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Personal profile
Biography
I am currently a Lecturer in the BA and MA in Early Childhood Studies Programmes at the University of Roehampton where I finished my PhD in Education in 2017. Before I started my doctoral studies in the United Kingdom, I was a Senior Lecturer in Educational Policy and Research in the school of Education at the Universidad Distrital in Colombia.
Biography
Research interests
- Social justice in early childhood
- Inclusion, diversity and inequality in early childhood studies
- Democracy, wellbeing and children identity
- Professionalism, Early Childhood Teacher education
- International educational policies that influence early childhood
Qualifications
PhD in Education - University of Roehampton, 2014 - 2017
Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Research - University of East London, 2009 – 2013
Certificate in Child Rights and School Management - Lund University, Sweden. 2006 - 2009
Masters in English Language Teaching - Thames Valley University (currently University of West London), 1994 - 1995
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Gender and Education Association.
- Member of the American Educational Research Association – AERA.
- Member of the Research Network ‘Cultures of Early Childhood Education and Care’ (CECEC). Members of this research network focus on issues of diversity, along with the powerful social and cultural dynamics of a globalizing world and explore Early Childhood prevalent discourses in the educational field worldwide.
Teaching
I teach mostly on the BA Early Childhood Studies. I am module convenor for Communication, Language and Literacy and Contemporary Issues in Education. I am module tutor for Being a Professional in Early Years, Research Proposal and Report/ Dissertation. I am also module convenor for Early Childhood Pedagogy and Practice on the MA Early Childhood Studies.
Research Projects
- I have been a co-researcher and co-author in the explorative study ‘the impact and implications of privatisation in early childhood education’ led by the Early Childhood Research Centre.
- I am a member of the research team for the Erasmus Plus Project E+ Inclusion (Cross-regional Peer Learning and Operationalization of Strategies for the Social Dimension in Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) led by the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit at the University of Roehampton.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Wellbeing and democratic living in early childhood curricular policies
Brogaard Clausen, S. (CoPI), Guimaraes, S. (CoPI), Tang, F. (CoPI) & Rubiano, C. (CoPI)
3/09/18 → 20/12/19
Project: Research
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Conclusion
Tang, F., Rubiano, C. & Guimaraes, S., 6 Jan 2025, Young Children's Identities : A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. Tang, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 141-148 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Interrogating power relations
Tang, F. & Rubiano, C., 6 Jan 2025, Young Children's Identities: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. Tang, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 103-114 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction
Tang, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C., 6 Jan 2025, Young Children's Identities: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. Tanbg, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Locating perspectives: A multi-disciplinary perspective underpinned by the Froebelian and Freirean lenses
Tang, F. & Rubiano, C., 6 Jan 2025, Young Children's Identities: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. Tang, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 29-39 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Locating the context: Time, space and tensions
Tang, F. & Rubiano, C., 6 Jan 2025, Young Children's Identities : A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. Tang, F., Guimaraes, S. & Rubiano, C. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 17-28 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Wellbeing and democratic living in early childhood curriculum policy: perspectives from China, Colombia, Denmark, England and Portugal.
Brogaard Clausen, S. (Speaker), Tang, F. (Speaker), Guimaraes, S. (Speaker) & Rubiano, C. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Children’s wellbeing policy discourses across four cultural contexts
Tang, F. (Speaker), Rubiano, C. (Speaker) & Guimaraes, S. (Speaker)
11 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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English, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Danish early childhood curricula policies perspectives within the context of the OECD’s Early Learning (and Wellbeing) Study
Brogaard Clausen, S. (Speaker), Guimaraes, S. (Speaker), Tang, F. (Speaker) & Rubiano, C. (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience