Dr Olivera Kamenarac
Lecturer
Qualifications: Ph.D, MA(ECE), M.S.Ed, BEd. (Hons)
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
Mitchell, L., & Kamenarac, O. (2019). Rapid evidence assessment of refugee resettlement and early childhood policies. In NZARE 2019 Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kamenarac, O. (2019). What is left unproblematic in constructions of teachers’ professional identities in New Zealand early childhood policies and practice and why?. In 29th EECERA Conference. Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mitchell, L., Kamenarac, O., Khoo, E., & Rameka, L. (2019). Policies, theories and methodologies for investigating belonging for refugee and immigrant families in ECE. In NZARE 2019 Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kamenarac, O. (2019). Discursive constructions of teachers’ professional identities in early childhood policies and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Complexities and contradictions. (PhD Thesis, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand). Retrieved from https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/12363
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
Contact Details
Email: oliverak@waikato.ac.nzRoom: TT 2.12A
Phone: +64 7 838 4466 ext. 7959