Join us online next Wednesday, 20 August, from 12:00-13:00 (AEST) for our Masterclass Series: Let’s Talk Research with Associate Professor Kathy Cologon and Associate Professor Tamara Cumming who will consider why we should include children in research, how to do research with, for, and about children and to learn about the Children’s Voices Centre and how it can support Charles Sturt researchers.
Session overview
Communication is a human right for all – and ALL includes children. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1989) outlines children’s “right to freedom of expression… regardless of frontiers” (Article 13). We have the power to support children’s voice and to assist others to listen. This presentation will outline research with, for, and about children undertaken by the Children’s Voices Centre.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how can we can enhance children’s participation within democratic processes in families, schools, communities, and society.
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Explore the Masterclass Series and join directly from the webpage: https://staff.csu.edu.au/researchers/skill-development/programs/masterclass-series
About the presenters
Kathy Cologon is the Associate Director, Children and Families at the Children’s Voices Centre at CSU. Her research centres on inclusive education, disability studies and children’s rights, with a particular focus on challenging ableism and promoting equity in early childhood and school settings. She leads research advancing inclusive practice in Australia and internationally, and her work informs policy, teacher education and curriculum design.
Tamara Cumming is the Associate Director, Workforce and Policy of the Children’s Voices Centre at CSU. Her research focuses upon the wellbeing and sustainability of the early childhood education workforce in Australia and globally. She is co-leader of the Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing Project – a program of research and advocacy that has had impacts on Australian and international wellbeing policy and practice.
Further reading:
- United Nations (1989). Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
- McLeod, S. (2018). Communication rights: Fundamental human rights for all. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology,20(1), 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2018.1428687
- Lundy, L. (2007). ‘Voice’ is not enough: Conceptualising Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. British Educational Research Journal,33(6), 927-942. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920701657033
- McCormack, J., McLeod, S., Harrison, L. J., & Holliday, E. L. (2022). Drawing talking: Listening to children with speech sound disorders. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools,53(3), 713-731. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_LSHSS-21-00140
Session recordings
The Masterclass Series is recorded for those who cannot join in person. Watch past Masterclass recordings here: https://staff.csu.edu.au/researchers/hdr-candidates/skills-career-development/resources-recordings/engage-impact