CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Data 

Name: Clive Nigel Hickson                              Date of Birth: 3rd October, 1959 

Address: 12103 17th Avenue SW Edmonton Canada T6W 1M1

Telephone: (780) 432 5695                              E-mail: chickson@ualberta.ca

Degrees Awarded

Master of Arts  1987  University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.

Bachelor of Education  (Honours)  1984  Avery Hill College, London, England.

Degree in Progress 

Doctor of Philosophy.  

Expected completion date: May 2004.

Doctor of Philosophy Courses

Area of Concentration: Effective Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education

Master of Arts Courses

Area of Concentration: Research Studies in Physical Education
                                         Physical Education for Special Populations

Bachelor of Education (Honours) Degree Courses

Area of Concentration: Movement Studies (Physical Education)
                                         Movement Studies for Special Populations
                                         Education Studies

Subsidiary Courses: Humanities (Geography, History and Social Studies)
                                    Education in the Urban Context (Urban and Cultural Education)

Age Range: Elementary/Secondary (5-18)

Teaching Experience

University Level: : 2003 - 04    Assistant Professor at University of Alberta.
                                                         Teaching ED EL 321 and ED EL 420 Courses - 
                                                         Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School
                                                         Physical Education. Teaching assignment consists of
                                                         on campus courses and the delivery of an off-                    
                                                         campus course at Northern Lakes Regional College.

 2002 - 03    Assistant Professor at University of Alberta.
                                                         Teaching ED EL 321 and ED EL 420 Courses - 
                                                         Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School
                                                         Physical Education. Teaching assignment consisted of
                                                         on campus courses and the delivery of an off-                    
                                                         campus course at Blue Quills First Nations College.

                                2001 - 02    Assistant Professor at University of Alberta.
                                                         Teaching ED EL 321 and ED EL 420 Courses - 
                                                         Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School
                                                         Physical Education. Teaching assignment consisted of
                                                         on campus courses and the delivery of an off-                    
                                                         campus course at Grande Prairie Regional College.

                               2000 - 01    Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Alberta.
                                                         Teaching ED EL 321 Courses - Curriculum and 
                                                         Instruction in Elementary School Physical Education.

                               2001            Sessional Instructor, University of Alberta/Grande Prairie
                                                   Regional College, Teacher Education North Program.
                                                         Teaching ED EL 321 Course - Curriculum and
                                                         Instruction in Elementary School Physical Education.

                              1985 - 87     Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Victoria.
                                                 Teaching basic and advanced level activity courses.

School Level:       1994 - 00     Principal, Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary School,
                                                   School District #8, British Columbia.
                                                          .5 teaching responsibilities with a variety of 
                                                          elementary and secondary grades. Coordinator of 
                                                          Grade 11/12 outdoor education course
                                                          School population of 175 students.

                             1992 - 94      Principal, Port Clements Elementary School,
                                                   School District #50, British Columbia.
                                                           .65 teaching responsibilities, physical education   
                                                           specialist, with a variety of grades. Coordinator of 
                                                           outdoor education program. School 
                                                           population of 90 students.

1990 - 92    Vice Principal, Tahayghen Elementary School,
                                                  School District #50, British Columbia.
                                                           .65 teaching responsibilities of Grade 7 and Grade 
                                                           6/7 classes. Coordinator of outdoor education 
                                                           program. School population of 300 students

                              1988 - 90     Elementary Teacher, Tahayghen Elementary School,                        				   School District #50, British Columbia.
                                                           Grade 5 teaching responsibilities, physical 
                                                           education helping teacher (1989-90).

                              1987            Geography Teacher (Term position), Woodlands
                                                  Secondary School, Kent, England.
                                                           Responsible for program delivery to students aged
                                                           11-18 at a school of 750 students.
                         
                              1984 - 85     Secondary Physical Education Teacher, Welling School, 
                                                   London, England.
                                                           Responsible for program delivery to students aged
                                                           11-18 at a school of 850 students.                                                           

Related Educational Experience

2002 - 03    Research Coordinator, Institute for Olympic Education
		    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
		    Responsible for the coordination of research programs investigating 
    best teaching practices and moral education in youth.

2002           Program Director, Camp Echo Lake
(June-Aug.)         Children’s Private Summer Camp, New York, U.S.A.
                            Responsible for the orientation and on-going supervision of activity 
                            area staff members and the creation and organization of the daily 
                            program of activities for 450 children.

1998 - 01    Activity Director, Camp Echo Lake
 (June-Aug.)       Children’s Private Summer Camp, New York, U.S.A.
                           Responsible for the operation of an activity program and staff members.

Feb. 1997    British Columbia Curriculum Recommended Resource Team Member.
                           Seconded to work with the British Columbia Ministry of Education to
                           identify and select curriculum resources to support the Physical 
                           Education Grade 8 -12 Integrated Resource Package (I.R.P.).

Mar. 1995    British Columbia Curriculum Recommended Resource Team Member.
                           Seconded to work with the British Columbia Ministry of Education to
                           identify and select curriculum resources to support the Physical 
                           Education Grade K - 7 Integrated Resource Package (I.R.P.).

1983 - 89    Head Counselor, Camp Echo Lake.
(June-Aug.)        Children’s Private Summer Camp, New York, U.S.A.
                           Responsible for the daily operation of 150 children and 50 staff.

Publications and Presentations

Hickson, C. N. (July, 2003). Putting Education Back into P.E. Paper presented at The Tenth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on Learning. London, England.

Cooperative Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the Health and Physical Education Council Annual Conference, Red Deer, Alberta. May 1-3, 2003.

Developmentally Appropriate Soccer Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the Health and Physical Education Council Annual Conference, Red Deer, Alberta. May 1-3, 2003.

The Need for Effective Teaching in Physical Education. Presentation at the Health and Physical Education Council Annual Conference, Red Deer, Alberta. May 1-3, 2003.

Hickson, C. N., & Fishburne, G. J. (March, 2003) Teacher Development: Enhancing Effective Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education. Poster presentation at Physical Activity and Teacher Education: A Seminar Focused on Issues Related to K-12 Physical Education. Penn State University, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Fishburne, G. J., & Hickson, C. N. (July, 2002). Effective Teaching: A Proposed Study to Investigate a Teaching Model in Elementary School Physical Education Classes. Poster presentation at the 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference. Manchester, England. 

Hickson, C. N. (July, 2002) Cooperative Activities in Elementary School Physical Education. Paper presented at The Ninth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on Learning. Beijing, China. 

Hickson, C. N. (July, 2002). Action Research: A Possible Union with Physical Education? On-Line Research Symposium Paper. University of Calgary, Faculty of Education. Calgary, Canada.

Cooperative Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the Saskatchewan Physical Education Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. May 1-3, 2002.

Developmentally Appropriate Soccer Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the Saskatchewan Physical Education Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. May 1-3, 2002.

Effective Teaching in Physical Education. Presentation at the Canadian Association of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance/Health and Physical Education Council Annual Conference, Banff, Alberta. May 13, 2002.

Hickson, C. N., & Fishburne G. J. (April, 2002) Effective teaching in elementary schools: Subject area differences. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention, San Diego, California, U.S.A. 

Cooperative Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the British Columbia Physical Education Conference, Parksville, British Columbia. October 19-20, 2001.

Developmentally Appropriate Soccer Activities for Elementary Aged School Children. Presentation at the British Columbia Physical Education Conference, Parksville, British Columbia. October 19-20, 2001

Developmentally Appropriate Games. Presentation with Dr. G. J. Fishburne at the Health and Physical Education Council Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. May 3-5, 2001.

Hickson, C. N., & Fishburne, G. J. (July, 2001). Learning through effective teaching: Research studies in physical education. Paper presented at the Eighth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Spetses, Greece.

Peake, L. H., & Hickson, C. N. (1989). Integrating the disabled: Puppets can help.
Prime Areas, 32(1), 102-105.

Peake, L. H., & Hickson, C. N. (June, 1987). The effectiveness of a puppetry intervention technique on the acceptance of the mentally disabled in a mainstream setting. Paper presented at the meeting of the 6th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity, Brisbane, Australia.

Peake, L. H. & Hickson, C. N. (June 1987). The effectiveness of a puppetry intervention technique on the acceptance of the mentally disabled in a mainstream setting. Paper published in the Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity, 1987.