Pauline Dixon

Dr. Pauline Dixon is a senior lecturer in International Development and Education at Newcastle University in the North East of England.[1] She is currently the Research Director of the E.G. West Centre at the university and Degree Programme Director of the Masters in International Development and Education. Dr Dixon regularly lectures on all of the International Development modules that aims to investigate educational policy and economical solutions to education and entrepreneurship in the developing world. This work has taken her to some of the most demanding countries in the world where she actively takes part in finding practical solutions using her academic work as a vocal platform. She was recently invited to share her expertise at the popular TEDx event held in Glasgow, where her talk explained the role of choice and markets for education, and how school vouchers could be used by the poor for educational access[2]

Projects

Dixon's work has seen her involved in multiple projects predominately focusing on researching the role of school choice and potential solutions for achieving Education For All in some of the most challenging areas on the planet. Her work is closely linked to the philosophy of Professor James Tooley who she has worked with on various funded John Templeton Foundation projects. Between 2003–2005 both explored the nature and existence of private schools for the poor in India, resulting in multiple academic articles and exposing an under the radar network of schools throughout the developing world. Following the success of the project both are currently the leads on further Templeton funded research that aims to look at 'education in conflict zones' with a focus on African schools.[3]

In conjunction with her work in Africa, she is also the lead advisor and education consultant for the British based charity Absolute Return for Kids (ARK), where she helped initiate the ASPIRE programme (Allow Synthetic Phonics to Improve Results in English).[4] The work has allowed children from the slums of Shahdara, East Delhi to improve their reading and spelling skills, thus highlighting the importance of generating phonemic awareness amongst second language learners and creative pedagogies that move away from rote learning methods, typically found throughout India. She is also working with the charity with the development of a school based voucher system, allowing access for poorer children to attend schools throughout Delhi.

Talks and Keynote Presentations

Dixon delivers keynote speeches and presentations around the world including at Capitol Hill Washington D.C., USA, at Brown University, USA, as well as in Europe including Zurich, Liechtenstein, Durham, Glasgow, London, and Vienna. She has also presented the research findings to government officials in India and Africa.

Honours and awards

First place Winners – EG West Centre for their research in Asia and Africa. The 2006 Templeton Freedom Prize for Excellence in Promoting Liberty in Free Market Solutions to Poverty. Presented in Colorado Springs, USA April 2006.

Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Contest Winner 2003 for "Regulation of Private Schooling for Low-Income Families in India: An Austrian Economic Approach". She presented her paper at the Southern Economic Association conference in San Antonio, Texan, USA.

Received her PhD in 2003 from the University of Newcastle. Her thesis title: “Regulation of Private Schools for the Poor in India: An Austrian Economic Perspective.”

In 2001 she won a place on the prestigious ‘Advanced Seminar in Austrian Economics’, in New York City.

Publications

Rangaraju B, Tooley J, Dixon P. The Private School Revolution in Bihar – Findings from a Survey in Patna Urban. Delhi, India: India Institute, 2012.

Dixon P, Schagen I, Seedhouse P. The impact of an intervention on children's reading and spelling ability in low-income schools in India. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 2011, 22(4), 461–482.

Dixon P, Woolner P. Quantitative data analysis: Using SPSS. In: Briggs, A; Coleman, M; Morrison, M, ed. Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management. London: Sage, 2012, pp. 340–362.

Dixon P, Marshall P. International Aid and Educating the Poorest. London, UK: Centre Forum, 2011.

Tooley J, Bao Y, Dixon P, Merrifield J. School Choice and Academic Performance: Some Evidence From Developing Countries. Journal of School Choice: Research, Theory, and Reform 2011, 5(1), 1–39.

Dixon P, Tooley J. A Case Study of Private Schools in Kibera: An Update. Educational Management Administration & Leadership 2012, (accepted and forthcoming).

Burgess MJ, Dixon P. A Comparative Study of School Effectiveness in Aguablanca, Colombia. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 2012, 40(3), 362–375.

Dixon P, Tooley J. Revolution at the grassroots in developing countries: Implications for School Choice in America. In: Forster, G., Thompson, C.B, ed. Freedom and School Choice in American Education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, pp. 111–128.

Dixon P. Private Schools for the Poor: A Little Nurturing and Support goes a very long way. In: Leube, K.R, ed. Economics, Politics, Philosophy, and the Arts: Essays in Honor of H.S.H. Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein. Schaan, Switzerland: Buchzentrum Lichtenstein Alpenland Verlag AG, 2011.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Gomathi SV. A rejoinder to Sarangapani and Winch. Oxford Review of Education 2010, 36(4), 517–520.

Dixon P. RTE Act & Private School Regulation. Policy Review Series 2010. Delhi, India: Centre for Civil Society, 4.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Shamsan Y, Schagen I. The relative quality and cost-effectiveness of private and public schools for low-income families: a case study in a developing country. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 2010, 21(2), 117–144.

Dixon P. Delivering Better Education : A Market for Schools. In: Prince Michael of Liechtenstein and Kurt R. Leube, ed. 2068 [Twentysixtyeight]. Liechtenstein: Industrie Und Finanzkontor, 2008, pp. 150–159.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Stanfield J. Impact of free primary education in Kenya: A case study of private schools in Kibera. Educational Management, Administration & Leadership 2008, 36(4), 449–469.

Tooley J, Dixon P. La Educacion Privada es Beneficiosa Para Los Pobres. Guatemala: Universidad Francisco Marroquin, 2007.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Amuah I. Private and public schooling in Ghana: A census and comparative survey. International Review of Education 2007, 53(4), 389–415.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Private Education for Low Income Families: Results from a Global Research Project. In: Srivastava, P; Walford, G, ed. Private Schooling in Less Economically Developed Countries: Asian and African Perspectives. Didcot, UK: Symposium Books, 2007, pp. 15–39.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Private schooling for low-income families: A census and comparative survey in East Delhi, India. International Journal of Educational Development 2007, 27(2), 205–219.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Gomathi SV. Private schools and the millennium development goal of universal primary education: A census and comparative survey in Hyderabad, India. Oxford Review of Education 2007, 33(5), 539–560.

Tooley J, Qang L, Dixon P. Private Schools for the Poor in Gansu Province, China 詹姆斯•杜力，刘强，和鲍玲•狄金森.(已接受). 中国甘肃省农村地区为低收入家庭服务的民办学校. 北京：比较教育研究杂志. Journal of Comparative Education Research 2007.

Tooley J, Dixon P. 'De facto' privatisation of education and the poor: Implications of a study from sub-Saharan Africa and India. Compare 2006, 36(4), 443–462.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Educacion Privada Y Pobreza: Un estudio de las escuelas privadas que sirven en paises de bajos ingresos. Lima, Peru:UPC,2006.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Los fracasos de la educación pública en los países en desarrollo y la respuesta popular. In:Miles, M., Homes, K. R., O’Grady, M. A., ed. Indice de Libertad Economica.Washington DC:The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal,2006, pp. 29–39.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Los fracasos de la educacion publica y la respuesta popular. Perspectiva 2006, (9), 22–27.

Tooley J, Dixon P. The Failures of State Schooling in Developing Countries and the People's Response. In: Miles, M., Homes, K.R., O'Grady M.A., ed. Index of Economic Freedom: The Link Between Economic Opportunity and Prosperity. Washington, DC, USA: The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal, 2006, pp. 27–37.

Tooley J, Dixon P. An inspector calls: The regulation of 'budget' private schools in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. International Journal of Educational Development 2005, 25(3), 269–285.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Is there a conflict between commercial gain and concern for the poor? Evidence from private schools for the poor in India and Nigeria. Economic Affairs 2005, 25(2), 20–26.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Olaniyan O. Private and public schooling in low-income areas of Lagos State, Nigeria: A census and comparative survey. International Journal of Educational Research 2005, 43(3), 125–146.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Private Education is Good for the Poor – a study of private schools serving the poor in low-income countries. Washington DC: CATO Institute, 2005.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Private Schools Serving the Poor: A study from Delih, India. New Delhi:Centre for Civil Society,2005. Dixon P, Tooley J. The regulation of private schools serving low-income families in Andhra Pradesh, India. Review of Austrian Economics 2005, 18(1), 29–54.

Dixon P. The regulation of private schools serving low-income families in Hyderabad, India: An Austrian economic perspective. Economic Affairs 2004, 24(4), 31–36.

Tooley J, Dixon P, Stanfield J. Delivering Better Education: market solutions to education. London: Adam Smith Institute, 2003. Adam Smith Institute Better Education Project 1902737407.

Mitra S, Tooley JN, Inamdar P, Dixon P. Improving English pronunciation: an automated instructional approach. Information Technologies and International Development 2003, 1(1), 75–84.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Providing Education to the World's poor: A case study of the private sector in India. In: Davies, B., West-Burnham, J, ed. The Handbook of Educational Leadership and Management. London, UK: Pearson Education, 2003, pp. 342–354.

Tooley J, Dixon P. Private schools for the poor: A case study from India. Reading: CfBT, 2002.

Craven B, Dixon P, Steward G, Tooley J. HIV and Aids in Schools: The political economy of pressure groups and miseducation. London, UK: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2001.

External links

References

  1. ↑ University, Newcastle. "Senior Lecturer". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Glasgow, TedX. "Pauline Dixon – How Private Schools Are Serving the Poorest".
  3. ↑ "Low-cost Private Schools in the World's Most Difficult Places: The Role of For-Profit Private Education in Conflict-Affected States in Africa". Retrieved 26 June 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. ↑ ASPIRE, Ark. "Introducing Synthetic Phonics". Retrieved 26 June 2012.