On 30th June 2023 we submitted the following book for publication by Springer who have just advised us that it is currently under review. The book began after the successful Early Childhood Voices Conference (ECV2020). It has been an exciting collaboration as a result of the Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research Sturt Scheme.
Book title: Early childhood voices in the lives of children, families, and professionals
Series title: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
Editors: Linda Mahony, Sharynne McLeod, Andi Salamon, Jenny Dwyer
Table of Contents
1 Why the Voices of Young Children Matter Linda Mahony, Sharynne McLeod, Andi Salamon and Jenny Dwyer
2 Space, Voice, Audience, and Influence: The Lundy Model and Early Childhood Carmel Ward and Laura Lundy
3 Language and Life: Going into Space Stephen Kemmis and Andi Salamon
4 Infant Emotional Capital Practices as Voice in Research and Pedagogy Andi Salamon
5 Contributing to SDGs through Conceptual PlayWorlds: Changing the STEM Story for Children, Families and Teachers Anne Suryani, Susan March, Marilyn Fleer and Prabhat Rai
6 Children’s Mathematical Graphics Illustrating Inner Voices: A Literature Review Jenny Dwyer, Amy MacDonald and Shukla Sikder
7 After the Disaster: Facilitating Children to Talk of their Feelings and Experiences Sarah Eagland, Michael Curtin and Tracey Parnell
8 Giving Voice to Young Children Navigating Complex Life Challenges through a Strengths Approach Linda Mahony and Angela Fenton
9 Sustainable Leadership Approaches to Retain Early Childhood Educators Belinda Downey, Will Letts and Sharynne McLeod
10 Multimodal Analyses of Children’s Voices as a Means for Critical Teachers’ Education Fernanda Liberali, Emilia Cipriano Sanches and Sandra Cavaletti Toquetão
11 Peep in the Pandemic: Peep Practitioners Listening to Parents and Families Hannah Hale, Elspeth McCartney and Muriel MacKenzie
12 Early Childhood Friendships as a Significant Value of Education for Sustainability: The Voices of Young Children and Educators Tamara Pribišev Beleslin and Sanja Partalo
13 “Ears to Listen so I can Hear”: A Holistic Self-Report Tool of Children’s Listening at Preschool Lysa Dealtry and Laura McFarland
14 Jamaican Children’s Drawings of Talking in Jamaican Creole and English Karla Washington, Rachel Wright Karem, Corrine Macaluso, Cecilia Schwartz and Sharynne McLeod
15 Vietnamese-Australian Families: Children’s Language Competence and Home Language Maintenance Van H. Tran, Sharynne McLeod, Sarah Verdon, Kate Margetson and Ben Phạm
16 Many Voices, Many Languages: Listening and Learning from South African Children Michelle Pascoe, Mikateko Ndhambi, Olebeng Mahura, Nomfundo Peaceful Buthelezi, Nicole Husselmann and Babalwa Ludidi
17 When are Speech Sounds Learned and Why is this Important for Children to be Heard? Sharynne McLeod, Kathryn Crowe and Jane McCormack
18 Refusing to Silence Early Childhood Voices: The Establishment of the Early Childhood Voices Conference Sharynne McLeod, Carolyn Gregoric, Tamara Cumming and Belinda Downey
The book includes the following international interdisciplinary contributors
- Sandra Cavaletti Toquetão Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Emilia Cipriano Sanches Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Kathryn Crowe University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland; Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Tamara Cumming Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Michael Curtin Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Lysa Dealtry Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Belinda Downey Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Jenny Dwyer Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Sarah Eagland Royal Far West, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Angela Fenton Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Marilyn Fleer Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Carolyn Gregoric Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Hannah Hale University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Nicole Husselmann University of Cape Town, South Africa S
- tephen Kemmis Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
- Will Letts Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Fernanda Liberali Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Babalwa Ludidi University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Laura Lundy Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Corrine Macaluso Butler Educational Service Center, USA
- Muriel MacKenzie Stirling Council, Scotland, UK
- Linda Mahony University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
- Olebeng Mahura Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Susan March Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Elspeth McCartney University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Jane McCormack Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Amy MacDonald Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Laura McFarland The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sharynne McLeod Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Mikateko Ndhambi University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Tracey Parnell Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Sanja Partalo University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Michelle Pascoe University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Nomfundo Peaceful Buthelezi University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Ben Phạm Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam; Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Tamara Pribišev Beleslin University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prabhat Rai Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Andi Salamon Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Celia Schwartz Springfield City School District, USA
- Shukla Sikder Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
- Anne Suryani Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Van H. Tran Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Sarah Verdon Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Carmel Ward Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Karla Washington University of Toronto, Canada
- Rachel Wright Karem Indiana University, USA
