Dr Bob Boughton
Associate Professor, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (Syd), PhD (La Trobe), DipEd (SAust)
Contact
| Email: | bob.boughton@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Milton Building (E6) 12 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2913 (or +61 2 6773 2913 overseas) |
Bob is a member of the Education Contexts group withn the School of Education.
Affiliations
ALA, AVETRA, Aust Society for the Study of Labour History, and NTEU.
Areas of Teaching
I am supervising Masters research and PhD students in adult education, peace studies, in our Bachelors, Graduate Certificate and Masters programs.
Research interests
Popular education and social movements
Indigenous adult and vocational education
Adult education history and theory
Social determinants of health
Current Research
Mid-term Review of Australia's National Strategy for Vocational education and training for indigenous Peoples (as part of a consortium led by he National Centre for Vocational Education Research)
A 'revisionist' history of Australian adult and workplace education
The political economy of secondary and post-compulsory Indigenous education in the NT
The role of popular education and capacity building in health development
Publications
Other Achievements
Co-author Australians for Reconciliation Learning Circles Kit (1st edition)
Commissioned evaluations of agencies and programs in Indigenous health and education including of Central
Australian Remote Health Training Unit and Secondary Indigenous Education Provision in Alice Springs; and
Curriculum development and policy advocacy work for Aboriginal community-controlled adult education provider
Personal Approach
In terms of adult education theory and practice, I locate myself in the critical tradition of popular education, seeking to work in and with organised social movements for peace, justice and equality.