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)

41 - 60 of 71 works

2004

Journal Article

Structural Change, Leadership and School Effectiveness/Improvement: Perspectives from South Africa

Fleisch, Brahm and Christie, Pamela (2004). Structural Change, Leadership and School Effectiveness/Improvement: Perspectives from South Africa. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 25 (1), 95-112. doi: 10.1080/0159630042000178509

Structural Change, Leadership and School Effectiveness/Improvement: Perspectives from South Africa

2004

Journal Article

Editorial Overview: Leadership as a field of study

Christie, Pam and Limerick, Brigid (2004). Editorial Overview: Leadership as a field of study. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 25 (1), 3-6. doi: 10.1080/0159630042000178536

Editorial Overview: Leadership as a field of study

2004

Conference Publication

The suffering of the other: education, violence and an ethics of engagement

Christie, P. (2004). The suffering of the other: education, violence and an ethics of engagement. ANZCIES (32nd Annual Conference): Global pedagogies [electronic resource] : equity, access and democracy in education, Melbourne, 3-5 December, 2004. Melbourne: School of Education, The University.

The suffering of the other: education, violence and an ethics of engagement

2004

Book

Complexity in school leadership: what does this mean for Catholic schools?

Christie, Pam (2004). Complexity in school leadership: what does this mean for Catholic schools?. Johannesburg, South Africa: CIE Education Services.

Complexity in school leadership: what does this mean for Catholic schools?

2004

Journal Article

How we treat our strangers? Working in schools

Christie, Pam and Sidhu, Ravinder (2004). How we treat our strangers? Working in schools. Education Links, 68, 34-37.

How we treat our strangers? Working in schools

2004

Journal Article

Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations

Hayes, Debra, Christie, Pam, Mills, Martin and Lingard, Bob (2004). Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations. Journal of Educational Administration, 42 (5), 520-538. doi: 10.1108/09578230410554043

Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations

2004

Edited Outputs

Editorial: Discourse: Studies in the cultural politics of education

Editorial: Discourse: Studies in the cultural politics of education. (2004). 25 (1)

Editorial: Discourse: Studies in the cultural politics of education

2004

Book Chapter

Case studies from sub-saharan Africa

Christie, P. H., Harley, K. and Penny, A. (2004). Case studies from sub-saharan Africa. International Handbook on the Continuing Professional Development of Teachers. (pp. 167-190) edited by Christopher Day and Judyth Sachs. England: Open University Press.

Case studies from sub-saharan Africa

2003

Book Chapter

The Incorporation of colleges of education into universities in the provision of teacher education: The case of the Johannesburg College of Education and the University of the Witwatersrand

Carrim, N., Postma, D. and Christie, P. (2003). The Incorporation of colleges of education into universities in the provision of teacher education: The case of the Johannesburg College of Education and the University of the Witwatersrand. Changing Patterns of Teacher Education in South Africa: Policy, Practice and Prospects. (pp. xx-xx) edited by K. Lewin, Y. Sayed and M. Samuels. South Africa: Heinemann Publishers.

The Incorporation of colleges of education into universities in the provision of teacher education: The case of the Johannesburg College of Education and the University of the Witwatersrand

2003

Book

Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools

Lingard, Bob, Hayes, Debra, Mills, Martin and Christie, Pam (2003). Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.

Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools

2003

Conference Publication

Globalisation, postcolonialism and development: reflections on postapartheid education restructuring in South Africa

Christie, Pam (2003). Globalisation, postcolonialism and development: reflections on postapartheid education restructuring in South Africa. Joint New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) & Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand., Auckland, New Zealand, 30 November - 3 December 2003. AARE The Association for Active Educational Researchers.

Globalisation, postcolonialism and development: reflections on postapartheid education restructuring in South Africa

2003

Journal Article

Leading theory: Bourdieu and the field of educational leadership. An introduction and overview to this special issue

Lingard, Bob and Christie, Pam (2003). Leading theory: Bourdieu and the field of educational leadership. An introduction and overview to this special issue. International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory & Practice, 6 (4), 317-333. doi: 10.1080/1360312032000150724

Leading theory: Bourdieu and the field of educational leadership. An introduction and overview to this special issue

2002

Journal Article

Responding to globalisation: Refugees and the challenges facing Australian schools

Christie, Pam and Sidhu, Ravinder (2002). Responding to globalisation: Refugees and the challenges facing Australian schools. Mots Pluriels, 21, 1-11.

Responding to globalisation: Refugees and the challenges facing Australian schools

2002

Conference Publication

Leading the field: Case studies of school leadership

Christie, P. (2002). Leading the field: Case studies of school leadership. AARE 2002 International Education Research Conference, Brisbane, 1-5 December 2002. Coldstream, Victoria: Australian Association for Research in Education.

Leading the field: Case studies of school leadership

2002

Journal Article

Sticks and stones will break my bones -- and words will harm too: Australia's provision of education for asylum seeker children in detention

Sidhu, Ravinder and Christie, Pam (2002). Sticks and stones will break my bones -- and words will harm too: Australia's provision of education for asylum seeker children in detention. Social Alternatives, 21 (4 (Spring)), 11-16.

Sticks and stones will break my bones -- and words will harm too: Australia's provision of education for asylum seeker children in detention

2002

Conference Publication

Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies

Mills, M., Hayes, D. and Christie, P. (2002). Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies. Ninth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 16-20 July 2002. Beijing: Beijing Normal University.

Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies

2002

Journal Article

Learning about leadership: Recent perspectives from education

Christie, P. H. (2002). Learning about leadership: Recent perspectives from education. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 23 (1), 129-135. doi: 10.1080/01596300220123088

Learning about leadership: Recent perspectives from education

2001

Conference Publication

Reforming education structures in the postcolonial world: The case of South Africa

Christie, P. H. (2001). Reforming education structures in the postcolonial world: The case of South Africa. Disrupting Preconceptions: Postcolonialism and Education, Brisbane, Australia, 17-19 August, 2001. Brisbane, Australia: School of Education, University of Queensland.

Reforming education structures in the postcolonial world: The case of South Africa

2001

Journal Article

Improving school quality in South Africa: A study of schools that have succeeded against the odds

Christie, P. H. (2001). Improving school quality in South Africa: A study of schools that have succeeded against the odds. Journal of Education, 26, 40-65.

Improving school quality in South Africa: A study of schools that have succeeded against the odds

2001

Book Chapter

Changing cultures and schools in South Africa

Christie, P. H. (2001). Changing cultures and schools in South Africa. Values, Culture and Education. (pp. 268-278) edited by J. Cairns, D. Lawton and R. Gardner. London: Kogan Page.

Changing cultures and schools in South Africa

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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