Professor BadengNima, Ph. D
E-mail: qqds2001@hotmail.com kkkl2004@126.com
Address in China (permanent):
54-C-401
Vanke City Garden
Jing An Street 1#
Chengdu, 610066,
Sichuan
P.R.China.
He is the dean of Faculty of Education, the director of the Institute of Education, Sichuan Normal University, and the director of Research Center for Multi-Culture which is the Key Research Institutes of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Sichuan Province. He is also a member of Consultant Committee for Chinese Education discipline, P.R.C. He was honored the national “High-Level Talents Support Program (thousands of people plan)” in 2014, the National Master Teacher of China in 2011, the National Excellent Teacher of China in 2004, and has enjoyed scholar of special government allowance by State Council of P.R.C.
Professor Nima is an experienced teacher and researcher who has had a wide range of positions, from a primary school teacher, to a headmaster of local school in Tibet, to a professor and dean of the faculty of education at Sichuan Normal University, and supervisor of doctoral students at Sichuan Normal University and Southwest University of China (named Southwest Normal University before July, 2005). He has had a substantial amount of international experiences. He created four year project for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1995 when he was a visiting scholar at the University of Oslo, Norway, in 1998 to 1999. He undertook visiting fellow at the Institute of Education (IOE), University of London in 2001 to 2002. During that time, he was a student and a lecturer at All Nations Christian College UK, giving classes “Eastern Philosophy and Chinese History”. In 2003 he received a New Century Scholar Fulbright fellowship (please check website: http://www.cies.org/NCS/2002_2003 ) for studies at the University of Washington in the United States.
On a research basis he mainly deals with the issue of how to develop education in order to help children develop common knowledge and an ability to live a fulfilling life in a multicultural society. He takes an interdisciplinary approach and combines perspectives from pedagogy, psychology, sociology, economics, philosophy, politics and history to study different cultures, for example, Tibetan and Chinese cultures, and also other eastern and western cultures. He has also researched social problems related to economy, agriculture and gender.
Selected publications
Badeng, N. (2014). Reflection on the current problems in China: A report of the project “The culture recreating and harmonious society constructing in Wen Chuan earthquake disaster area”, submitted to National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science, Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, and Sichuan federation of social science circle.
Badeng, N., Li, S., & Liu, C. (2014). The upgrading course of human life wisdom is origin of disciplinary development of pedagogy. Educational Research, 6, 20-24.
Badeng, N. (2013). Combining traditional and modern heritage: Challenges and developments in the Tibetan culture in China. Published by Linguistics Research Seminar, The University of Adelaide, Australia. August.
Badeng, N. (2013). Some thoughts concerning development of local teaching materials. Published in the proceeding of local knowledge and cultural heritage: the development of school based curriculum.
Badeng, N. (2012). Function of Education of cultural heritage.Tibetan Education, 4, 4-7.
Badeng, N., & Li, S. (2012). Pedagogy is the study concerning the process of human life.
Badeng, N. (2009). A further discussion on language selection in Tibetan school education. Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities, 20, 91-95.
Badeng, N. (2008). Discussion on the educational researcher’s perspective area and responsibilities. Educational Research, 12, 29-30.
Badeng, N. (2008). The Choice of Languages in Tibetan School Education Revisited. Chinese Education and Society, 41 (6), 50-60.
Badeng, N., & Lu, D. (2008). Research on challenge and countermeasures for the development of normal universities. Higher Education Research and Evaluation, 3, 18-23.
Song, T., & Badeng, N. (2008). Inheritance of folk science and technology in Sichuan-Tibet region in the perspective of key elements of Education: Taking Danba County as an example. Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities, 5, 22-25.
Badeng, N. (2007). Tibetan identity in today’s China. In Peacock, J. L., Thornton, P. M., Inman, P. B. (eds.), Identity matters: ethnic and sectarian conflict (pp. 120-129). New York: Berghan Books.
Badeng, N., & Lu, D. (2007). Moral education in Tibet region: a study from cultural perspective. Journal of the Chinese Society of Education, 6, 37-39.
Badeng, N. (2001). Problems Related to Bilingual Education in Tibet. Chinese Education and Society, 34 (2), 91-102.
Badeng, N. (1998). The poverty, structure and development in the ethnic areas of Sichuan of China. In Developing Sichuan in 2000 (pp. 99-112). Chengdu: Sichuan People’s Publishing House.
Badeng, N. (1998). Exploration of the way for Tibetan education. Educational Research, 10, 50-54, 60.
Badeng, N. (1998). On language choice in Tibetan schools. Educational Research and Experiment, 4, 38-42, 72.
Badeng, N. (1997). The way out for Tibetan education. Chinese Education and Society, 30 (4), 7-20.
Badeng, N. (1997). The problems of agricultural development in Tibetan. Tibetan Research, 1, 24-39.
Badeng, N. (1997). On continuous development in agriculture in Sichuan minority district. In Research in Sichuan Agriculture and its Continuous Development (pp.317-328). Cheng du: Sichuan Science and Technology Publishing House.
Badeng, N. (1996). It is essential for peoples’ unity to build: A culture for peoples enjoying together. National Minorities, 4, 11-13.
Badeng, N. (1996). An elementary analysis on the problems of the present compulsory education course of Tibetan nationality. Ethnic Education Studies, 3, 57-61.
Badeng, N. (1993). The way for ethnic education studies. Ethnic Education Studies, 4, 70-73.
Books
Badeng, N., Zheng, F., & Huang, L. (2009). The mission of education: Reflection and reconstruction of education after Wen Chuan earthquake. Beijing: People’s Education Press.
Badeng, N. (2005). The echo of modernization? Ambo Tibet development study. Chengdu: Sichuan Nationality Publishing House.
Badeng, N. (2000). Civilization’s puzzle? The way of Tibetan education. Chengdu: Sichuan Nationality Publishing House
Badeng, N. (1998). Tibetan educational development. Lanzhou: Ganshu People’s Publishing House.
Selected projects
“The culture recreating and harmonious society constructing in Wen Chuan earthquake disaster area”, National important item foundation for social science research of China, April, 2009-2011;
“The social mental foundation research for religious culture spreads by the peoples in southwest areas of China”, Important Project of the Educational Department’s Humanities & Social Science Research Base, Jan. 2008-2010;
“Developing School and Rural Training to Educate in the Preservation of Tibetan Culture”, launched by Ford foundation July, 2008-2010;
“Inside the Tibetans future of Knowledge”, launched by Ford foundation July, 2005-2007;
“Tibetan School Text Books Making for the Local Anmbo Areas”, leader of project, launched by Canadian CIDA Program Jan. 1997-2002;
“The Curriculum in Tibetan area in Sichuan Province Study”, Important Program of Ministry of Education Center Chinese Government March, 1997-March, 1999;
“The Problems of Tibetan Education in Kham Study”, Foundation for Super excellence Young Scholars of China Jan. 1998-March, 2002;
“Tibetan Culture and Modernization Study”, Foundation of Philosophy and Social Science of China Sep. 1998-Dec. 2001;
“Investigating Education Finance in Tibetan Areas in Sichuan Province”, Foundation of Philosophy and Social Science Sep. 2002-Dec. 2004;
“Culture Development Studying in Tibet of China”, Foundation of Philosophy and Social Science of China Sep. 2003-Dec. 2005;
“Translation of the Children’s encyclopedia “Windows on the World” into the Tibetan Language”, Leader of the Project, Network for University Co-operation Tibet-Norway Sep. 1999-Dec. 2002;
“The director of Books for Schools Program in Tibet”, Program of Kham Aid Foundation America, March 1999-now;
2003 Fulbright New Century Scholars Program “Addressing Sectarian, Ethnic and Cultural Conflict with and across National Borders”: base the program above, personal research project: “Multicultural Education as a Tool for Ameliorating Ethnic Conflict”
Awards
“High-Level Talents Support Program (thousands of people plan)”, by the organizing department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC), 2014.
“The National Master Teacher of China”, by Educational Department of State Department of China 2011.
“The Educational Famous Master of Sichuan Province”, by the government of Sichuan Province, 2007.
“National Excellent teacher of China”, by Educational Department of State Department of China, 2004.
“Scholar of special allowance”, by State Department of the People’s Republic of China, 2004.
“Third class Award of social, humanities science”, by State Education Department of the People’s Republic of China, 2003.
Scholarship of Fulbright “New Century Scholar”, 2002-2003, USA.
“Second class award of social science”, by the Government of Sichuan Province China, 2002.
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