School of Teacher Education
Steve Pickford
DipT BEd Sturt CAE , GDipEd S.Aust CAE , Cert TESL Massey, MEdAdmin, PhD Deakin
Position: Lecturer
Phone: (02) 6338 4414
Fax (02) 6338 4417
Campus: Bathurst Office: Allen
House, Room 2.33 Building N1
Email spickford@csu.edu.au
Personal Profile
- Teaching, curriculum writing and research, in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in TESOL and language education in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Thailand.
- Course development and coordination of graduate programs in TESOL and LOTE.
- Team Leader, AusAID funded PNG-Australia Primary and Secondary Teacher Education Project (PASTEP).
- Research and study in vernacular and language pedagogies, discourse analysis, ethnography and ethnomethodology.
Publications
Articles
- Pickford, S (2008) (in Review) Student-teacher attributions and the production of teacher-learner relations in Papua New Guinea, Linguistics and Education.
- Pickford, S (2008) Dimensions of ‘Vernacular’ Pedagogy, Language and Education, Multilingual Matters.
- Pickford, S (2006)Place, folding in, and the expression of voice in the material world in Voice, Identity and Reflexivity, proceedings of the Second RIPPLE Qualitative Research as Interpertive Practice Conference 2005 (ed) Gail Whiteford, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst.
- Pickford, S (2005) Emerging Pedagogies of Linguistic and Cultural Continuity in Papua New Guinea, in Language Culture and Curriculum Vol18:2, Multilingual Matters.
- Pickford, S (2003) Dialogue and Learning in Teacher Education: The Importance of Generative Pedagogy, in Education for the 21stCentury in the Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific, (ch13) Summer Institute of Linguistics, Ukarumpa, PNG.
- Pickford, S (2002) Education and the shaping of 'national' identity\ies', Papua New Guinea Journal of Education , Vol 38, No 1. Port Moresby, PNG.
- Pickford, S (1998) Post-colonial learning: Classroom rituals as social practice in Papua New Guinea, Journal of Teacher Education Vol 5, Number 1, University of Goroka, Goroka, PNG.
- Pickford, S (1995) Intercultural Competence and Classroom Practice, in 8th ELICOS Association Educational Conference Fremantle.
- Pickford, S (1991) Changing Our Practice through Action Research, in Teaching in Papua New Guinea a Perspective for the Nineties, Avalos, B. & Neuendorf, L.(Eds). Ch 8. University of Papua New Guinea Press, Port Moresby.
- Pickford, S (1989) Teacher Development: Reflecting on what we do, in Teacher, 1/90 Papua New Guinea.
- Pickford, S (1985) The social and cultural construction of social order in Papua New Guinea, in Working Papers in the Theory and Practice of Educational Administration , ed. Rizvi, F et al. pp 85-108 Deakin University, School of Education, Social and Administration Studies Research Group.
Language Training Programs
- Jones, P & Pickford, S (2006) English Language Support in Transnational Vocational Education, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, pp1-58.
- Jones, P & Pickford, S (2000) Vernacular to English Bridging Strategies Training Program, PASTEP, AusAID, Port Moresby, PNG.
- Pickford, S(1999) Open Learning English Language Teaching Training Program, SEAMOLEC, Indonesia, DEETYA, Charles Sturt University Learning Materials Centre.
Teacher Education Course Modules
- Pickford, S (2003) The Ecology of Community Languages, Diploma of Teaching Curriculum Materials, PASTEP/AusAID, Port Moresby, PNG.
- Pickford, S (2003) Exploring Community Language, Learning and Education, Diploma of Teaching Curriculum Materials, PASTEP /AusAID, Port Moresby, PNG.
- Pickford, S (1993) Language Teaching in Community Schools, pp1-25, Madang Teachers College, Papua New Guinea.
- Pickford, S (1991) An Introduction to Language Teaching in Community Schools, pp1-25, Madang Teachers College, Papua New Guinea.
- Pickford, S (1988) Beginning the Writing Process at Meiro Community School, pp1-59, Madang Teachers College, Papua New Guinea.
Book Reviews
- Pickford, S (2006) Teaching Invisible Culture: Classroom practice and theory, edited by Joseph Lo Bianco and Chantal Crozet, (2003) published by Language Australia Ltd. in Language, Culture and Curriculum Vol 19: 2, 2006, Multilingual Matters.
Papers & Presentations
- Pickford, S (2008) Ethno-narrative and the re-contextualisation of self: A sociolinguistic perspective. Conference: Narrative Inquiry: Breathing Life into Talk, Text and the Visual, University of Wollongong, 22nd - 23rd February.
- Pickford, S(2006) Discourse Analysis in Ethnographic Studies. Paper presented at School of Teacher Education Brown Bag Series: Discourse Analysis: similarities, differences and contestations, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, 3 April.
- Pickford, S (2005) Dimensions of Vernacular Literacy. Paper presented at School of Teacher Education Brown Bag, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, 21 November.
- Pickford, S (2005) Place, folding in, and the expression of voice in the material world. Paper presented at the Qualitative Research as Interpretive Practice (QRIP) Conference: Voice, Identity & Reflexivity, Charles Sturt University, Albury, 22-23 September
- Pickford, S (2003) Education, Reform, and the ‘Theology’ of Development, Paper presented at the Faculty of Education Conference: The National Education Reform: Where Now, Where to? University of Goroka, Goroka, Papua New Guinea, 23-25 September 2003
- Pickford, S (2001) Education and the Shaping of ‘National’ Identit(ies), Paper presented to National Seminar on Promoting National Identity Through Education, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 20-21 November 2001.
- Pickford, S (2001) Objectives, Programmes and Implementation constraints of PASTEP and thoughts towards the development and improvement of distance and open learning. Paper presented to the combined Council of Education Minister's Conference and the Senior Education Officers Conference, Mt Hagen PNG, 23 April 2001.
- Pickford, S. (2001) Towards A Gender Inclusive Curriculum in Teacher Education Paper presented to National Teacher Education Gender Workshop, Madang, Papua New Guinea; www.pngteachereducation.com.
- Pickford, S. (2001) Observation Skills for Teaching and Learning, Presentation to National Teacher Educators Workshop, Madang Teachers College, PNG, August 2001.
- Pickford, S. (2000) Turning texts into Curriculum, Presentation to PASTEP/TESD National Teacher Educators Workshop, Holy Trinity Teachers College, PNG, May 2000.
- Pickford, S. (2000) Having second thoughts: developing teacher reflexivity, Presentation to PASTEP/TESD National Teacher Educators Workshop Balob Teachers College, October 2000
- Pickford, S. (2000) Differentiated learning in multigrade classrooms, Paper presented to PASTEP/TESD National Teacher Educators Workshop, Balob Teachers College, PNG October 2000.
- Pickford, S. (1997) Ethnography: views of the subject, IKIP University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Pickford, S. (1997) Schooling as social practice: a discoursal perspective, Charles Sturt University SOTE Colloquium, Bathurst Campus
- Pickford, S. (1995) Intercultural Competence and Classroom Practice, 8th ELICOS Association Educational Conference Fremantle
- Pickford, S. (1990) Changing Our Practice through Action Research, University of Papua New Guinea, Waigani Seminar, Teachers for the Nineties