Christine Woodrow is a senior researcher and Associate Professor in the Centre for Educational Research and Lead Researcher (Early Years) in the Transforming Early Education (TeEACH) Research Centre, at Western Sydney University. Christine’s research focusses on early childhood education policy, pedagogy and professionalism, with special interests in the ways educators promote family engagement; and enhance equity through culturally responsive pedagogies. Christine has extensive experience in leading complex multi-sited research projects including international projects in Latin America. Christine’s expertise in participative research methodologies underpins her leadership of diverse research projects in Chile and Australia engaging early childhood practitioners as researchers of their own practices and agents of change. As leader of an innovative 6-year early education research program called Futuro Infantil Hoy, she has extensively researched effective pedagogical approaches and strategies that that sustain family’s engagement and children’s learning.
Christine Woodrow is a senior researcher and Associate Professor in the Centre for Educational Research and Lead Researcher (Early Years) in the Transforming Early Education (TeEACH) Research Centre, at Western Sydney University. Christine’s research focusses on early childhood education policy, pedagogy and professionalism, with special interests in the ways educators promote family engagement; and enhance equity through culturally responsive pedagogies. Christine has extensive experience in leading complex multi-sited research projects including international projects in Latin America. Christine’s expertise in participative research methodologies underpins her leadership of diverse research projects in Chile and Australia engaging early childhood practitioners as researchers of their own practices and agents of change. As leader of an innovative 6-year early education research program called Futuro Infantil Hoy, she has extensively researched effective pedagogical approaches and strategies that that sustain family’s engagement and children’s learning.