Russell Bishop (academic) explained

Alan Russell Bishop is a New Zealand academic. He is a professor of Māori education at the University of Waikato,^[1] and the director of Te Kotahitanga, a research programme.^[2] He has a PhD from the University of Otago.^[3] He co-authored Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education with Ted Glynn, another University of Waikato professor who had been his doctoral advisor. Notable doctoral students of Bishop's include Fiona Te Momo, professor at Massey University.^[4]

In the 2016 New Year Honours, Bishop was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: School of Education, University of Waikato - SoE Staff - Russell Bishop . 2008-01-20.
2. News: Nichols Lane . 'Big gains' in Maori education standards . . 5 . 30 March 2007.
3. Bishop . A. R. . Collaborative research stories : whakawhanaungatanga . 1995 . OUR Research, University of Otago . PhD.
4. Demystifying a relationship between voluntary work and Māori . Te Momo . O. H. F. . PhD thesis . Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato.
5. Web site: New Year honours list 2016 . 31 December 2015 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 16 January 2018.