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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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

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.

Globalisation and the challenges for Catholic education

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

Schools as (dis)organisations: The ‘breakdown of the culture of learning and teaching’ in South African schools

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

Global trends in local contexts: A South African perspective on competence debates

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

Globalisation and the curriculum: Proposals for the Integration of education and training in South Africa

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

Transition tricks? policy models for school desegregation in south africa, 1990-94

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

South Africa in Transition: Educational Policies, 1990–-93

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

From crisis to transformation: Education in post-apartheid South Africa

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

Politics, Poverty and Education in Rural South Africa

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

Reforming the Racial Curriculum: Curriculum Change in Desegregated Schools in South Africa

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

Bantu Education: Apartheid ideology or labour reproduction?

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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