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Personal profile
Laura is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Charles Sturt University, in the School of Education. Laura earned her doctorate in Human Development and Family Sciences, with a focus on early childhood, at The University of Texas at Austin. Laura has taught early childhood subjects at The University of Texas and Charles Sturt University in child guidance, early childhood curriculum, research in early childhood, leadership and management, environmental sustainability in early childhood, relationships and pedagogy in early childhood and child development. Laura was also was a lead teacher of infants and toddlers at the University of Texas Lab School, and has worked as a parent educator for a community health organisation. Laura's research focuses on supporting parent-child and teacher-parent relationships, child guidance and environmental sustainability in early childhood. Laura has a specific interest in the birth – two educational sector.
Education/Academic qualification
Human Development and Family Relationships, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: 21 Dec 2000
Human Development and Family Relationships, M.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: 20 Dec 1998
Psychology, B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: 21 Dec 1995
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Research Output
A systems approach to examining children’s opportunities for outdoor risky play: Parents and educators as gatekeepers
McFarland, L. & Laird, S., 06 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) Research handbook on childhoodnature : Assemblages of childhood and nature research. Cutter-Mackenzie, A., Malone, K. & Barratt Hacking, E. (eds.). Switzerland: SpringerResearch output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Unfogging the future: Investigating a strengths-based program to build capacity and resilience in parents with mental illness
McFarland, L. & Fenton, A., 02 Jan 2019, In : Advances in Mental Health. 17, 1, p. 21-32 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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(Scopus)
Building early childhood educators' capacity to apply a strengths approach to working with families
Fenton, A. & McFarland, L., 2018, In : New Zealand International Research in Early Childhood Education . 21, 2, p. 19-31 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Co-development of an educator reflection and assessment tool for children under-3
Linda, H., Mulhearn, G., Janus, M., Wong, S., Elwick, S., McFarland, L. & Williams, K., 2018.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
Convergence of multiple perspectives on achieving optimal early childhood environments for development and learning for children under 3
Janus, M., Harrison, L., Mulhearn, G., Sumsion, J., Wong, S., Elwick, S., McFarland, L. & Williams, K. E., 2018.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Poster
Prizes
Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) Teaching Citation
Laura McFarland (Recipient), 2016
Prize
CSU Faculty & Division Awards for Academic Excellence
Laura McFarland (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
CSU Faculty of Education Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Laura McFarland (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
Press / Media
Why it matters to transform parent involvement from early childhood to primary school
Laura McFarland & Angela Fenton
20/07/17
1 Media contribution
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Why it matters to transform parent involvement from early childhood to primary school
Laura McFarland & Angela Fenton
13/07/17
1 Media contribution
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Forget the fidget spinner and get ready for ... rocks
23/06/17
1 item of Media coverage
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Forget fidget spinners, this is the new craze sweeping Sydney
22/06/17 → 23/06/17
108 items of Media coverage
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Forget the fidget spinner, move aside Pokemon Go and get ready for ... rocks
22/06/17
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media