Dr James Stanfield

Lecturer

Email: james.stanfield@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 07966 865 860
Address: B83 King George VI Building
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
Newcastle University
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Background

Since 2002 I have been studying, teaching and carrying out research in the fields of education, technology and international development. My PhD research focused on Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in particular paragraph c which states that 'Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children'. I investigated the relevance of Article 26 to the early growth of education in Kenya and attempted to identify some of the hidden costs and unintended consequences of government policy which failed to take the rights of parents into account.

More recently, I have focused on the potential of technology in education and I'm now working with colleagues on numerous research projects relating to Self Organised Learning Environments (SOLE). My research interests include:

complexity theory, self organising systems and emergent behaviour in education
technology innovations in education in a developing context
The Principles for Digital Development applied to education
next generation assessments

I am currently the joint Degree Programme Director for the MA International Development and Education and I'm currently the module leader and teach the following also the module leader for EDU8213 - The Future of Learning, which is run in collaboration with Professor Sugata Mitra and other colleagues.

In 2015 I also played a leading role in the development and launch of the the new BA (Hons) Education and I'm currently module leader and responsible for the development and delivery of two stage 2 modules:

Since 2015 I have been the lead education consultant on the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) - a DfID £30 million challenge fund in Tanzania. I manage a small team that provide technical support to all education grantees and we also lead on the development of case studies that address each of the Principles for Digital Development.

James is also a member of the steering group for NUTELA - Newcastle University Advocates for Technology Enhanced Learning.

Supervision

James is currently helping to supervise the following PhD students:

Yang Du - Language Policy in SOLE: How Chinese Students Co-construct Language Policy while Learning English in SOLE
Fatma Otain - Future of Learning: A Case Study of the Implementation of SOLE in a Saudi Primary School
Sally Rix - How do English Secondary schools appropriate SOLE?
Leonidia Lymperi - Self Organised Learning Environments (SOLE) and EFL proficiency attainment in primary schools operating in remote areas of Greece.
Gopalkrishnan Iyer - The effectiveness of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Delphi India
Lia Cacheiro Quintas - factors Influencing Student Persistance, Continuity or Dropout of Non-Traditional Adult Workers in Online Non-Regulated English Courses in Spain.
Eddy Bannerman-wood - Stakeholders’ perceptions of the work of the nonacademic middle manager in two universities in Ghana.
Malik Hamed Saif Al Zakwani - Developing Proficiency in the Context of English as a Foreign language Learning in a Foreign Language Centre in Oman: An Action Research of the Application of a SOLE Pedagogy.
Shatha Mohammed M Almalki - A narrative study to explore Saudi pre-service school teachers experiences of using electronic reflective journals during their field experience.
Mohammed Alwagdani - Investigating the Impact of Flipped Learning on Students Engagement and Achievement in a Saudi High School

Research

I am currently the Primary Investigator on the following funded research projects:

Dream, Achieve, Realise and Express (DARE) in Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, CARITAS (£90,000)
Investigating the introduction of tablets computers in schools in Tanzania: the teacher and student perspective, HDIF Tanzania (£30,000)

Teaching

Degree Program Director for the MA International Development and Education

Undergraduate

Module leader: EDU2002 - Global Innovations in Education
Module leader: EDU2004 - Global Developments in Technology Enhanced Learning

Masters

Module leader: EDU8213 - The Future of Learning
Module leader: EDU8228 - InvestigatingTechnology Enhanced Learning

Publications

Mitra S, Kulkarni S, Stanfield J. Learning at the Edge of Chaos: Self-Organising Systems in Education. In: Lees, HE; Noddings, N, ed. The Palgrave International Handbook of Alternative Education. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, pp.227-239.
Stanfield J. Affordable learning: transforming education at the bottom of the pyramid. In: Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Chris Counihan, ed. Handbook of International Development and Education. Cheltenham, Gloucester, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2015, pp.131-148.
Stanfield JB. Profit in education, not a dirty word. IoD Big Picture 2012, (Winter), 5.
Stanfield J. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid in Education. In: Stanfield, J, ed. The Profit Motive in Education - Continuing the Revolution. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2012, pp.96-119.
Stanfield J, ed. The Profit Motive in Education: Continuing the Revolution. London: Institute of Economic Affairs & Profile Books, 2012.
Stanfield J. A freedom-based approach. Economic Affairs 2010, 30(2), 87-87.
Stanfield J. Education for All - A Freedom Based Approach. In: Elliott, Fourali, and Issler, ed. Education and Social Change: Connecting Local and Global Perspectives. Continuum Books, 2010.
Stanfield JB. Education for All by 2015: A Freedom Based Approach (pdf). E.G. West Centre Working Paper 2010, 1-13.
Stanfield J. The Broken University: What is seen and what is not seen in the UK higher education sector. Adam Smith Institute, 2010.
Stanfield J. The rise and fall of for-profit libraries. Economic Affairs 2010, 30(3), 95-95.
Stanfield J. Why not Tesco schools, Sir Terry?. Economic Affairs 2010, 30(1), 105.
Stanfield J. Ban all political interference with university tuition fees. Economic Affairs 2009, 29(4), 100.
Stanfield J. Privatise all business and law schools. Economic Affairs 2009, 29(3), 107.
Stanfield J. The Introduction of Free Primary Education in Kenya. In: James, V., Etim, J.S, ed. Educational Reform in Africa: Essays on Curriculum, Libraries, Counseling, and Grade Levels. Lampeter, UK: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009, pp.209-224.
Stanfield J. The profit motive in education. Economic Affairs 2009, 29(2), 90.
Stanfield J. The rise and fall of human capital theory. Economic Affairs 2009, 29(1), 100.
Stanfield J. Africa's great leap backward. Economic Affairs 2008, 28(3), 76.
Stanfield J. Another hole in the wall. Economic Affairs 2008, 28(2), 91.
Stanfield J. Crowding out in education. Economic Affairs 2008, 28(4), 84.
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.
Stanfield J. The secret history of higher education in the USA. Economic Affairs 2008, 28(1), 79-.
Stanfield J. For-profit charities in education. Economic Affairs 2007, 27(4), 83.
Stanfield J. Market-based management in education. Economic Affairs 2007, 27(1), 88.
Stanfield J, Tooley J. Private Universities around the World. In: de Burgh, Fazackerley, A; Black, A, ed. Can the Prizes Still Glitter? The Future of British Universities in a Changing World. Buckingham: The University of Buckingham Press, 2007.
Stanfield J. The Austrian economics of education. Economic Affairs 2007, 27(2), 100-.
Stanfield J. The Broken University. Economic Affairs 2007, 27(3), 101-.
Stanfied J. The Right to Choose: Yes Prime Minister!: Road Map to Reform: Education. London: Adam Smith Institute, 2007.
Stanfield J. For-profit 'faireducation' comprehensive schooling. Economic Affairs 2006, 26(4), 81-81.
Stanfield J. Free to choose: Yes, Prime Minister. Economic Affairs 2006, 26(3), 79-79.
Tooley J, Stanfield J. Market Solutions for British Education. In: Roy, S., Clarke. J, ed. Margaret Thatcher's Achievement: How it Happened and What it Meant. London and New York: Continuum Books, 2006, pp.135-152.
Stanfield J. Seldon's charge. Economic Affairs 2006, 26(1), 72-72.
Stanfield J. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) on education. Economic Affairs 2006, 26(2), 80-80.
Stanfield J. Adam Smith on education. Economic Affairs 2005, 25(2), 56.
Tooley J, Stanfield J. Editorial: 'Education for all' through privatisation?. Economic Affairs 2004, 24(4), 2-3.
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.
Tooley J, Stanfield J. Government Failure: E.G. West on Education. London, UK: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2003.