Dr Nadine D Ballam
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: PhD
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
PhD supervision:
Julie Hest (2nd supervisor)
- The pedagogical architecture of modern learning environments: Case study research in four New Zealand secondary schools
Kwame Otu-Danquah (2nd supervisor)
- Researching together: Using a collaborative approach and the voice-centred relational methodology to examine the experiences of students with visual impairment in higher education
Lesley Lyons (2nd supervisor)
- Talking the walk or walking the talk? An examination of the discursive positioning of disabled children in long-day early childhood education and care centres in Aotearoa New Zealand
Justine Hughes (2nd supervisor)
- Gifted and talented learners in mainstream learning environments in Years 1-8 in Aotearoa New Zealand: What do experienced teachers believe contributes to successful programmes and practices
Research Interests
Giftedness and talent
Risk and resilience
Human development
Identity and wellbeing
Recent Publications
Ballam, N. (2019). Fostering resilience in ‘at-risk’ gifted and talented young people. In Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific (pp. 1-18). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-3021-6_14-1
Ballam, N., & Sturgess, A. (2019). Meeting the needs of gifted learners who just don’t ‘fit’: Parent perspectives. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 6-16. doi:10.21505/ajge.2019.0012
Amundsen, D., Ballam, N., & Cosgriff, M. (2019). The ABCs of collaboration in academia. Waikato Journal of Education, 24(2), 39-53. doi:10.15663/wje.v24i2.667 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13280
Ballam, N., & Cosgriff, M. (2018). Enabling ability and growing talent: The contribution of self, place, and belonging. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 27(1), 21-30. doi:10.21505/ajge.2018.0003
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Keywords
Education; Gifted and Talented Education; Human Development; Human Development and Education; Inclusive Education; Inclusive Learning; Special Education
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballam, Dr Nadine | 3547 | nballam | TCBD.4.03 | Education, School of (SOE) |
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