Judith Duncan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6510676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Duncan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Duncan |
| SIGNATURE | DUNCAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Culturally contested corporeality
Children’s bodies occupy a culturally contested space in the early childhood arena. In New Zealand, children’s bodies have increasingly become the focus of regulation. The early childhood centre has become a site of constant surveillance, turning teachers into ‘disciplinary individuals’ who are internally controlled by their own behaviour. This increased regulation mirrors that of other Western contexts. In contrast, Japanese early childhood educ…
Deleuze and Early Years Education
A Rhizomatic Experiment with Learning Stories
Revisiting their two-year research project has given the authors an opportunity to experiment with the conceptual tools of Deleuze and Guattari. Their research redesigned learning stories, the accepted mode of pedagogical documentation in Aotearoa New Zealand, to gather information and understanding of the impact of increased adult participation in teaching and learning in early childhood education. While, at the time, they used arborescent metho…
New Zealand free kindergartens
Since the 1980s in New Zealand, the kindergarten service, once called the 'flagship' within early childhood education, has changed in reaction to the need for 'diversity' and 'responsiveness' to its communities and restructured government requirements. This paper draws on life‐history interviews with a small group of New Zealand kindergarten teachers. The teachers' stories demonstrate the tensions between teaching within a neoliberal context, whi…
New Zealand children’s spirituality in Catholic schools
This article discusses the findings of a small‐scale study undertaken with a sample of 10 teachers in Catholic schools in New Zealand. Spirituality is recognised as an important dimension of Catholic schools and this study explored the teachers’ perspectives of their own understanding of spirituality, of children’s spirituality and the influence of context on children’s spiritual lives. The findings demonstrated the significance of the teachers’ …
New Zealand kindergarten teachers and sexual abuse protection policies
For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations
(1996). 'For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations. Gender and Education: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 159-170
New Zealand kindergarten teachers and sexual abuse protection policies
Culturally contested corporeality
Children’s bodies occupy a culturally contested space in the early childhood arena. In New Zealand, children’s bodies have increasingly become the focus of regulation. The early childhood centre has become a site of constant surveillance, turning teachers into ‘disciplinary individuals’ who are internally controlled by their own behaviour. This increased regulation mirrors that of other Western contexts. In contrast, Japanese early childhood educ…
Deleuze and Early Years Education
New Zealand free kindergartens
Since the 1980s in New Zealand, the kindergarten service, once called the 'flagship' within early childhood education, has changed in reaction to the need for 'diversity' and 'responsiveness' to its communities and restructured government requirements. This paper draws on life‐history interviews with a small group of New Zealand kindergarten teachers. The teachers' stories demonstrate the tensions between teaching within a neoliberal context, whi…
For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations
(1996). 'For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations. Gender and Education: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 159-170
For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations
(1996). 'For the Sake of the Children' as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations. Gender and Education: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 159-170
New Zealand kindergarten teachers and sexual abuse protection policies
New Zealand children’s spirituality in Catholic schools
This article discusses the findings of a small‐scale study undertaken with a sample of 10 teachers in Catholic schools in New Zealand. Spirituality is recognised as an important dimension of Catholic schools and this study explored the teachers’ perspectives of their own understanding of spirituality, of children’s spirituality and the influence of context on children’s spiritual lives. The findings demonstrated the significance of the teachers’ …
New Zealand free kindergartens
Since the 1980s in New Zealand, the kindergarten service, once called the 'flagship' within early childhood education, has changed in reaction to the need for 'diversity' and 'responsiveness' to its communities and restructured government requirements. This paper draws on life‐history interviews with a small group of New Zealand kindergarten teachers. The teachers' stories demonstrate the tensions between teaching within a neoliberal context, whi…
Deleuze and Early Years Education
A Rhizomatic Experiment with Learning Stories
Revisiting their two-year research project has given the authors an opportunity to experiment with the conceptual tools of Deleuze and Guattari. Their research redesigned learning stories, the accepted mode of pedagogical documentation in Aotearoa New Zealand, to gather information and understanding of the impact of increased adult participation in teaching and learning in early childhood education. While, at the time, they used arborescent metho…
Culturally contested corporeality
Children’s bodies occupy a culturally contested space in the early childhood arena. In New Zealand, children’s bodies have increasingly become the focus of regulation. The early childhood centre has become a site of constant surveillance, turning teachers into ‘disciplinary individuals’ who are internally controlled by their own behaviour. This increased regulation mirrors that of other Western contexts. In contrast, Japanese early childhood educ…
Pedagogy (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Early childhood education (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · History (3 works) · Social science (3 works)