
Overview
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
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
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Comparative and International Education
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Peace and conflict studies and education
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Educational change
Works
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2001
Book
The Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study: A Strategy for Shared Curriculum Leadership. Teachers' Manual
Lingard, R. L., Ladwig, J., Mills, M. D., Hayes, D., Luke, A., Gore, J. and Christie, P. H. (2001). The Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study: A Strategy for Shared Curriculum Leadership. Teachers' Manual. Brisbane: State of Queensland (Department of Education).
2000
Conference Publication
Globalisation and the challenges for Catholic education
Christie, P. H. (2000). Globalisation and the challenges for Catholic education. Catholic Schools and the Common Good, Johannesburg, 20-22 September 2000. Johannesburg: Centre for School Quality & Improvement.
1998
Journal Article
Schools as (dis)organisations: The ‘breakdown of the culture of learning and teaching’ in South African schools
Christie, Pam (1998). Schools as (dis)organisations: The ‘breakdown of the culture of learning and teaching’ in South African schools. Cambridge Journal of Education, 28 (3), 283-300. doi: 10.1080/0305764980280303
1997
Journal Article
Global trends in local contexts: A South African perspective on competence debates
Christie, Pam (1997). Global trends in local contexts: A South African perspective on competence debates. Discourse, 18 (1), 55-69. doi: 10.1080/0159630970180104
1996
Journal Article
Globalisation and the curriculum: Proposals for the Integration of education and training in South Africa
Christie, Pam (1996). Globalisation and the curriculum: Proposals for the Integration of education and training in South Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 16 (4), 407-416. doi: 10.1016/S0738-0593(96)00061-2
1995
Journal Article
Transition tricks? policy models for school desegregation in south africa, 1990-94
Christie, Pam (1995). Transition tricks? policy models for school desegregation in south africa, 1990-94. Journal of Education Policy, 10 (1), 45-55. doi: 10.1080/0268093950100103
1994
Journal Article
South Africa in Transition: Educational Policies, 1990–-93
Christie, Pam (1994). South Africa in Transition: Educational Policies, 1990–-93. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 14 (2), 45-56. doi: 10.1080/0159630930140204
1992
Journal Article
From crisis to transformation: Education in post-apartheid South Africa
Christie, Pam (1992). From crisis to transformation: Education in post-apartheid South Africa. Australian Journal of Education, 36 (1), 38-52. doi: 10.1177/000494419203600105
1992
Journal Article
Politics, Poverty and Education in Rural South Africa
Christie, Pam and Gordon, Adele (1992). Politics, Poverty and Education in Rural South Africa. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 13 (4), 399-418. doi: 10.1080/0142569920130401
1990
Journal Article
Reforming the Racial Curriculum: Curriculum Change in Desegregated Schools in South Africa
Christie, Pam (1990). Reforming the Racial Curriculum: Curriculum Change in Desegregated Schools in South Africa. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 11 (1), 37-48. doi: 10.1080/0142569900110103
1982
Journal Article
Bantu Education: Apartheid ideology or labour reproduction?
Christie, Pam and Collins, Colin (1982). Bantu Education: Apartheid ideology or labour reproduction?. Comparative Education, 18 (1), 59-75. doi: 10.1080/0305006820180107
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Honorary Professor Pamela Christie is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Backward Mapping: a case study of pedagogical and assessment practices to support equitable and sustainable improvement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2009
Master Philosophy
The role of higher education for knowledge on and for Africa: A historical critique
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ravinder Sidhu
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
'Disciplining the Principal:' Exploring Two White Female Principals' Subjectivities in Indigenous Schools
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
A Bourdieuan Analysis of Contemporary Principal Leadership Practice: An Interview Study of Queensland Secondary School Principals
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
GROWING A SENSE OF PLACE: STORYTHREAD AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF A SCHOOL
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE DISCOURSE OF REFORM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEW BASICS CURRICULUM
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
TALK AND THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE: CONSTRUCTING THE SOCIAL ORDER
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Developing Northwest China Through Distance Education: Government policy and foundation level practice
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Reading schools in Fairweather - School administrators' perceptions of influences on parental choice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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2005
Master Philosophy
JAPANESE SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLING AND IDENTITY: SECOND GENERATION JAPANESE STUDENTS IN QUEENSLAND
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yuriko Nagata
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2003
Master Philosophy
MAKING CHANGE PRODUCTIVE - A STRATEGY FOR TEACHERS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard
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