Eve Coxon

Evelyn Imelda Coxon is a New Zealand education academic, and an expert in Pacific education. In 2021, Coxon was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Pacific and tertiary education.

Academic career Coxon completed a master's degree titled A critical education: the ’Atenisi alternative at the University of Auckland and PhD titled The politics of 'Modernisation' in western Samoan education. Coxon then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, where she was the founding director of the university's Research Unit in Pacific Education. She led the development of undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Pacific studies and education.

Coxon has been president of the Oceania Comparative Education Society, and served on the World Council of Comparative Education Societies.

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Coxon was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Pacific and tertiary education.

Selected works Books

Journal articles