Children, Childhoods and Early Education
The Children, Childhoods, and Early Education (CCEE) SIG brings together researchers, practitioners, and students to explore and advance interdisciplinary understandings of children’s lives from...
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Fengling Tang, Dr
Senior Lecturer at University of Roehampton
I am a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Human Development, School of Education, University of Roehampton. I had worked in schools and further education in China and a nursery school in London before I joined the Early Childhood Research Centre at University of Roehampton. I have been teaching on BA Early Childhood Studies, MA Early Childhood Studies and CPD Froebel Professional Certificate course. I have been supervising PhD students as Director of Studies and Co-supervisor. My research interests include children's rights/participation, children's identities/spirituality and wellbeing, equity/inclusion and social justice in education and society, ethnographic research with children, education policy, academic identities and leadership in higher education, and education for sustainability.
Fengling Tang's contributions
Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports
The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...
Shifting youth environmental activism from the public imagination to community engagement
Implications for education for sustainability in the 21st century
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,...
BERA announces Brian Simon Fund Winners
BERA is delighted to announce the winners of a new grants scheme supported by the use of the Brian Simon fellowship fund. These grants are made possible due to a gift from the family of Brian...
Ethnicity & the early years workforce: A census of staff in maintained nursery schools in England
This date has been changed from the 30 November 2022. This event will provide an update on the report, and will be critiqued by a respondent. Delegates will also have the opportunity to ask...
Ethnicity & the early years workforce: A census of staff in maintained nursery schools in England
This study surveyed ethnicity across staff working in maintained nursery schools (MNSs) in England. The project aimed to gather a robust quantitative dataset to address the following...