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Dr Nigel Fraser Bagnall

BA(Auck), BEd(Massey), DipSLT(Massey), MEd(Melbourne), PhD(Melbourne)

Senior Lecturer, Comparative Education

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Phone: +61 2 9351 6356

Fax: +61 2 9351 4580

Building.Room: A35.528

Research interests

Educational history, sociology and philosophy

  • Sociology of education

Educational systems: administration, management and leadership

  • International and comparative education

Teaching English to speakers of other languages

  • Languages and cultures education

Professional biography

Nigel Bagnall has extensive professional and consulting experience in a wide range of educational settings. His work in international schools and his research on the International Baccalaureate have established his reputation in the field of international curriculum in cross-cultural settings. His current research interests include youth transition and the role of international schools as agents for change.

Nigel worked in international schools in Paris, London and Melbourne before entering academia in 1994. He speaks fluent French, a little German, Italian and Spanish and his recent work in Brazil sees a smattering of Portugese developing.

He has successfully supervised over 30 research higher degree completions as Supervisor or Associate and enjoys working in this role.

Nigel swims 5 kilometres a week and runs on weekends to stay in shape. He has three adult children and a gorgeous wife.

He restores bent wood chairs for a hobby and his beautiful kitten/cat Manu helps by playing with the cane while they are being re-caned!


Awards

  • Canadian Studies Award, 2007 for research on the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate.

  • Canadian Government Faculty Enrichment Award 1997.

    The role of community colleges in Canadian tertiary education.

  • Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005


Professional and community roles

  • Referee for the following journals: International Journal for Educational Development, Education and Society, World Studies in Education, SEE Revista, The Australian Journal of Education, The Ethnography and Education European Review.

  • Associate Editor    European Society for Ethnographic Studies in Education   

  • Liaison of Koori Centre

  • Coordinator, Beyond the Line


Current projects

  • Education and Belonging. The need to belong is arguably one of human kinds deepest needs. This book is concerned with education and the connection or belonging that is provided by participation in this process. Exclusion or inclusion, either voluntary or involuntary of individuals and groups, forms the major focus of this work. Drawing on a range of writers in a variety of different countries and cultural setting, this book draws together a number of perspectives. Whether education was ever meant to be inclusive of all members of society is an important question. Assuming that it is intended for all, why is it that so many cultural, ethnic, economic and religious groups fail to participate fully in education?

Current research students

Project title Degree Research student
Second language learning in the IB PYP, France and Australia. PhD/ Cotutelle U Marlene Lebreton
Reconciliation through music. PhD Jane Moore
Identification of factors affecting school belonging. PhD Rose Cantali
Psychosocial factors affecting parent involvement inchildren's education. A case study of parent involvement in an Australian primary school reading programme PhD Orla Colgate
The International Baccalaureate in India Ph.D Judith Guy
The International Baccalaureate and the Primary Years Programme. PhD Tamara Fahy
The rehabilitation of education in East Timor under UNTAET 1999-2002. MPhil Trina Supit

Selected publications

Books

Book chapters

Journal articles

  • Bagnall, N.F. (2008). Intercultural schools and intercultural diversity.. SEE-Revista Europeia de Etnografia da Education, 4(1), 101–116.
  • Bagnall, N. (2007). International schools in the twenty first century. World Studies In Education, 8(2), 65–85.
  • Bagnall, N. (2005). The International Baccalaureate in Australia and New Zealand in the 21st Century. Change: Transformations in Education, 8(1), 110–123.
  • Bagnall, N. (2005). Youth transition in France. Education and Society, 23(2), 29–42.
  • Bagnall, N. (2005). Teacher cultural reflection and cultural action learning: researching a cultural dimension in teacher education. Ethnography and Education European Review, 4, 101–116.
  • Bagnall, N.F. (2000). The balance between vocational secondary and general secondary schooling in France and Australia.. Comparative Education, 36(4), 459–475.
  • Shinn,C., Welch, A.R., & Bagnall, N.F. . (1999). Comparing international student policy in the United States and Australia. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 23, 81–99.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1997). Vocational Training in France. Forum of Education, 52(1), 42–52.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1997). Teachers as Global actors. The primary update, 1(3), 1–3.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1997). Un mariage de convenance. The French Baccalaureate and the International Baccalaureate. What chance of a union.. International Journal of Education.
  • Bagnall,N.F. . (1997). The International Baccalaureate in Australia.. Melbourne Studies in Education, 38(1), 129–144.

Conference papers

  • Bagnall, N.F. (2009). Comparative education in international and cross-cultural settings: the sense of belonging and transition for students in educational process. In Professor Carmen de Mattas (pp. 1–23). University of Rio de Janiero, 2 July, 2009.
  • Bagnall, N.F. . (2009). Especial Interculturalidade e Epistemologia: interdisciplinaridade.. In Professor Reinaldo Matias Fleuri XII Congresso da Associacao International para a Pesquisa Intercultural (ARIC) Dialogos Interculturais: descolonizar o saber e o poder. (pp. 38–52). Florianopolis, Brazil, 29 June-3 July, 2009.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (2007). Youth Transition in Australia.. In Professor Carsten Yndigegn European Sociological Society (pp. 34–55). Bratislava, Slovakia, January 19-22 2007.
  • Bagnall, N.F. (2007). The International Baccalaureate in Canada.. In Professor Brian Denman Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (pp. 78–93). University of Auckland, December 4-6, 2007.
  • Bagnall, N. (2007). The International Baccalaureate in Canada. In Brian D Denman Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference - International Co-operation through Education (pp. 20–32). University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 Nov - 2 December 2007.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (2006). International schools as change agents.. In Professor Christine Escallier (pp. 72–91). Madeira, Portugal, December 3-6, 2006.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (2002). The International Baccalaureate in Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand Association for Research in Education. Massey University Palmerston North, December 4-7, 2002.
  • Bagnall,N.F. . (2001). Youth Transition in France. In ANZCIES (pp. 76–85). Perth, Curtin University, December3-6,2001.
  • Bagnall,N.F., & Huang, H. (2000). Improving the link between vocational education and work- A comparative study of VET in Australia and Taiwan in 2000.. In Professor Chris Shinn ANCCIES (pp. 76–85).
  • Bagnall, N.F. . (2000). Many tongues, one voice. Australia's language policy.. In Professor Mary Kalantzis Eighth International literacy and education research network conference on learning. (pp. 56–73). Melbourne, June 12-15, 2000.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1999). Language policy in Australia. In Association Francophone D'Education Comparée (AFEC). Strasbourg, July 8-10, 1999.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1999). Many voices one tongue. The role of language in Australian schools.. In ANZCIES (pp. 23–32). Melbourne, 6-9, 1999.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1998). Formation Professionnelle en France. In Ass Professor Roget Peddie (pp. 19–31). Auckland, December 6-9,1998.
  • Bagnall, N.F. (1998). French technical education training.. In Tenth World Congress of WCCES. (pp. 34–46). Cape Town,South Africa, July 12-15, 1998.
  • Bagnall, N.F. (1997). Vocational and technical education in Australia.. In Professor Keith Watson (pp. 23–45). Oxford University, England, 23-27 June, 1997.
  • Bagnall,N.F. (1997). Vocational secondary education:re-thinking the balance.. In ANZCIES (pp. 274–284).
  • Bagnall,N.F. . (1995). Global cultural capital: the global field. In ANCIES (pp. 221–237).
  • Bagnall, N.F. . (1994). "Les enfants de paradis, je crois! Educating all the family.. In Dr M. Read, Dr R. Woock ANZCIES (Ipp. 49–62). Melbourne, 4-7 December, 1994.
  • Bagnall, N.F. . (1993). Many paths to one God - the concept of an international curriculum. . In Dr Fox Culture, dominance and control: Indigenous peoples, minorities and education. (Ipp. 133–143). Wollongong, December 3-5, 1994.
  • Bagnall, N.F. . (1992). Too late to turn bac? the role of the International Baccalaureate in Australia.. In Dr A. Hickling Hudson , Dr R. Peddie Education and the real world? Education and economic rationalism. (Ipp. 1–13). Griffith University, Brisbane, 7-9 December, 1992..

Other

  • Bagnall, N., Nicholls, S. & Cuttance, P. . (2004). ‘The ‘tough’ process of parental choice of secondary schools in Australia.’ Unpublished manuscript., .
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