Heteronormativity, the concept that heterosexual sexuality is an institutionalized norm and a
superior and privileged standard, is held firm when discourses of gender, sexualities and …

Proficiency in educational assessment has come to be viewed as a core competency for all
teachers. This article identifies a novel means of strengthening teachers' capability in one …

IN THIS PAPER WE DRAW from our own experiences and research into sexualities matters
in early childhood education to illustrate the ongoing silencing of some forms of sexuality in …

Focusing on children's play, the present article explores how 3-to 6-year-old children (re)
produce,(re) negotiate and challenge heteronormativity in a Swedish Early Childhood …

Developmental Work Research (DWR) is a methodology for simultaneous research and
innovation in workplace settings, developed by Finnish researcher Yryö Engeström. This …

In the early childhood setting heteronormativity plays out along related trajectories of the
family, genders and sexualities (Gunn 2011). It inheres in children's play, adults' …

The present article explores how situated queerness takes place in relation to the
construction of child and childhood. Lee Edelman (2004) argues that the child is opposed to …

Formal early childhood education is a relatively modern institution to which increasing
numbers of children are routinely exposed. Since the modern invention of childhood, the …

This qualitative study acknowledges the pervasive social context of heteronormativity within
early childhood education and society in general. It investigates how five early childhood …

This thesis aims to problematise and denaturalise the current dominant, empowerment
infused early childhood education (ece) assessment discourse in Aoteaora New Zealand …