Alison Jones
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Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Awards | MNZM (2019) |
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Barbara Alison Jones MNZM is a New Zealand academic who works in the field of sociology of education.[1]
Education and career
Jones studied at Auckland for her PhD, entitled "At School I’ve Got a Chance...": social reproduction in a New Zealand secondary school".[2] In 2014, she won the Dame Joan Metge medal.[3][4] In the 2019 New Year Honours, Jones was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education and sociology research.[5] Her books include ’At school I’ve Got a Chance’: Pacific Islands and Pākehā girls at school (1991), He Kōrero: Words Between Us: First Māori Pākehā conversations on paper (2011), and Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds (2017) which won the 2018 Ockham NZ Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction [6].
References
- ^ "Professor Alison Jones – The University of Auckland". Unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ ""At school I've got a chance...": social reproduction in a New Zealand secondary school". Researchspace.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Metge an inspiration for educator Jones". Waateanews.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Royal Society Te Apārangi – Recipients". Royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Tuai wins Ockham NZ Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction". Bridget Williams Books. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
External links
Template:RSNZ 150 Women in 150 Words