Nesta Devine Explained

Nesta Devine
Birth Place:	England
Workplaces:	Schools, University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology
Alma Mater:	University of Auckland
Thesis1 Title:	An Investigation into 'Public Choice' Theory and its Implications for Education in New Zealand
Thesis1 Url:	https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/1962
Thesis1 Year:	2000
Doctoral Students:	Georgina Stewart^[1]

Nesta Devine (born 1947) is a New Zealand education academic. She is currently a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology.^[2]

Academic career

Devine has a 2000 PhD titled 'An Investigation into 'Public Choice' Theory and its Implications for Education in New Zealand' from the University of Auckland.^[3] She has taught in schools, the University of Waikato and Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Notable students of Devine's include Georgina Stewart, Professor of Māori Philosophy of Education at Auckland University of Technology.^[6]

Selected works

• Devine, Nesta. Education and public choice: A critical account of the invisible hand in education. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004.
• Devine, Nesta, and Ruth Irwin. "Autonomy, agency and education: He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." Educational Philosophy and Theory 37, no. 3 (2005): 317–331.
• Brown, Tony, Nesta Devine, Elsie Leslie, Margaret Paiti, Emilie Sila'ila'i, Sandra Umaki, and Jay Williams. "Reflective engagement in cultural history: A Lacanian perspective on Pasifika teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand." Pedagogy, Culture & Society 15, no. 1 (2007): 107–118.
• Peters, Michael A., Petar Jandrić, Ruth Irwin, Kirsten Locke, Nesta Devine, Richard Heraud, Andrew Gibbons et al. "Towards a philosophy of academic publishing." Educational Philosophy and Theory 48, no. 14 (2016): 1401–1425.
• Devine, Nesta. "Community, Partnership, and Collaboration." Knowledge Cultures 3, no. 5 (2015): 34–41.

Notes and References

1. Kaupapa Māori Science . Stewart . G. M. . 2007 . PhD . Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato .
2. Web site: Professor Nesta Devine - AUT . www.aut.ac.nz.
3. Devine . Nesta . 2000 . Doctoral thesis . An Investigation into 'Public Choice' Theory and its Implications for Education in New Zealand . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/1962 .
4. Web site: Mixed response to prison education places . 19 March 2015 .
5. Web site: At NZ's first bush school, kids play with knives, eat possums and are free to roam . Stuff. 17 June 2017 .
6. Kaupapa Māori Science . Stewart . G. M. . 2007 . PhD . Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato .