[ Qualifications ]
[ Principal Interests ] [ Research
Supervision ]
[ Biographical
Note ] [ Current
and Recent Research ] [ Publications ]
Qualifications
- PhD, The University of Queensland
- BEdSt (Hons), The University of
Queensland
- BTeach, Griffith University
Principal
Interests
Research
interests include:
- Early years education and play
- Children's participation and rights
- Foucault
- Policy analysis
Research
Supervision
Jo has supervised PhD, EdD, Masters and Honours projects in the areas of early childhood education, play, policy & children's participation. She is interested in supervising projects in any of these areas.
Biographical
Note
Jo has taught early years in primary schools in Queensland, Australia and in the UK. Her research interests focus on the educational experiences of children in the year before compulsory schooling, with a particular emphasis on the adult generated policies and programmes that frame up this year of education. Jo's PhD was an historical analysis of preschool education in Queensland government schools, making use of developments of Foucault's notion of governmentality. She has also published in the areas of gender, play, pedagogy and policy. Her current research focus is on children's participation and citizenship and early years education for environmental sustainability. At the University of Edinburgh, Jo teaches on the Initial
Teacher Education and Childhood
Practices programmes. Jo is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Centre for Learning Innovation, Queensland University of Technology.
Current
and Recent Research
- 2008-2010: Australian Research
Council: Discovery Project Brownlee, J., Boulton-Lewis, G., Ailwood,
J., Walker, S., & Johansson, E.
'Learning about social and moral values
for active citizenship: Educational policy and practice in early education'
- 2008: QUT Centre for Learning Innovation: Collaborative Cluster Grant
Ailwood, J., Thorpe, K., Brownlee, J., Petrwiskyj, A., Zollo, L., Boyd, W. & Prowse, S.
'A cause for concern? Preservice early childhood teachers' beliefs and knowledge
about childcare'
- 2007-2008: QUT Blackboard:
Pedagogy for online learning grant Ewing, B., Ailwood, J., Walsh, K.,
Broughton, B.
'Using Blackboard to support pedagogy in undergraduate
early childhood education courses'
- 2006: QUT School of Early Childhood Grant
Ailwood, J., & Boyd, W.
'Undergraduate students and ECEC - What do they think about child care, mothers and work?'
- 2005-2006: QUT Teaching and Learning Small Grant
Heirdsfield, A., Walsh, K., Ailwood, J., Ewing, B., Walker, S., Black, A., Thomas, L.
'Transitions to Professional Practice: Reconceptualising/revisioning transition to professional practice for students in the BEd(EC)'
- 2003: Faculty of Education Seed Grant. Charles Sturt University
Ailwood, J.
'Rural Kids at play: Young children talking about play in a rural school'
Publications
 Publications on the School's Publications Database
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