Chris Hachkowski

Biography

Dr. Chris Hachkowski is the Principal of Indigenous Education Programs with the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University, located on Nipissing First Nation traditional territory and the traditional territory of the Anishinabek. His research areas are exploring Indigenous science education, Indigenous teacher education, cross-cultural educational leadership and post-secondary success for Indigenous students.

Positions

Administration

Faculty of Education and Professional Studies - Schulich School of Education - Indigenous Education Programs

Education

BSc, Queen’s University

BEd, University of Regina

MEd, Nipissing University

PhD, University of Toronto

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

Faculty of Education and Professional Studies - Schulich School of Education

Research

Research Interests

Ally Educational Leadership

Science Education - Curriculum Development

Indigenous Educational Success

Area of Specialization

Indigenous Teacher Education

Indigenous Science Education

Publications

Books

Black, G. L., & Hachkowski, C. (2018). Indigenous learners: what university educators need to know. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(8), 1092–1108. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2018.1450495

Hachkowski, C. (2013). Aboriginal education: A transition of worldviews. In Elliot-Johns, S. & Jarvis, D. (Eds.). Perspectives on Transitions in Schooling and Instructional Practice (pp. 369-396). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.

Reports

Hachkowski, C., Long, J., Lukin-Linklater, T., Lanois, M. (2016). Deepening our Collective Understanding: Redefining Success for Aboriginal University Students. Nipissing University.

Conference Presentations

Indigenist Leadership: Negotiating Policies and Practices for Indigenous Teacher Education Programs (2018). 23rd Values and Leadership Conference, Houston, TX.

Deepening our Collective Understanding: Redefining Success for Aboriginal University Students (2017). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Dalhousie University.

Strengthening Aboriginal Teacher Education Programs (2017). Canadian Symposium on Indigenous Teacher Education (CSITE), University of Manitoba.

Reconciliation and Universities: ITEP-Informed Pathways (2016). Canadian Symposium on Indigenous Teacher Education (CSITE), University of New Brunswick.

Educational Leadership: Non-Aboriginal Administrators in Aboriginal Education (2016). Think Indigenous Conference, University of Saskatchewan.

Aboriginal Science Perspectives: The Transitioning of a philosophical transformation within pre-service teachers (2016). Canadian Studies for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Victoria.

Nourishing the Teaching Spirit (2012). American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA), Vancouver, BC.