CURRICULUM VITAE

Address in UK [01/2001-07/2002]:

2A South Street
Stansted Abbotts
Ware
Hertford East
SG12 8AJ
UK

Address in China [permanent]:

Educational Department,
Sichuan Normal University,
Chengdu,
Sichuan Province, 610066,
P.R.China.
Tel. +86-28-4761700.
+86-28-4760815

Baden Nima was born in Danbar County in Kham area Tibetan (Danbar County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province), China in May of 1958, where he had primary and secondary education from 1966 to 1977. He got PhD in education field at Northwest Normal University of China with professor Li Ben-dei. He practices a complex, from a primary school teacher, headmaster to a professor and dean of the faculty of education Sichuan Normal University, interdisciplinary approach in his research and combines perspectives from pedagogy, psychology, sociology, economics, philosophy, politics and history. At present he is dean of the Faculty of Education Sichuan Normal University and professor, tutor for undergraduates as well as a supervisor for postgraduates. His researching is how to develop education in order to help children to get common knowledge and the ability to live a good life in a multicultural society. For this research he will use different cultures as materials, for example Tibetan and Chinese culture, and also other eastern and western cultures. He has also researched the other social problems related to economy, agriculture and gender.

Formal Education:

Ph.D. in Northwest Normal University of China. Doctoral Dissertation:

TIBETAN COMPULSORY EDUCATION CURRICULUM RESEARCH,1995.

M.A. in Southwest Normal University of China, Chongqing, 1992.

Bch. at English department, Chongqing Educational College, Chongqing,1985--87.

A student in Kangding Normal School, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan, 1978-80.

Work Experience:

Visiting-fellow at Institute of Education University of London, Jan. 2001-present.

Visiting-scholar at University of Oslo, Sep. 1998- Sep. 1999.

The Dean and Professor at the Faculty of Education Sichuan Normal University, Apr. 1997-present.

The honorary headmaster of THANG SKOR TOWNSHIP Primary School, March 1998-now.

The adviser for development and instructor for pedagogy of the government of THANG SKOR TOWNSHIP, MDZOD DGE County, July 1993-present.

The professor of SICHUAN TIBETAN SCHOOL, May 1996-now.

Director of Tibetan Research Center for Technological and Cultural Development, Jul. 1995-Apr. 1997.

The Vocational Education Cadre in Kangding Automobile Transport Company in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province, 1987-1989.

Principal at the Second Middle-school in Danbar County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province, 1984-1985.

Director and teacher at the same middle-school above, 1980-1983.

Teacher in a small village primary school run by Tibetan local people in Danbar County in Ganzi Region, 1977-1978.

PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

"Puzzlement of Civilization – the Way of Tibetan Education", Sichuan Nationality Publishing House, Sep. 2000.

"Tibetan Educational Development", Gansu People's Publishing House, July, 1998.

Papers:

"Problems Related to Bilingual Education in Tibet Chinese Education and Society", vol. 34, no.2, 2001, pp. 91-102, Armonk, NY 10504.

"The Poverty, Structure and Development in the ethnic areas of Sichuan of China", Developing Sichuan in 2000, Sichuan People's Publishing House, 1998. pp. 99-112.

"The Way Out for Tibetan Education" Chinese Education and Society, vol.30, no.4, 1997,pp.7-20. M.E. Sharpe,Inc. All rights reserved.80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, NY 10504

"The Problems of Agricultural Development in Tibetan", Tibetan Rrsearch, No. 1, 1997, pp. 24-39.

"On Continuous Development in Agriculture in Sichuan Minority District", Research in Sichuan Agriculture and its Continuous Development, Sichuan Science and Technology Publishing House, the First copy, 1997, pp.317-328.

"It Is Essential for Peoples' Unity to Build A Culture for Peoples Enjoying Together", National Minorities, no.4, 1996,pp.11-13.

"An Elementary Analysis On the Problems of the Present Compulsory Education Course of Tibetan Nationality", Ethnic Education Studies, no.3, 1996, pp.57-61.

"The Methods for Tibetan Education", Tibetan Research, no.3, 1994, pp.44-50.

"Several Problems in Understanding Chinese Culture and Higher Education", Ethnic Education Studies, no.4, 1994, pp.41-44.

"Life Span of Ethnic Children and the Curriculum for Compulsory Education", Educational Research and Experiment, no.3, 1994, pp.29-32.

"The Way for Ethnic Education Studies", Ethnic Education Studies, no.4, 1993, pp.70-73.

"Methodology for Research Minority Education", Northwest Minority Education, Lanzhou University Publishing Company, 1993, pp.102-108.

"The Influence of Religion Upon Education and Strategies" Educational Review, no.3, 1992, pp.16-19.

"The Relationship Between Curriculum Content and the Culture", Ethnic Education Studies, no.1, 1992, pp.23-27.

"The Stereotype within Children's Morality Education", Psychology and Education, no.3 1991. pp.7-8.

"The New Enlightenment on the Structural Thinking of Jerome Bruner", Educational Research Dispatch, no.1, 1991.

Conference Papers:

"On Bilingual Teaching in Tibetan Schools", submitted to The International Symposium On Minority Education, Shanxi Normal University, Xi-an, Aug. 1997.

"The Way for Women and Minority Researching", The International Symposium on Women and Minority Education, Xi-an, China, March 27-30, 1996.

"The Curriculum in Multicultural Perspective about Building up the Common Spirit for Peace and Development", China \ Canada Conference "KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION: THE CHALLENGE OF GENDER. ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE", The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, May 1995.

"The Meaning of Chinese Culture and the Problems of Contemporary Higher Education" at the international conference: KNOWLEDGE ACROSS CULTURES. Hulan University, Chang-sha China, May 1994.