Russell Bishop (academic)

Alan Russell Bishop ONZM is a New Zealand academic. He is a professor of Māori education at the University of Waikato,^[1] and the director of Te Kotahitanga, a research programme.^[2] He has a PhD from the University of Otago.^[3] He co-authored Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education (ISBN 1842773364) with Ted Glynn, another University of Waikato professor who had been his doctoral advisor. Notable doctoral students of Bishop's include Fiona Te Momo, professor at Massey University.^[4]

Bishop (left) in 2016, at his investiture as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae

In the 2016 New Year Honours, Bishop was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education.^[5]