Dr Mona Sakr

Assoc Prof in Education Studies/Early Childhood Studies

Mona Sakr

  • School Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

  • Department Education

  • Location London

Research activities

Early childhood education - policy and practice; 0-2 year old provision; leadership and leadership development among early years educators; creative and arts pedagogies; digital pedagogies; children's digital engagement 


Current Teaching

Undergraduate 

Module Leader - EDU2309: Insights into Play and Pedagogy (BA Early Childhood Studies) 

Module Leader - EDU3211: Creativity and the Arts in Education (BA Early Childhood Studies, BA Education Studies) 

Module Leader - EDU3492: Independent Graduate Practitioner Research Project (BA Early Childhood Studies)

Postgraduate Taught 

Module Leader - EDU6002: Dangerous Ideas: Thinking with theory to problematise childhood and education (MA Childhood and Education in Diverse Societies) 

MA Dissertation Supervisor 

Postgraduate Research

PhDCompletions

·      Dr Arif Mahmud (Social-Emotional Transitions toSecondary School) 

·      Dr Zita Baracsi (Participatory Flow in SchoolArts) 

CurrentDoctoral Students 

·      Alina Ursuleanu (Mothers' Experiences of Raising Adolescent Daughters with Autism)

·       Emily Askew (Reconceptualising Professionalism among Early Years Educators) 


Biography

As anAssociate Professor of Early Childhood and researcher in Early Years (EY)provision, I have published extensively on pedagogy and policy. My research isframed by a focus on leadership in EY and the contribution it makes to qualitylearning environments and interactions, particularly for babies under the ageof 2 years. I have led a range of funded research projects, and am currentlyresearching quality provision in the baby room of English nurseries (www.thebabyroom.blog). Alongside research, I love teaching and currently lead modulesabout play, creativity and post-developmental theory on the programmes BA EarlyChildhood Studies and MA Childhood and Education in Diverse Societies. 

Publications

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