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Professor Pauline Harris is the Lillian de Lissa Chair, Early Childhood (Research) at the University of South Australia, in partnership with South Australia Department for Education and Childhood Development.
She has an outstanding international record with expertise in children's language, literacy and literature; children's citizenship and voice; and the nexus of early childhood research, policy and practice.
She has authored six books, including Children as Citizens: Engaging with the Child’s Voice in Educational Settings (Harris and Manatakis, 2013, Routledge). Her forthcoming book is Children’s multilingual literacy - Fostering childhood literacy in home and community settings (Harris, Brock,... Read more
About me
Professor Pauline Harris is the Lillian de Lissa Chair, Early Childhood (Research) at the University of South Australia, in partnership with South Australia Department for Education and Childhood Development.
She has an outstanding international record with expertise in children's language, literacy and literature; children's citizenship and voice; and the nexus of early childhood research, policy and practice.
She has authored six books, including Children as Citizens: Engaging with the Child’s Voice in Educational Settings (Harris and Manatakis, 2013, Routledge). Her forthcoming book is Children’s multilingual literacy - Fostering childhood literacy in home and community settings (Harris, Brock, Camaitoga, Carter, Diamond, McInnes, Krishna, Neill, 2018, Springer)
As lead researcher of collaborative teams, Professor Harris has led development of new knowledge and methods for:
• Engaging with young children as citizens to enhance their participation
• Operationalising socio-culturally inclusive and educationally, sociologically and linguistically informed models of language/literacy development and education
• Strengthening relationships among research, policy and practice in early childhood and language/literacy education
Professor Harris was Lead Chief Investigator of an ARC Discovery Grant, The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge, one of seven ARC Grants (three Discovery/Large and four ARC Small/Strategic) she has been awarded as Lead CI during her career. She also leads an AusAID Category 1 ADRAS-funded research project, Developing a Community Approach to Supporting Literacy for Preschoolers in Fiji. In total,
Professor Harris completed her Doctoral studies at the University of California Berkeley, where she won two scholarships and a fellowship. She had previously completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Sydney, where her studies were supported by a teacher education Scholarship and where she won two Education Society prizes during the course of her studies and graduated Dux of her graduating year.
She worked as an early years’ teacher for the New South Wales Department of Education for several years She then took up an academic appointment at the University of Wollongong, where she worked for 20 years prior to commencing her current appointment.
In her role as de Lissa Chair and with a focus on early childhood (birth to eight years), Professor Harris:
• Leads the development and implementation of research projects and their application to policy and practice • Encourages and conducts research that is of strategic importance
• Facilitates collaborative and cross-disciplinary research with academics, policymakers, educators and other early childhood professionals, government agencies, and non-government and civic organisations
• Advises on implications of research findings for policy and practice
• Leads the formulation of professional development programs, postgraduate studies and postgraduate research.
Professor Harris is the Director of the de Lissa Early Childhood and Family Studies Research Group; and among other roles is adviser and researcher in child friendly and children’s voices initiatives and early years literacy initiatives.
Among other roles, Professor Harris was a foundation Board Member for the Australian Children's Early Childhood Quality Authority (ACECQA), and served on ACECQA’s Policy Advisory and Research Advisory Committees. She also sits on a number of international advisory boards and editorial boards, and co-edits the international Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. She engages with educators and other professionals in the field on an ongoing basis, and gives regular keynote addresses and professional development workshops that include topics on children’s rights, voices and participation; early years language and literacy learning, pedagogy and practice; and strengthening relationships between early childhood research, policy and practice.
Professor Harris' research awards include the international Alan C. Purves Award; and the Distinguished Achievement Award for research leadership, influence and impact, including community engagement, University of South Australia.
The position of de Lissa Research Chair is named in honour of Lillian de Lissa and developed with support from the Lillian de Lissa Trust Fund. The position is a shared partnership between the University of South Australia and SA Department for Education and Child Development.
About me
About me
Doctorate in Education University of California
Master of Arts in Education The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Education with Honours The University of Sydney
Present:
The Lillian de Lissa Chair, Early Childhood (Research), School of Education, University of South Australia, in partnership with South Australia Department for Education & Child Development
Previous:
Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
Research interests fall into three broad areas:
Language, literacy and literary studies - with a focus on language and literacy development and education, especially early childhood and primary school years, and the importance of sociocultural inclusivity and children's agency, voice and play.
Children’s rights, voices and citizenship participation and education - with a focus on authentic dialogic approaches to engaging with children, especially those living in vulnerable circumstances.
Education policy and curriculum studies - with a focus on understanding and strengthening relationships among research, policy and practice, especially in early years and in literacy.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge, ARC - Discovery Projects, 28/07/2010 - 30/09/2016
DeLissa Fund Research Assistant to the DeLissa chair, Early Childhood (research) (Professor Pauline Harris), Public Trustee, 01/06/2013 - 31/05/2016
Developing a community approach to supporting literacy for pre-schoolers (Fiji), AUSAID - Australian Development Research Awards, 23/04/2013 - 01/05/2016
P. Harris, E. McInnes, B. Neill, partnering with C. Brock (University of Wyoming USA), City West CCC and Teton Literacy Center (USA), 2016-17, University of South Australia End User Engagement Scheme (Division of Education, Arts & Social Sciences) - Developing an ecological approach for supporting young children’s literacy in their home languages and English: A pilot study
P. Harris, A. Glover, E. McInnes, J. Carter, A. Diamond, C. Brock, B. Neill, partnering with National Council of Women Fiji and Early Childhood Consultant Ufemia Camaitoga, 2013-17, Category 1 Australian Aid Development Research Awards Scheme - Developing a collaborative community approach to support preschoolers’ vernacular and English language and literacy development in Fijian communities without access to early childhood services.
P. Harris, S. Nichols, E. McInnes, J. Webb-Williams, J. Sisson, A. Peterson, partnering with South Australia Department for Education & Child Development, UNICEF Australia and Save the Children, 2014-15, de Lissa Trust - Education and participation of preschool children as active citizens living in priority circumstances.
P. Harris, 2010-11, de Lissa Trust - Consulting with children: investigating procedures for engaging children’s voices to inform policy directions.
P. Harris, H. Chen, B. Derewianka, L. Kervin, B. McKenzie, J. Turbill, P. Fitzsimmons, 2010-6, Category 1 Australian Research Council Discovery - The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge.
P. Harris, B. Derewianka, H. Chen, P. Fitzsimmons, L. Kervin, J. Turbill, K. Cruickshank, B. McKenzie, D. Konza, 2007-9, Category 1 Australian Research Council Discovery - Towards a literacy research agenda: investigating the relationship between literacy teaching, research and policy.
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
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Research
Research interests fall into three broad areas:
Language, literacy and literary studies - with a focus on language and literacy development and education, especially early childhood and primary school years, and the importance of sociocultural inclusivity and children's agency, voice and play.
Children’s rights, voices and citizenship participation and education - with a focus on authentic dialogic approaches to engaging with children, especially those living in vulnerable circumstances.
Education policy and curriculum studies - with a focus on understanding and strengthening relationships among research, policy and practice, especially in early years and in literacy.
Advisor to and author/presenter of professional development for the Aboriginal Reading Program's "Every Aboriginal Child a Capable and Competent Reader" initiative, South Australia Department for Education & Child Development. (2017-ongoing)
Advisor to and author/presenter of professional development for the South Australia Department for Education & Child Development's Statewide Early Years Literacy Professional Development Program (2015-ongoing)
Board member, Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (by Ministerial nomination) (2011-2016)
Policy Advisory Committee, Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority (2013-2016)
Australian Research Council’s Research Evaluation Committee, Education & Human Society (2012-5)
Research Advisory Committee, Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority (2012-2016)
Co-editor of international Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (2012-2017)
Guest editor, Emergent Biliteracy issue of Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (2012)
Editorial Board member, Australian Journal of Language & Literacy (ongoing)
Adviser & researcher in Child Friendly and Children’s Voices Initiatives across Australia (ongoing) Australian Research Council - Assessor Research Grants (ongoing)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
Fiji Early Childhood Teachers' Association | FIJI |
Fiji National University | FIJI |
National Council of Women Fiji | FIJI |
South Australia Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wyoming | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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AdviserChild Friendly and Children Voices Initiatives across Australia |
2018 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for Statewide Early Years Literacy Professional Development ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2018 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for the Aboriginal Reading ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2018 |
Assessor Research GrantsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2018 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Language and Literacy |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2018 |
MemberEarly Childhood Australia |
2018 |
MemberAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education |
2018 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2018 |
AdviserChild Friendly and Children Voices Initiatives across Australia |
2017 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for Statewide Early Years Literacy Professional Development ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2017 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for the Aboriginal Reading ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2017 |
Assessor Research GrantsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2017 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Language and Literacy |
2017 |
MemberEarly Childhood Australia |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education |
2017 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2017 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for Statewide Early Years Literacy Professional Development ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2016 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2016 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2016 |
Member, Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2016 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2016 |
Advisor, author and presenter of professional development for Statewide Early Years Literacy Professional Development ProgramDepartment for Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia |
2015 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2015 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2015 |
Member, Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2015 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2015 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2014 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2014 |
Member, Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2014 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2014 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2013 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2013 |
Member, Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2013 |
Policy Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2013 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2012 |
Co-EditorInternational Journal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2012 |
Committee Member, Research Evaluation Committee, Education & Human Society for ERAAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
Guest editor, Emergent Biliteracy issueJournal of Early Childhood Literacy |
2012 |
MemberAdelaide Thinkers-In-Residence Program - Partner Group for 2012 Residency of Professor Carla Rinaldi |
2012 |
Member, Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2012 |
Board memberAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) |
2011 |
As a Research Chair at the University of South Australia, in partnership with SA Department for Education and Child Development, Professor Harris leads professional development workshops and presents guest lectures in the following areas:
• Children’s rights, voices and participation as active citizens
• Early year’s language and literacy learning, pedagogy and practice
• Children's literature in the early years
• Strengthening relationships between early childhood research, policy and practice
• Research leadership and mentoring
• Research methods.
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Early childhood students and international transitions | Current |
Omani early childhood curriculum in light of national association of young children education (naeyc) developmentally appropriate practice | Current |
The quality of early childhood teachers education preparation program at Sultan Qaboos University | Current |
Bilingual preschoolers' social interactions, emotional challenges, and functional language use while learning English as an additional language | Completed |
I'm a reader: engaging young children's voices about their reading in preschool and the first year of school | Completed |
The role of family context in five-year-old children's early reading: interest in reading, phonological awareness and letter-word knowledge | Completed |