Prof Emma Pearson
Biography
Research Interests
International early childhood policy and pedagogy; early childhood care and education workforce; understanding the capabilities and needs of children and families at risk of marginalisation.
Research Projects
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2024 | Pearson, E; Degotardi, S (2024) '‘Innovating’ to promote equity and inclusion in early childhood education: a framework for documenting localised pedagogical approaches'. Pedagogy, Culture & Society, (Online first). https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2024.2344123 | |
2024 | Yang, H; Rao, N; Pearson, E (2024) 'Inequality in access to early childhood care and education programs among 3-to 4-year-olds: Trends and variations across low-and middle-income countries'. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 66 :234-244. | |
2024 | Pearson, E; Opoku, MP (2024) ''From my world to yours…': exploring the availability of social networks among parents from culturally diverse backgrounds caring for children with developmental disabilities in Australia'. Psychology, health & medicine, 29 (2). [DOI] | |
2024 | Opoku, M; Pearson, E; Elhoweris, H; Alhosani, N; Mustafa, A; Afstratopoulou, M; Takriti, R (2024) 'Fidelity of family centered care model to early disability diagnosis and rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates'. PLoS ONE, . [DOI] | |
2023 | Pearson, E; Rao, N; Siraj, I; Aboud, F; Horton, C; Hendry, H (2023) 'Workforce preparation for delivery of nurturing care in low- and middle-income countries: Expert consensus on critical multisectoral training needs'. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50 (1). [Link] [DOI] | |
2023 | Pearson, E.C.; Rawdin, C.; Ahuja, R. (2023) 'A Model of Transformational Learning for Early Childhood Community-based Workers: Sajag Training for Responsive Caregiving'. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2015 | Rao, N; Pearson, E (2015) 'Assessment of child development across cultures'. Assessment, 73 (3):7-9. | |
2013 | Degotardi, S; Sweller, N; Pearson, E (2013) 'Why relationships matter: parent and early childhood teacher perspective about the provision afforded by young children's relationships'. International Journal of Early Years Education, 21 (1):1-18. [DOI] | |
2012 | Rao, N; Jin, S; Pearson, V; Pearson, E; Liu, H; Constas, M; Engle, P (2012) 'Is something better than nothing? An evaluation of early childhood programs in Cambodia'. Child Development, 83 (3):864-876. | |
2011 | Pearson, E (2011) 'Avoiding recolonisation in early childhood: promoting local values as mediators in the spread of globalisation'. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 12 (3):34-37. | |
2009 | Degotardi, S; Pearson, E (2009) 'Relationship theory in the nursery: Attachment and beyond'. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 10 (2):144-149. | |
2009 | Pearson, E; Degotard, S (2009) 'ducation for sustainable development in early childhood: A global solution to local concerns?'. International Journal of Early Childhood, 41 (2). |
Book Chapter
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Rao, N; Pearson, E; Piper, B; Lau, C (2022) 'Building an effective early childhood education workforce' In: Quality early learning: nurturing children's potential. Washington DC : World Bank: Human Development Series. | |
2017 | Pearson, E; James, J (2017) 'Building early childhood education from the ground up: teacher preparation in Vanuatu' In: Contemporary issues and challenges in early childhood education: Experiences from Asia-Pacific. Dortrecht : Spinger. [DOI] | |
2016 | Pearson, E; Yacub, R; Mohamad, H (2016) 'Towards Wawasan Brunei 2035: early childhood education and development in Brunei Darussalam' In: International Handbook on Early Childhood Education and Development. Dordrecht : Springer. | |
2016 | Degotardi, S; Pearson, E (2016) 'Infant play: how interactions build and support relationships' In: Children’s play in early childhood education: Facilitating learning in diverse contexts (2nd Ed). Malbourne : Oxford University Press. | |
2014 | Pearson, E (2014) 'Early education and care in the world regions' In: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. USA : Elsevier. | |
2014 | Pearson, E; Mohamad, H; Zainal Z (2014) 'Cultural and linguistic diversity in early childhood' In: A good start: Inclusion in the early years. Melbourne : Oxford University Press. | |
2013 | Pearson, E (2013) 'Engaging parents from immigrant backgrounds in early intervention' In: Children and Childhoods. UK : Cambridge Scholars Press. | |
2010 | Degotardi, S; Pearson, E (2010) 'Knowing me, knowing you: The relationship dynamics of infant play' In: Play in early childhood education: Learning in diverse contexts. Melbourne : Oxford University Press. | |
2009 | Bowes, J; Watson, J; Pearson, E (2009) 'Families as a context for children' In: Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences. Melbourne : Oxford University Press. |
Book
Year | Publication | |
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2014 | Degotardi, S; Pearson, E (2014) The relationship worlds of infants and toddlers. UK: Open University Press: McGraw Hill. | |
2014 | Rao, N; Pearson, E; Cheng, K; Taplin, M (2014) Teaching in primary schools in China and India: Contexts of learning. UK: Routledge. [DOI] |
Other Journal
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2024 | Pearson, E; Alhosani, N; Takriti, R; Al Mughairbi, F; Al-Sharieh, S; Al-Rifai, R; Al Zaatari, W; Schofield, L (2024) Situational analysis of children in the United Arab Emirates. UNICEF, . | |
2023 | Pearson, E; Opoku, M (2023) Regional report for Sub-Saharan Africa : education starts early ; progress, challenges and opportunities. UNESCO, . | |
2017 | Pearson, E; Umayahara, M; Ndijuye, L (2017) Supporting childhood resilience through play: A facilitation guide for early childhood practitioners. Part of the China-Africa collaboration project for building a peaceful and sustainable future. Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education Prescolaire (OMEP), . [Link] | |
2017 | Pearson, E; Hendry, H; Rao, N; Aboud, F; Horton, C; Siraj, I; Raikes, A; Miyahara, J (2017) Reaching expert consensus on training different cadres in delivering early childhood development at scale in low-resource contexts. United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, . [Link] | |
2015 | Sun, J; Rao, N; Pearson, E (2015) Achieving Goal 1. Policies and strategies to enhance the quality of early childhood educators. UNESCO, . [Link] |
Invited Seminars
Key Note Address
Other Publication
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