Staff - Research Profile

Professor Russell Bishop

Position:

  • Asst. Dean Maori Education, School of Education, University of Waikato.
  • Foundation Professor of Maori Education, School of Education, University of Waikato.
  • Leads the Maori Educational Research Unit (MERU) at Wilf Malcom Institute of Educational Research.

Current Research:
Te Kotahitanga: Culture Counts

  • improving the educational achievement of Maori students in mainstream education.
  • Ministry of Education Curriculum Division (with Cheree Nuku)
  • Due completion 2005, started mid 2002
  • Current value $1.1M of total $1.85 M
  • Phase 2a - CORE funded project to investigate sustainability of Te Kotahitanga

Recently Completed Research:
Te Kotahitanga: Culture Counts

      • Phase 1 selected teachers in five schools
      • Phase 2 whole school settings

Published:
Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education – Russell Bishop and Ted Glynn Dunmore Press 1999

Still Publishing:

  • Handbook of Qualitative Educational Research – due mid 2004
  • Pathologising Practice

Bodies and Organisations involved with:

  • CORE
  • Poutama Pounamu Education Research Centre, Tauranga

Major Awards:
2003 NZARE: Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti recognizing significant contribution to Maori education.

Research Interests:
Maori education, indigenous education, qualitative research, teaching and learning pedagogy.

Iwi/Hapu:
Tainui/Ngati Awa

Contact Details:
r.bishop@waikato.ac.nz
0274 783 989