Academic Writing Retreat
This writing retreat createed a productive environment for participants to write. There were quiet spaces to write, with short spaces to share tips and tools, to overcome writing blocks, and to...
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Louise Kay, Dr
Lecturer at University of Sheffield
Louise Kay is a lecturer in early childhood in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. She is a qualified teacher and has worked across all three primary key stages, with the majority of her career spent teaching in the early years. Her current work is involved in the Maker{Futures} project which provides opportunities for children and teachers in primary and early years settings to develop the skills, knowledge and mindsets for future success – inspiring creators, innovators and problem solvers. Louise's research interests include pedagogy in the early years, curricular and assessment frameworks, and the impact policy has on children and teachers. She is also interested in the utilisation of cultural-historical activity theory as a methodological framework.
Louise Kay's contributions
Identifying tensions between school readiness policy and teacher beliefs, knowledge and practice in early childhood education
This blog post is based on my recent article published in the British Educational Research Journal (Kay, 2023). Using data from semi-structured interviews with two teachers, the paper addresses...
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Academic Writing Retreat Sunday 8 September 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Price: from £40 Venue: University of Manchester Writing as a group creates a productive environment that is supportive. Writing...
Socio-cultural theory in Early Childhood Education practice
Co-hosted with London Metropolitan University. This was the first joint event between Socio-Cultural and CHAT and Early Childhood and Care SIG. This event brought together researchers at all...
SIG Forum Meeting – Early Childhood Education and Care
Join the Early Childhood Education and Care SIG meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2023 and onwards. This meeting will be hosted online,...
Academic Writing Weekend – September 2023
Increasingly, researchers wish to make writing a focused social activity with regular breaks in a productive environment that is supportive. In it, you will find an environment to write, share and...
Academic Writing Retreat
Increasingly, researchers wish to make writing a focused social activity with regular breaks in a productive environment that is supportive. In it, you will find an environment to write, share and...
