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Research paper thumbnail of Vol. 7, No. 1, 2016, Themed Issue: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research, Mathias Urban (Ed.).

EDITORIAL Mathias Urban: Special Edition: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research ARTI... more EDITORIAL

Mathias Urban:
Special Edition: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research

ARTICLES

Michael O’Loughlin:
A Manifesto for Critical Narrative Research and Pedagogy for/with Young Children: Teacher and Child as Critical Annalist

Jenny Ritchie:
Diverse Complexities, Complex Diversities: Resisting ‘Normal Science’ in Pedagogical and Research Methodologies. A Perspective from Aotearoa
(New Zealand)

Darcey M. Dachyshyn:
Weighed Down by Development: Reflections on Early Childhood Care and Education in East Africa

Anna Kirova, Christine Massing, Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn:
Shaping the “Habits of Mind” of Diverse Learners in Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs Through Powerpoint: An Illustrative Case

Helen Cahill, Julia Coffey, Kylie Smith:
Exploring Embodied Methodologies for Transformative Practice in Early Childhood and Youth

Louise Derman-Sparks:
What I Learned from the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project: A Teacher’s Reflections

Mathias Urban: At Sea: What Direction for Critical Early Childhood Research?

Papers by Christine Massing

Research paper thumbnail of Preferences and Challenges in Access to Childcare Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study with Newcomers to Canada

International Journal of Early Childhood, Nov 16, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee background families’ engagement in schooling across migration contexts: a community cultural wealth perspective

Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education

Research paper thumbnail of Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Research paper thumbnail of Elementary Schooling Across Borders: Refugee-Background Children’s Pre- and Post-Migration Experiences

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Research paper thumbnail of Newcomer Families’ Participation in Early Childhood Education Programs

Exceptionality Education International, 2020

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs are often the first point of contact that newc... more Early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs are often the first point of contact that newcomers have with formal institutions in their new country, and function as sites wherein children can gain access to the language, rules, and customs of the dominant society. However, newcomer families may experience specific barriers to accessing programs due to the lack of recognition of their existing social and cultural capital within the host country. Reporting on part of a larger mixed-methods study focused on the post-migration barriers to integration experienced by newcomers, this article explores newcomer families’ perspectives on the issues affecting their participation in ECEC programs. Qualitative data were collected from 96 newcomers to Canada during 13 focus groups. The findings suggest newcomer families grapple with reconciling three main points of disjuncture or conflict associated with these child care decisions: social networks, necessity and opportunity, and socializati...

Research paper thumbnail of Author response for "From Independence to dependence: Experiences of Syrian refugees

Research paper thumbnail of From Independence to dependence: Experiences of Syrian refugees

International Migration, 2021

This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from a mixed‐methods study of the educational and ... more This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from a mixed‐methods study of the educational and employment experiences of male and female Syrian refugees who settled in Regina, Canada. Canada admitted over 40,000 Syrian refugees who settled in 350 communities across Canada, including many smaller, non‐traditional refugee‐receiving centres. This influx necessitated the expeditious development of additional services as well as a re‐allocation of local resources. Drachman's (Social Work, 37, 68, 1992) three‐phase migration framework was employed to trace the experiences of these Syrian refugees through the pre‐migration, transit and resettlement phases. The findings demonstrated that the participants perceived a shift from independence to dependence on the government as they moved through each of the successive phases of migration. While participants had constructed identities as “hard workers” back home, they found that their experiences and credentials from back home were devalu...

Research paper thumbnail of Language and Identity Development Among Syrian Adult Refugees in Canada: A Bourdieusian Analysis

Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2019

Framed by Bourdieu’s work, this article focuses on the intersections between language learning ex... more Framed by Bourdieu’s work, this article focuses on the intersections between language learning experiences, capital, and identities of Syrian refugees now living in Regina, Saskatchewan. In this qualitative study, data were collected during a series of focus groups with Syrian women and men. Based on the study findings, we contend that the participants’ multiple identities as hard-working, employed, independent, Muslim mothers or fathers, and wives or husbands developed in Syria were gradually eroded or altered by the realities they experienced in Canada, yet they had a strong desire to re-establish their identity constructions from back home in the new context. We assert that the loss of their linguistic capital from back home limited their employment prospects, impacted their abilities to form social relationships with native English speakers, and led to a shift in traditional gender roles. It is imperative to adapt language training programs in order to support refugees in re-est...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning to Teach Young Children

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative professional learning in early childhood education and care: Inspiring hope and action

Journal of Childhood Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Authoring Professional Identities: Immigrant and Refugee Women's Experiences in an Early Childhood Teacher Education Program

Journal of Childhood Studies, Feb 12, 2016

is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta, s... more is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta, specializing in early childhood education. She also instructs part time in the Early Learning and Child Care Program at Grant MacEwan University. Prior to undertaking her studies, Christine taught in Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, and Canada. Her research interests include immigrant and refugee studies, early childhood teacher education, professional identity construction, adult-child interactions, and familial involvement in child care programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative professional learning in early childhood education and care: Inspiring hope and action

Journal of Childhood Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Shaping the “Habits of mind” of diverse learners in early childhood teacher education programs through powerpoint: An illustrative case

Journal of Pedagogy, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant parent–child interactional dance duets during shared art-making experiences

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Early Childhood Teacher Education in Namibia and Canada

International Perspectives on Education and Society, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Vol. 7, No. 1, 2016, Themed Issue: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research, Mathias Urban (Ed.).

EDITORIAL Mathias Urban: Special Edition: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research ARTI... more EDITORIAL

Mathias Urban:
Special Edition: Resisting Normal Science in Educational Research

ARTICLES

Michael O’Loughlin:
A Manifesto for Critical Narrative Research and Pedagogy for/with Young Children: Teacher and Child as Critical Annalist

Jenny Ritchie:
Diverse Complexities, Complex Diversities: Resisting ‘Normal Science’ in Pedagogical and Research Methodologies. A Perspective from Aotearoa
(New Zealand)

Darcey M. Dachyshyn:
Weighed Down by Development: Reflections on Early Childhood Care and Education in East Africa

Anna Kirova, Christine Massing, Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn:
Shaping the “Habits of Mind” of Diverse Learners in Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs Through Powerpoint: An Illustrative Case

Helen Cahill, Julia Coffey, Kylie Smith:
Exploring Embodied Methodologies for Transformative Practice in Early Childhood and Youth

Louise Derman-Sparks:
What I Learned from the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project: A Teacher’s Reflections

Mathias Urban: At Sea: What Direction for Critical Early Childhood Research?

Research paper thumbnail of Preferences and Challenges in Access to Childcare Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study with Newcomers to Canada

International Journal of Early Childhood, Nov 16, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee background families’ engagement in schooling across migration contexts: a community cultural wealth perspective

Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education

Research paper thumbnail of Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Research paper thumbnail of Elementary Schooling Across Borders: Refugee-Background Children’s Pre- and Post-Migration Experiences

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Research paper thumbnail of Newcomer Families’ Participation in Early Childhood Education Programs

Exceptionality Education International, 2020

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs are often the first point of contact that newc... more Early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs are often the first point of contact that newcomers have with formal institutions in their new country, and function as sites wherein children can gain access to the language, rules, and customs of the dominant society. However, newcomer families may experience specific barriers to accessing programs due to the lack of recognition of their existing social and cultural capital within the host country. Reporting on part of a larger mixed-methods study focused on the post-migration barriers to integration experienced by newcomers, this article explores newcomer families’ perspectives on the issues affecting their participation in ECEC programs. Qualitative data were collected from 96 newcomers to Canada during 13 focus groups. The findings suggest newcomer families grapple with reconciling three main points of disjuncture or conflict associated with these child care decisions: social networks, necessity and opportunity, and socializati...

Research paper thumbnail of Author response for "From Independence to dependence: Experiences of Syrian refugees

Research paper thumbnail of From Independence to dependence: Experiences of Syrian refugees

International Migration, 2021

This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from a mixed‐methods study of the educational and ... more This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from a mixed‐methods study of the educational and employment experiences of male and female Syrian refugees who settled in Regina, Canada. Canada admitted over 40,000 Syrian refugees who settled in 350 communities across Canada, including many smaller, non‐traditional refugee‐receiving centres. This influx necessitated the expeditious development of additional services as well as a re‐allocation of local resources. Drachman's (Social Work, 37, 68, 1992) three‐phase migration framework was employed to trace the experiences of these Syrian refugees through the pre‐migration, transit and resettlement phases. The findings demonstrated that the participants perceived a shift from independence to dependence on the government as they moved through each of the successive phases of migration. While participants had constructed identities as “hard workers” back home, they found that their experiences and credentials from back home were devalu...

Research paper thumbnail of Language and Identity Development Among Syrian Adult Refugees in Canada: A Bourdieusian Analysis

Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2019

Framed by Bourdieu’s work, this article focuses on the intersections between language learning ex... more Framed by Bourdieu’s work, this article focuses on the intersections between language learning experiences, capital, and identities of Syrian refugees now living in Regina, Saskatchewan. In this qualitative study, data were collected during a series of focus groups with Syrian women and men. Based on the study findings, we contend that the participants’ multiple identities as hard-working, employed, independent, Muslim mothers or fathers, and wives or husbands developed in Syria were gradually eroded or altered by the realities they experienced in Canada, yet they had a strong desire to re-establish their identity constructions from back home in the new context. We assert that the loss of their linguistic capital from back home limited their employment prospects, impacted their abilities to form social relationships with native English speakers, and led to a shift in traditional gender roles. It is imperative to adapt language training programs in order to support refugees in re-est...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning to Teach Young Children

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative professional learning in early childhood education and care: Inspiring hope and action

Journal of Childhood Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Authoring Professional Identities: Immigrant and Refugee Women's Experiences in an Early Childhood Teacher Education Program

Journal of Childhood Studies, Feb 12, 2016

is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta, s... more is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta, specializing in early childhood education. She also instructs part time in the Early Learning and Child Care Program at Grant MacEwan University. Prior to undertaking her studies, Christine taught in Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, and Canada. Her research interests include immigrant and refugee studies, early childhood teacher education, professional identity construction, adult-child interactions, and familial involvement in child care programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative professional learning in early childhood education and care: Inspiring hope and action

Journal of Childhood Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Shaping the “Habits of mind” of diverse learners in early childhood teacher education programs through powerpoint: An illustrative case

Journal of Pedagogy, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant parent–child interactional dance duets during shared art-making experiences

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Early Childhood Teacher Education in Namibia and Canada

International Perspectives on Education and Society, 2015