Sue Middleton | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Alma mater | Waikato University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Life history |
Institutions | Waikato University |
Thesis | |
Doctoral students | Elizabeth McKinley[1] Katie Fitzpatrick |
Sue Middleton (born 1947) is a retired New Zealand academic who spent her career at the University of Waikato focused on life histories.
After a 1979 MSc thesis, A phenomenological perspective for the classroom teacher and its application to the education of women[2] at Victoria University of Wellington and a 1985 PhD dissertation Feminism and education in post-war New Zealand: a sociological analysis at University of Waikato, New Zealand, Middleton joined the faculty.
From 2000 to 2006 Middleton was director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy.
In 2013, Middleton was awarded Emeritus Professor by the University of Waikato.[3] Middleton is credited for pioneering New Zealand's first studies centred around "women and education [sic] and education and sexuality."[3]
In 2019, Middleton and Helen May co-edited For Women and Children: a tribute to Geraldine McDonald, a collection of writings in honour of the life and work of researcher Geraldine McDonald.[4][3]
Notable students of Middleton include Elizabeth McKinley and Katie Fitzpatrick.[5]