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Programmes
- BEd (Tchg) Early Childhood Education
- Graduate Diploma in Teaching (ECE)
Teaching Area/Interests
Early childhood social sciences, professional practice, social justice.
I coordinate the practicum courses for early childhood education student teachers in both the BEd (Tchng) and the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (ECE) Programmes.
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- Practicum and student teacher learning
- Associate Teacher supervision/mentoring
- ECE practicum
- Gay mothers and early childhood education (qualitative research)
Professional Links
Reggio Emilia Provocations, NZARE, Tamaki Makaurau Early Childhood Teacher Education Providers Network, Early Childhood Research Network.
University Committees served on
FoEd BEd (Tchg) and Graduate Diploma in Teaching (ECE) Qualifications Committees. Teacher Education Programmes Board, BEd Co-ordinators Committee; ECE Programme and Practicum Advisory Group, Library Committee,
Qualifications / Degrees
MMEd, HDip Tchg., Dip. E.I., Dip. Tchg.
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- Lecturer, Centre for Social Sciences Auckland College of Education
- Senior lecturer (ECE) Manukau Institute of Technology
- Visiting Fellow Auckland College of Education
- Early childhood teacher, infants, toddlers and young children
Other information, interests or things that drive you
Early childhood practicum is complex and the School of Teacher Education Practice is working to implement a greater degree of partnership and collaboration with the early childhood education community.
My MA thesis (in Childhood and Youth Studies) examined the experiences of gay mothers and their families in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand. . I am interested in how teachers’ values influence their practice, particularly in relation to groups who are seen as ‘other’. I am also interested in the role of teacher education in social justice.
