Dr Olivera Kamenarac
Lecturer
Keywords
Education; Education Politics; Pedagogy; Professional Studies in Education; Social Sciences and Education; Teacher Professional Learning/Development; Teaching Ethics and Professionalism
Childhood studies, Philosophy of Education
Qualifications: Ph.D, MA(ECE), M.S.Ed, BEd. (Hons)
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: TT 2.12A
Phone: +64 7 838 4466 ext. 7959
Research Interests
My research interests include philosophy in/of education, educational policies and politics, critical pedagogies, teacher agency, advocacy and activism, professional identities, professionalism, cultural diversity
The NZARE Lyn Foote Award for Research in Early Childhood 2019 recipient https://www.nzare.org.nz/awards/judith/
Recent Publications
Kamenarac, O. (2021). Problematising constructions of ‘expert teachers’ and ‘vulnerable children’ in New Zealand Early Childhood. International Journal of Early Years Education, 1-16. doi:10.1080/09669760.2021.1892602 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14207
Kamenarac, O. (2021). Business managers in children’s playground : Exploring a problematic (or not!) identity construction of early childhood teachers in New Zealand.. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1-13. doi:10.1177/1463949121989362 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14311
Mitchell, L., & Kamenarac, O. (2021). Refugee children and families’ positioning within resettlement and early childhood education policies in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 1-18. doi:10.1080/1177083x.2021.1970584
Kamenarac, O., & Kiri, G. (2021). Transnational conversations about teacher identities in early childhood places and spaces: Call for alliance-building, advocacy and activism. Policy Futures in Education, 19(4), 400-405. doi:10.1177/14782103211015826