UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

None Robyn Stark

Contact

Department: Faculty of Education ; Centre for Professional Practice and Partnerships

Email: robyn.stark@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Rehua Level 5

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Children's rights
Inclusive education
Disability issues
Initial teacher education
Te Tiriti o Waitangi in education

Researcher Summary

My research interests involve the rights of children to participate in education and disability issues. I am currently involved in research in these areas and am soon to start my Masters which will include research in this field. I have recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Child Advocacy through the University of Otago.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Education: Childhood Studies ; Early Childhood ; Inclusive Education ; Pedagogy

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Stark R. and Fickel LH. (2015) Teacher Education in indigenous contexts: Critical considerations of teacher educator understandings and decision-making related to treaty issues and social justice. Budapest, Hungary: World Education Research Association 2015 Focal Meeting (WERA), 8-10 Sep 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Stark RA. (2015) Treaty over the Teacups: an exploration of teacher educators' understanding and application of the provisions of the Treaty of Waitangi at the University of Canterbury, College of Education. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)

Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2012) Key factors in creating inclusive early childhood settings for children with disabilities and their families. In Gordon-Burns D; Gunn AC; Purdue K; Surtees N (Ed.), Te Aotūroa Tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand: 155-173. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapters)

Rarere-Briggs B., Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2012) Do I accommodate his developmental age or do I want him to be with his peers?' (In)exclusionary discourses used in early childhood settings and their implications for teacher education. International Journal of Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood 10(1): 37-59. (Journal Articles)

Purdue K., Gordon-Burns D., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2011) The Exclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Education in New Zealand: Issues and Implications for Inclusion. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 36(2): 95-103. (Journal Articles)

Rarere-Briggs B. and Stark R. (2011) Shaking our complacency: Reflections of our silencing and privileging of the Treaty of Waitangi-te Tiriti o Waitangi within a teacher education course. Melbourne, Australia: Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 11, 18-19 Nov 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Stark R., Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B. and Turnock K. (2011) "I'm scared of that baby (child with disabilities)": Children's understandings and experiences of disability, inclusion and exclusion in early childhood education. Melbourne, Australia: Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 11, 18-19 Nov 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Stark R., Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B. and Turnock K. (2011) Other parents' perceptions of disability and inclusion in early childhood education: Implications for the teachers' role in creating inclusive communities. He Kupu 2(4): 4-18. (Journal Articles)

Turnock K., Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B. and Stark R. (2011) "I'm scared of that baby": How adults and environments contribute to children's positive or negative understandings and experiences of disability in early childhood. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education (14): 23-37. (Journal Articles)

Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2010) Quality inclusive early childhood education for children with disabilities and their families: Implications of a sociocultural curriculum. Christchurch, New Zealand: 12th Annual New Zealand Early Childhood Research Symposium, 6-6 May 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Gordon-Burns D., Purdue K., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2010) Quality inclusive early childhood education for children with disabilities and their families: Learning from research. International Journal of Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood 8(1): 53-68. (Journal Articles)

Purdue K., Gordon-Burns D., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2010) "Do I accommodate his developmental age or do I want him to be with his peers?" Disability discourses and theories of child development used in early childhood settings: Implications for the teaching and inclusion of children with disabilities. Melbourne, Australia: Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 10, 18-20 Nov 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Purdue K., Gordon-Burns D., Rarere-Briggs B., Stark R. and Turnock K. (2010) Quality early childhood education for children with disabilities and their families: Implications of a sociocultural curriculum. Christchurch, New Zealand: Early Childhood Council Annual Conference, 7-9 May 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)