Verity Campbell Barr

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Professor Verity Campbell Barr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2622-4331

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    I am a Professor in Early Childhood Education and Director of Plymouth Institute of Education. I teach on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, the MA Education and the EdD, along with supporting PhD students. 


    I am an active researcher, currently undertaking a project exploring Child-centred Diversity in Quality Early Childhood Education and care , which has been extended to look at developing a child-centred competences framework. I am also the Principal Investigator on a project looking at graduate qualifications for working in Early Childhood Educations and Care in England and another looking at childminder sustainability.


    Prior to this I was a European Research Fellow in the Faculty of Child and Adult Education at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. Whilst in Hungary I conducted a research project on the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudinal Competences for Quality Early Childhood Education and Care.

    Supervised research degrees

    Mehmet Mart - A Comparison of English and Turkish Early Years Kindergarten Teachers' Understandings of and Practices in Outdoor Activities

    Louise Webber - Mature Women and Higher Education: Reconstructing Identity and Family Relationships

    Current Students:

    Tom Cowan - The identification of dispositions and their contribution towards ITE and future primary school teachers

    Kathrin Paal - Learning a(l)lot - The impact of school gardening on pre-schoolers´ environmental attitudes, behaviour, and knowledge

    Ramazan Merk - The effects of school policies regarding inclusive education on early childhood teacher’s beliefs and practices: A multiple case study in England

    Clare Colton - An exploration into the language of social work and how this develops in social work students: Is it the language of power?

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
      SDG 1 No Poverty
    2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality
    4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
    6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    7. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
      SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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