Background
Preston, Rosemary Ann was born on November 6, 1943 in London. Daughter of Terence Thomas and Agnes Allardice (Speirs) McDowell.
Preston, Rosemary Ann was born on November 6, 1943 in London. Daughter of Terence Thomas and Agnes Allardice (Speirs) McDowell.
Bachelor (Honours) Spanish and French, University Leeds, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Education/Migration Highland Ecuador, University Leeds, 1981.
Research officer, lecturer University Leeds, 1981-1984. Tutor counselor Open University, Milton Keynes, 1979-1984. Lecturer/researcher University Papaua New Guinea, Waigani, 1984-1988.
Senior research fellow Queen Elizabeth House, University Oxford, 1988-1999. Research director International Center for Education in Development, University Warwick, Coventry, 1991-1994, senior lecturer, director, since 1994. Consultant United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, 1990.
Member World Council of Comparative Education Societies, Toronto, Ontario, 1977-1978. Consultant United Nations Development Programme, New York City, 1991, Commission of the European Commission, Brussels, 1991-1993, Overseas Development Administration, London, 1992-1993. Member international advisory committee World University Service, London, 1994-1996.
Trustee Maggie Black Trust, Oxford, since 1999, International non-governmental organization Research and Training Center, Oxford, since 1996. Director European funded research The Integration of Returned Exiles, former Combatants and other war affected Namibians, 1993. Director, coordinator research, quality and overseas consultant, 1996.
Director research Namibians on the labour market at home, 1993. Member British Association for Literacy in Development (executive committee 1997), British Company and International Education Society (chair 1996-1997), British Association for Company and International Education (chair 1997-1998), Association for Learned Societies in the Social Sciences (executive committee 1997-1999), Council of Education in the Commonwealth, Development Studies Association, British Sociological Association, Society for Latin America Studies (committee member 1978-1984), Australia and New Zealand Company and International Education Society.
Married David Antony Preston, April 22, 1966. Children: Martin, Helen.