Welcome to EG West Centre

The E.G. West Centre is based in the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The Centre was established in March 2002 and is the UK’s only university research centre dedicated to understanding the role of choice, competition and entrepreneurship in the delivery of "Education for All".

James Tooley
sugata mitra
Sugata Mitra
pauline dixon
Pauline Dixon

JB Stanfield

James Stanfield

BOOKS
Beyond the Hole in the Wall - Discover the Power of Self Organised Learning, Sugata Mitra, 2012

From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World Though Education, James Tooley, Profile Books, June 2012.

The Profit Motive in Education - The Revolution Continues, edited by James Stanfield, Institute of Economic Affairs, June 2012.

The Beautiful Tree: A personal journey into how the world's poorest people are educating themselves, James Tooley, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2009.

ACADEMIC ARTICLES
A Case Study of Private Schools in Kibera: An Update. Dixon P, Tooley J. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership 2012.

School Choice and Academic Performance: Some Evidence From Developing Countries. Tooley J, Bao Y, Dixon P, Merrifield J. Journal of School Choice: Research, Theory, and Reform 2011, 5(1), 1-39.

A rejoinder to Sarangapani and Winch. Tooley J, Dixon P, Gomathi SV. Oxford Review of Education 2010, 36(4), 517-520

THINK TANK REPORTS
The Private School Revolution in Bihar - Findings from a Survey in Patna Urban, Rangaraju B, Tooley J, Dixon P.. Delhi, India: India Institute, 2012.

International Aid and Educating the Poorest. Pauline Dixon and Paul Marshall P, Centre Forum, 2011

WORKING PAPERS
Self Help and Sustainability in Education in Developing Countries James Stanield, E.G. West Centre Working Paper No. 1. 2010.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Freedom: the bottom line, James Tooley, Times Higher, May 2012.
 

Pauline Dixon in Panama April 2012

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NEW TEDx TALK: How Private Schools are Serving the Poorest. Pauline Dixon April 2012.