Amanda Niland
Biographic Data
| ID | 6739158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Niland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Niland |
| SIGNATURE | NILAND A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2003-9140 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Representations of Disability in Picturebooks
Children need picturebooks that represent the diversity of their lives. Such books provide opportunities for all children, regardless of differences, to see themselves and their lives reflected in the pages. When children encounter books they can both enjoy and identify with, they are more likely to develop a love of reading. Recognition of the importance of this has led to the publication of a growing number of picturebooks containing characters…
Picture Books, Imagination and Play
Picture books are part of many young children’s lives, whether at home or in early childhood or school settings. Their unique creative combinations of words and visual images can engage children’s attention, stimulate their imagination, and support their development as meaning-makers. Nurturing a love of books in young children can foster the development not only of early literacy skills, but also positive reading identities. Early childhood educ…
Hearing young children’s perspectives
Children’s right to be heard is an issue raised in recent years in the Global North, which has also been acknowledged by Chinese researchers currently studying child development and education. However, Chinese researchers still often prefer the perspectives of adults in their research on young children, citing a lack of suitable methodologogy for collecting and interpreting young children’s voices. This article recognises the significance of incl…
Generative listening
While the importance of inclusive approaches to research has been identified, much childhood research is still done ‘to’ not ‘with’ young children, with research focusing on the experiences of children who experience disability commonly involving data from parents/families/practitioners, rather than from children themselves. In this article, we explore the development of an arts-based research project involving young children who experience disab…
Singing and playing together
In this article I outline a community music programme for young children within an early childhood intervention service. The ‘community’ is local families with a child or children who experience disability. The programme is not therapy: its aim is to celebrate the natural interest in music and play of all children, and to provide an opportunity for families to get together and engage in shared music-making. Analysis of this programme highlights t…
Hearing young children’s perspectives
Children’s right to be heard is an issue raised in recent years in the Global North, which has also been acknowledged by Chinese researchers currently studying child development and education. However, Chinese researchers still often prefer the perspectives of adults in their research on young children, citing a lack of suitable methodologogy for collecting and interpreting young children’s voices. This article recognises the significance of incl…
Generative listening
While the importance of inclusive approaches to research has been identified, much childhood research is still done ‘to’ not ‘with’ young children, with research focusing on the experiences of children who experience disability commonly involving data from parents/families/practitioners, rather than from children themselves. In this article, we explore the development of an arts-based research project involving young children who experience disab…
Singing and playing together
In this article I outline a community music programme for young children within an early childhood intervention service. The ‘community’ is local families with a child or children who experience disability. The programme is not therapy: its aim is to celebrate the natural interest in music and play of all children, and to provide an opportunity for families to get together and engage in shared music-making. Analysis of this programme highlights t…
Generative listening
While the importance of inclusive approaches to research has been identified, much childhood research is still done ‘to’ not ‘with’ young children, with research focusing on the experiences of children who experience disability commonly involving data from parents/families/practitioners, rather than from children themselves. In this article, we explore the development of an arts-based research project involving young children who experience disab…
Picture Books, Imagination and Play
Picture books are part of many young children’s lives, whether at home or in early childhood or school settings. Their unique creative combinations of words and visual images can engage children’s attention, stimulate their imagination, and support their development as meaning-makers. Nurturing a love of books in young children can foster the development not only of early literacy skills, but also positive reading identities. Early childhood educ…
Hearing young children’s perspectives
Children’s right to be heard is an issue raised in recent years in the Global North, which has also been acknowledged by Chinese researchers currently studying child development and education. However, Chinese researchers still often prefer the perspectives of adults in their research on young children, citing a lack of suitable methodologogy for collecting and interpreting young children’s voices. This article recognises the significance of incl…
Representations of Disability in Picturebooks
Children need picturebooks that represent the diversity of their lives. Such books provide opportunities for all children, regardless of differences, to see themselves and their lives reflected in the pages. When children encounter books they can both enjoy and identify with, they are more likely to develop a love of reading. Recognition of the importance of this has led to the publication of a growing number of picturebooks containing characters…
Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Active listening (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works)