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Biography
Jane Murray PhD is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Education and Research at the University of Northampton. She researches, teaches, supervises, advises and has published widely in the field of education, with particular focus on early childhood education, pedagogy and issues of social justice. Jane leads on the Young Children Are Researchers (YCAR) Project. She has previously been an early childhood and primary school teacher as well as a teacher educator in the UK and she has worked with UNICEF and with governments in countries including Ethiopia, Bhutan, Georgia and the UK. Jane is Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Early Years Education, a Taylor and Francis peer reviewed journal.
Other Responsibilities
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CO-DIRECTOR: CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
CURRENT SUPERVISION:
Debbie Bailey
Perspectives on change in specialist provision for pupils with SEBD 1996 – 2016
Maitreyee Buragohain
The Impact of Dance on Sociability skills of CWCN (Children with Complex Needs): A step towards Inclusion
Gemma Boaden
Identifying the Physiology of Voice for Stage: Establishing a Unified Approach to Actor's Voice Training
Claire Dugan-Clements
Perceptions of Age in Early Childhood Settings and their Communities: How do young children view people aged 55 and over? How do people aged 55 and over view young children?
Ayse Gursel
Leadership and Professional Development … the views of school leaders in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Eucharia McCarthy
A critical investigation into Inclusion Co-ordinators' (InCos') perspectives and experiences of implementing their role in pre-school settings in the mid-west of Ireland.
Yahya Moalin
Perspectives from the UK Somali Diaspora on the ways Peace Education may support the National Reconciliation Process in Somalia: An exploratory case study
Jessica Newcombe
Peer Mentoring Secondary School students with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
Sumathi Ravindranath
An investigation into the nature and extent to which methods taught during Montessori teacher training in Bangalore are applied by teachers in Montessori and mainstream schools
Sally Sharp
Mental health and wellbeing in Higher Education
Eleonora Teszenyi
Perception and Practice - An Exploration of Hungarian Kindergarten Pedagogues' Views and Practice in Mixed-Age Groups
PhD COMPLETIONS:
Elaine Batchelor PhD
Primary Trainee Teachers’ Talk with Primary School Science Co-ordinators: Two Case Studies of Primary Trainees Learning to Teach Science
Wen Chen PhD
Students aged 3-6 years with special educational needs working in second language environments
Tanya Richardson
What constitutes a quality learning environment with regards to speech and language development for young children and how do factors in learning environment influence the characteristics of utterances made by young children?
Helen Trory PhD
A Balancing Act: Perceptions of communication about young children with SEND in the early years. An IPA Study.
Emma Whewell
Primary PE teachers' self-image and professional identity
Yu Zhao
An Investigation of Experiences of Pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and School Provision during the Transition between Educational Phases in England
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Award Date: 20 Mar 2013
Master
Award Date: 10 Jul 2002
Bachelor
Award Date: 4 Jul 1983
External positions
TRUSTEE, Preston Hedge's Academy Trust, Northamptonshire UK
TRUSTEE, ASK EDUCATION UK
TRUSTEE, TACTYC: Association for Professional Development in Early Years
CONVENOR, Young Children's Perspectives Special Interest Group, EECERA: European Early Childhood Education Research Association
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, International Journal of Early Years Education
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, Early Child Development and Care Journal
Keywords
- LB1501 Primary Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Social justice
- Pedagogy
- Young Children as Researchers
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Projects
Research Output
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ERA Abstracts
Murray, J., 8 Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 28, 2, p. 206-208 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Abstract
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How do children build knowledge in early childhood education? Susan Isaacs, ‘Young Children Are Researchers’ and what happens next.
Murray, J., 17 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Early Child Development and Care. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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In a Time of COVID-19 and Beyond, the World needs Early Childhood Educators
Murray, J., 11 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 28, 4, p. 299-302 4 p., 28(4).Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to children with disabilities in Bhutan: a contextualized literature review
Garner, P., Murray, J. M., Preece, D., Rose, R. C. & Zhao, Y., 2020, In: Early Child Development and Care. 190, 12, p. 1887-1903Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Primary school children’s beliefs associating extra-curricular provision with non-cognitive skills and academic achievement
Murray, J. & Cousens, D., 2 Jan 2020, In: Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. 48, 1, p. 37-53 17 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Public knowledge and attitudes regarding children with disabilities, their experience and support in Bhutan: a national survey
Preece, D., Murray, J., Rose, R., Zhao, Y. & Garner, P., 19 Feb 2020, In: Early Child Development and Care. 0, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Epilogue: Imagining Child Rights Futures
Murray, J., Swadener, B. B. & Smith, K., 11 Nov 2019, The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Rights. Murray, J., Swadener, B. B. & Smith, K. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon: Routledge, p. 552-556 5 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Happy Anniversary? 30 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Murray, J., 1 Dec 2019, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 27, 4, p. 341-344 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial
Activities
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Horizon 2020 Project Child-UP. Partnership meeting and International Seminar
Federico Farini (Participant), Evangelia Prokopiou (Participant), Kim Woodbridge-Dodd (Participant), Jane Murray (Participant), Angela Scollan (Participant), Claudio Baraldi (Participant), Helen Avery (Participant), Adrian Holliday (Participant), Krystyna Slany (Participant) & Shannon Damery (Participant)
9 Sep 2019 → 11 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising a conference or workshop › Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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SHARMED training and dissemination of best practices
Federico Farini (Speaker), Claudio Baraldi (Speaker), Angela Scollan (Speaker), Vittorio Iervese (Speaker), Luisa Conti (Speaker), Chiara Ballestri (Speaker), Micheal Wyness (Speaker), Holliday Adrian (Speaker), Lisa Meyer (Speaker) & Associate Professor (Speaker)
Dec 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Ethics for teacher research: same as research ethics or different?
Jane Murray (Speaker) & M James Underwood (Speaker)
13 Sep 2016Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Ashoka U Exchange 2016
Jane Murray (Participant) & David Preece (Participant)
26 Feb 2016Activity: Participating in or organising a conference or workshop › Participating in a conference or workshop › Research
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Life, the Universe and 15 hours of free education and care for two-year-olds: what do parents think?
Jane Murray (Speaker) & Jemima Murray (Speaker)
6 May 2016Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Young children’s research behaviours: teachers and parents as help or hindrance?
Jane Murray (Speaker)
13 Sep 2016 → 15 Sep 2016Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Young children’s capability as researchers
Jane Murray (Speaker)
6 May 2015Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
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Similarities and differences in discourses on practitioner-parent partnerships in early childhood provision in England, Hungary and Kazakhstan
Jane Murray (Speaker), Eleonora Teszenyi (Speaker), Marzhan Tajiyeva (Speaker), Aigul Iskakova (Speaker), Anikό Vargáné Nagy (Speaker) & Pálfi Sándor (Speaker)
8 Sep 2015Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Press / Media
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CHILD UP: BBC Radio Northampton interview Dr Federico Farini and Dr Jane Murray
6/02/19
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BBC Look East Television interviews Jane Murray at the Cyber Safe Generation project meeting on Safer Internet Day 2018
6/02/18
1 Media contribution
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New book published by Early Childhood Expert Dr Jane Murray
28/04/17 → 2/05/17
3 items of Media coverage
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Erasmus Plus funding success for trio in Faculty of Education and Humanities
Jane Margaret Murray & Maria Cristina Devecchi
19/08/16
1 item of Media coverage
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Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children's centre cuts
6/06/16
1 item of Media coverage
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Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children centre cuts
6/06/16
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