Staff profile

Dr Raymond Nichol

Co-ordinator, International, Senior Lecturer, Social Science Education

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education - Bendigo

Room/Location: 3.13 Education, Bendigo

 

Qualifications

BA (Hons), MA by Research (Monash), PhD (La Trobe), TPTC (Burwood), MACE, FAAS

Membership of professional associations

Member of the Australian College of Educators, Social Educators' Victoria and Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Anthropological Society.

Area of study

Primary teaching
Secondary teaching

Brief profile

Raymond Nichol is an anthropologist and teacher educator who specialises in social, citizenship and Indigenous education. He researches, teaches, supervises and publishes in these fields. 

His latest book, 'Growing Up Indigenous' (see details below) is described as being, '... a fascinating account of traditional socialisation and  Indigenous forms of learning, mostly from Australia and Melanesia. It  draws from rich ethnographic, historical and educational material.

There has never been a greater need for a socially and historically informed, yet critical account, of the mismatch between traditional ways, realities of life in Indigenous communities, villages and enclaves, and the forms of education provided in schools.

[It] surveys the links, too often disparities, between ethnographic detail of life ‘on the ground’ and the schooling provided by nation states in this vast region. Most importantly, he explores and suggests ways community developers and educators, Indigenous and  non-Indigenous, may work to bridge the gaps in social rights, 

educational and economic development. This is relevant for all Indigenous communities, their survival and development.

 Many vexed issues are discussed, such as race, ethnicity, identity, discrimination, self-determination and development. 

Recommendations are made for relevant and effective pedagogical, learning and schooling strategies.'

 

Teaching units

Humanities and Citizenship Education Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education Australian Studies, particularly cultural, social and political issues Educational and social science research methodology  

Consulting

Indigenous and minority education. Social and citizenship education.

Recent publications

http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository?query=Raymond+Nichol+

Nichol, R. (2011) 'Growing Up Indigenous: Developing Effective Pedagogy for Education and Development' (Sense Publishers, Rotterdam/Boston/Taipei).

Nichol, R. and Sim, J. (2007) 'Singaporean Citizenship, National Education And Social Studies: Control, Constraints, Contradictions and Possibilities', Citizenship Teaching and Learning, Vol. 3, No. 1, April.

Nichol, R. (2006) 'Social Studies, Citizenship and National Education in Singapore' The Social Educator, Vol 24, No 1, March.

Nichol, R (2006) Socialization, Land and Citizenship Among Aboriginal Australians: Reconciling Indigenous and Western Forms of Education. The Edwin Mellen Press, New York, USA.

Nichol, R. (2004) 'To Grow Up In The Ashes: Responses of Indigenous Teachers to a Pedagogy for Social Education', The Social Educator, Vol 22, No 1

Nichol, R, and Robinson, J (2000) 'Pedagogical Challenges in Making Mathematics Relevant for Indigenous Australians' International Journal of Mathematical Research in Science and Technology, Vol. 31, No. 4, 495-504.

Nichol, R (2000) 'Comparative Styles of Learning: Australia and Japan- A Study of Kikokushijo, Returnees to Japanese Education from periods of study in Australia' Working Paper of the Centre for Australian Studies, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, April.

Main, D., Fennell, R., and Nichol, R., (2000) 'Reconciling Indigenous pedagogy and health sciences to promote Indigenous health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 24, No 2, p. 211-215.

Conference Papers

‘Social and Ethical Issues Affecting Indigenous Education and Pedagogy in Australia and Melanesia’, A Paper presented to the 2nd Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society, Hotel Concorde La Fayette, Paris, France, 21-24 July 2010.

‘Connecting Communities: Building social and citizenship education by integrating Indigenous and Western Forms of Education’ [Refereed Paper], Social Sciences Conference, Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, 28-30 September 2009. http://www.soccon09.org.nz/soccon09papers/NIC09003.pdf

‘So, How and What Do We Teach? Indigenous pedagogy and perspectives in the curriculum.’Dare To Lead – ‘Partnership Builds Success, So What Do We Teach?’ Invited Keynote Address, Principals Australia National Curriculum Perspectives Conference, Canberra: Rydges Lakeside, 14 August 2009. http://www.daretolead.edu.au/servlet/Web?s=169694&p=STORY_NCPC_So_What_Do_We_Teach

'Ownership of Knowledge: Issues Affecting Indigenous Education and Pedagogy in Australia and Melanesia' Ownership and Appropriation, A joint international conference of the ASA, the ASAANZ and the AAS, University of Auckland, New Zealand, December 2008.

'Pedagogical Issues Affecting Indigenous Citizenship and Education in Australia and Melanesia', Making a Difference: Multidimensional Citizenship Education in a Changing World. Social Educators Association of Australia Biennial Conference, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, January, 2008.

'Growing up in the Ashes: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues Affecting Indigenous Education', International Conference, School Education, Pluralism and Marginality: Comparative Perspectives, New Delhi, India, December 2007.

'On Reconciling Indigenous and Western Forms of Education.' Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College, University of London, November 2007.

'Social Studies, Citizenship and National Education in Singapore: Constraints, Contradictions and Possibilities', Social Education Association of Australia (SEAA) Conference, Brisbane, January 2006.

'Learning from Anthropology: Indigenous perspectives on content and pedagogy for social studies', Social Studies Symposium 2003, Establishing New Frontiers: Social Studies in the 21st Century, National Institute of Education, Singapore, March, 2003

'To Grow Up In The Ashes: Researching Indigenous Pedagogy in Aboriginal Australia', Ninth International Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 9), Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, September, 2002

'Fair Go, Fair Share, Fair Say, Fair Content- Pedagogies for Indigenous Education', Social Education Association of Australia 2001 Biennial National Conference, 'Empowering Our Youth - Celebrating Federation,' Manning Clarke Centre, ANU, Canberra, January, 2001.

'Indigenous Culture and Pedagogy: Cult or Continuity?' Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference, La Trobe University, September, 2001.

'The Place of Indigenous Pedagogy in Education for Reconciliation', Australian Indigenous Education Conference, 'Learning Better Together', Edith Cowan University and ATSIC, Fremantle, WA, April 2000.

Research projects

Comparative Indigenous pedagogies.

Education of minority cultural groups.

Citizenship and engagement.