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Dr Rachael Dixon

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Department: School of Health Sciences

Email: rachael.dixon@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690425

Office: Rehua Level 3

Language: English

I am passionate about school-based Health Education and I aim to advocate for effective practice through my teaching and research.
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Fields of Research

  • School-based Health Education
  • Critical health literacy as fostered in school spaces

Researcher Summary

Rachael is interested in investigating the learning outcomes of school-based Health Education and what the subject can 'do' in terms of contribution to people's lives and population benefit. Her PhD thesis was a qualitative study into the outcomes of senior secondary Health Education in Aotearoa. Rachael is interested in post-qualitative and posthuman inquiry and enjoys being creative.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Health Education
  • Health and Health Sciences: Public Health; Wellbeing

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Dixon R. and Robertson J. (2022) How school-based health education can help young people navigate an uncertain world. Health Education 122(1): 91-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/HE-12-2020-0117.
  • Dixon R. and Robertson J. (2022) Paradigms of health education in Aotearoa New Zealand: a heuristic for critiquing the promises, practices, and potential of school-based health education. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2022.2038646.
  • Dixon R., Abel G. and Burrows L. (2022) A case for connecting school-based health education in Aotearoa New Zealand to critical health literacy. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2022.2082310.
  • Dixon R., Clelland T. and Blair M. (2022) It Takes a Village: Partnerships in Primary School Relationships and Sexuality Education in Aotearoa. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 57(2): 367-384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00260-5.
  • Dixon R., Abel G. and Burrows L. (2021) Putting assemblage to work to explore pedagogical practices in health education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Education 121(2): 174-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/HE-05-2020-0034.
  • Jackson N. and Dixon R. (2020) The practice of the alcohol industry as health educator: a critique. New Zealand Medical Journal 133(1515): 89-96.
  • Dixon R. (2018) What’s wrong with religious instruction as part of state primary school camp? Te Whakatika, Education Outdoors New Zealand 37.
  • Dixon R. (2017) Teachers' hopes for the future of home economics education in New Zealand. International Journal of Home Economics 10(1): 12-20.
  • Robertson J. and Dixon R. (2017) Health education in The New Zealand curriculum: A matter of policy. Curriculum Matters 13: 42-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0019.
Discussion/Working Papers
  • Cushman P., Dixon R., Ireland-Smith T. and Wynd T. (2016) Health and Physical Education Stocktake of External Providers. In Health and Physical Education Stocktake of External Providers in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Toi Tupu Leading Learning Network. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. 1-36.
Theses / Dissertations
  • Dixon R. (2020) Exploring Senior Secondary Health Education in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Dunedin. University of Otago.
  • Dixon RA. (2016) Imagining the Future of Home Economics Education in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Affiliations

  • New Zealand Health Education Association (NZHEA) (Professional Organisation): Co-chairperson, New Zealand

Future Research

  • Critical health literacy
  • Outside the classroom experiences in Health Education
  • Effective practice in school-based Health Education

Key Methodologies

  • Qualitative research
  • Posthumanism
  • New Materialisms
  • Post-qualitative methodologies
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