Michael Christie

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Michael is chief scientist for the Contemporary Indigenous Knowledge and Governance research group in the Northern Institute. He has a background in linguistics, and in teaching, translating and interpreting Yolŋu (Northeast Arnhem Land Aboriginal) languages. He has written extensively about Yolŋu knowledge and education, and conducted research into fields such as digital technologies and the management of traditional knowledge, health communication, and Aboriginal philosophies of knowledge and education. In recent years he has led a team working with governments (and NGOs) and Aboriginal elders and researchers and their organisations, to clarify and evaluate services to Aboriginal communities, including health, housing, volunteering, and resource management.

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Research Output 2002 2018

35 Article
15 Chapter
4 Conference Paper published in Proceedings
4 Comment/debate
11 More

‘We help each other’: Stories and experiences of disaster management and preparedness in Aboriginal communities in Darwin

Spencer, M. & Christie, M., 15 Oct 2018, In : Australian Journal of Emergency Management Monograph. 3, p. 55-59 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

disaster

management

community

experience

event

Collaboratively rethinking the nature and practice of voluntary service in three North Australian Aboriginal communities

Spencer, M. & Christie, M., 2017, In : Third Sector Review. 23, 1, p. 9-27 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

community

governance

service work

Red Cross

cultural heritage

Developing Local Curriculum Materials—Learning Metaphors, Insightful Collaborations, Community Involvement

Christie, M., 2017, History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory : People, Programs and Policies. Devlin, B. C., Disbray, S. & Devlin, N. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 127-139 13 p. (Language Policy; vol. 12).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review

bilingual education

metaphor

curriculum

printing technology

literacy

Digital futures for bilingual books

Bow, C., Devlin, B. & Christie, M., 2017, History of bilingual education in the Northern Territory: People, programs and policies. . Devlin, B., Disbray, S. & Devlin, N. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 347-353 7 p. (Language Policy; vol. 12).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review

language

bilingual education

knowledge production

resources

student teacher