Neil Harrison
Lecturer
Department of Educational Studies
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Neil has worked in Indigenous education as a primary, secondary and tertiary teacher. He has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in the field. His latest book (together with Juanita Sellwood, 2016), Learning and Teaching in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (Oxford) is used in 14 teacher education programs across Australia. In 2015, he received the Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence. Methodological expertise focuses on negotiated approaches to research, including those methodologies which are generated collaboratively in the field. His research focuses on Learning from Country. In recent years, he has analysed ways in which Indigenous knowledge of Country can be used to increase Indigenous student engagement in urban locations such as Sydney. He has documented specific approaches to learning in the Sydney region that connect Indigenous children to Country, provide them with a greater sense of belonging and wellbeing, and produce increased student engagement at school, including significantly reduced suspensions (for example, Harrison & Greenfield, 2011).
Research Interest
Educational Studies, Learning and Teaching in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Publications
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Learning and teaching in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education Harrison, N. & Sellwood, J. 2016 3rd ed. South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. 259 p.
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Brilliant Minds: A Snapshot of Successful Indigenous Australian Doctoral Students Trudgett, M., Page, S. & Harrison, N. 1 Aug 2016 In : Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 45, 1, p. 70-79 10 p.
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Quality teaching in Australian indigenous education: investigating an urban school's approach to fostering the cultural identity of indigenous students Glover, B. & Harrison, N. 2017 In : International Journal of Learner Diversity and Identities. 24, 1, p. 45-54 10 p.
