, Martin, Christie, Pam and Lingard, Bob (2020). Teachers and schooling making a difference: productive pedagogies, assessment and performance. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003117643

Teachers and schooling making a difference: productive pedagogies, assessment and performance

2017

Journal Article

Decoloniality and "Model C" schools: ethos, language and the protests of

Christie, Pam and McKinney, Carolyn (2017). Decoloniality and "Model C" schools: ethos, language and the protests of. Education as Change, 21 (3) #2332, 1-21. doi: 10.17159/1947-9417/2017/2332

Decoloniality and "Model C" schools: ethos, language and the protests of

2016

Journal Article

Educational change in post-conflict contexts: reflections on the South African experience 20 years later

Christie, Pam (2016). Educational change in post-conflict contexts: reflections on the South African experience 20 years later. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 14 (3), 434-446. doi: 10.1080/14767724.2015.1121379

Educational change in post-conflict contexts: reflections on the South African experience 20 years later

2015

Journal Article

Lessons from Alison: a narrative study of differentiation in classroom teaching

Geelan, David, Christie, Pam, Mills, Martin, Keddie, Amanda, Renshaw, Peter and Monk, Sue (2015). Lessons from Alison: a narrative study of differentiation in classroom teaching. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 10 (1), 13-23. doi: 10.1080/22040552.2015.1084673

Lessons from Alison: a narrative study of differentiation in classroom teaching

2014

Journal Article

Making space for an international branch campus: Monash University Malaysia

Sidhu, Ravinder and Christie, Pam (2014). Making space for an international branch campus: Monash University Malaysia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 55 (2), 182-195. doi: 10.1111/apv.12052

Making space for an international branch campus: Monash University Malaysia

2014

Journal Article

Using Butler to understand the multiplicity and variability of policy reception

Gowlett, Christina, Keddie, Amanda, Mills, Martin, Renshaw, Peter, Christie, Pam, Geelan, David and Monk, Sue (2014). Using Butler to understand the multiplicity and variability of policy reception. Journal of Education Policy, 30 (2), 149-164. doi: 10.1080/02680939.2014.920924

Using Butler to understand the multiplicity and variability of policy reception

2014

Journal Article

Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: a case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture

Sidhu, Ravinder and Christie, Pam (2014). Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: a case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture. Journal of Sociology, 51 (2), 299-316. doi: 10.1177/1440783314521882

Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: a case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture

2014

Journal Article

Differentiated learning: from policy to classroom

Mills, Martin, Monk, Sue, Keddie, Amanda, Renshaw, Peter, Christie, Pam, Geelan, David and Gowlett, Christina (2014). Differentiated learning: from policy to classroom. Oxford Review of Education, 40 (3), 331-348. doi: 10.1080/03054985.2014.911725

Differentiated learning: from policy to classroom

2013

Journal Article

Space, Place, and Social Justice: Developing a Rhythmanalysis of Education in South Africa

Christie, Pam (2013). Space, Place, and Social Justice: Developing a Rhythmanalysis of Education in South Africa. Qualitative Inquiry, 19 (10), 775-785. doi: 10.1177/1077800413503796

Space, Place, and Social Justice: Developing a Rhythmanalysis of Education in South Africa

2013

Book Chapter

Inclusive education in South Africa: Achieving equity and majority rights

Christie, Pam (2013). Inclusive education in South Africa: Achieving equity and majority rights. Inclusive Education. (pp. 160-168) Taylor and Francis.

Inclusive education in South Africa: Achieving equity and majority rights

2012

Book

Reconciliation and pedagogy

Ahluwalia, Pal, Atkinson, Stephen, Bishop, Peter, Christie, Pam, Hattam, Robert and Matthews, Julie (2012). Reconciliation and pedagogy. Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203118986

Reconciliation and pedagogy

2012

Book

Rethinking reconciliation and pedagogy in unsettling times

Ahluwalia, Pal, Atkinson, Stephen, Bishop, Peter, Christie, Pam, Hattam, Robert and Matthews, Julie (2012). Rethinking reconciliation and pedagogy in unsettling times. Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203118986

Rethinking reconciliation and pedagogy in unsettling times

2012

Book Chapter

Beyond reconciliation: Reflections on South Africa’s truth and reconciliation commission and its implications for ethical pedagogy

Christie, Pam (2012). Beyond reconciliation: Reflections on South Africa’s truth and reconciliation commission and its implications for ethical pedagogy. Reconciliation and Pedagogy. (pp. 29-44) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203118986

Beyond reconciliation: Reflections on South Africa’s truth and reconciliation commission and its implications for ethical pedagogy

2011

Journal Article

Schooling and refugees: engaging with the complex trajectories of globalisation

Sidhu, Ravinder, Taylor, Sandra and Christie, Pam (2011). Schooling and refugees: engaging with the complex trajectories of globalisation. Global Studies of Childhood, 1 (2), 92-103. doi: 10.2304/gsch.2011.1.2.92

Schooling and refugees: engaging with the complex trajectories of globalisation

2010

Journal Article

Landscapes of leadership in South African schools: Mapping the changes

Christie, Pam (2010). Landscapes of leadership in South African schools: Mapping the changes. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 38 (6), 694-711. doi: 10.1177/1741143210379062

Landscapes of leadership in South African schools: Mapping the changes

2010

Journal Article

The complexity of human rights in global times: The case of the right to education in South Africa

Christie, Pam (2010). The complexity of human rights in global times: The case of the right to education in South Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 30 (1), 3-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.06.006

The complexity of human rights in global times: The case of the right to education in South Africa

2009

Journal Article

Managing to learn: Instructional leadership in South African secondary schools

Hoadley, Ursula, Christie, Pam and Ward, Catherine L. (2009). Managing to learn: Instructional leadership in South African secondary schools. School Management and Leadership, 29 (4), 373-389. doi: 10.1080/13632430903152054

Managing to learn: Instructional leadership in South African secondary schools

2009

Book Chapter

Learning in a post-conflict environment: The case of Bougainville

Boege, V. and Christie, P. (2009). Learning in a post-conflict environment: The case of Bougainville. Learning to live together: Using distance education for community peacebuilding. (pp. 97-210) edited by Rawwida Baksh and Tanyss Munro. Vancouver, Canada: Commonwealth of Learning.

Learning in a post-conflict environment: The case of Bougainville

Past funding

  • 2005 - 2007
    Schooling, Globalisation and Refugees in Queensland, Australia
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Rethinking reconciliation and pedagogy in unsettling times
    University of South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2001
    School Leadership and Change
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Indigenous Education Research Projects - Standard Australian English and Languages - EDUC 379
    Department Education - Queensland
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Pamela Christie is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

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