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Ms Kerry Ellen Purdue

School of Teacher Education

Researcher Summary

As an early childhood teacher Kerry is interested in a wide range of issues related to policy and practice in early childhood education including,  EC curriculum, quality in ECE, the teacher as a researcher, inclusion, children’s rights, and social justice. Kerry’s recently-completed PhD was in the area of disability and early childhood education. In particular, her research investigated issues around the inclusion and exclusion of children with disabilities and their families in early childhood education.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Publications


  • Macartney, B., Purdue, K. and MacArthur, J. (2013) Progressing Te Whāriki from rhetoric to reality for children with disabilities and their families. In Nuttall, J (Ed.), Weaving Te Whāriki: Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood document in theory and practice (2nd ed.): 115-139. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • 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 Article)
  • Gordon-Burns, D., Gunn, A.C., Purdue, K. and Surtees, N. (2012) Introduction: Thinking differently about early childhood inclusive education in Aotearoa New Zealand. In D. Gordon-Burns, A.C. Gunn, K. Purdue and N. Surtees (Ed.), Te Aotūroa Tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand: 1-20. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • 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 D. Gordon-Burns, A.C. Gunn, K. Purdue and N. Surtees (Ed.), Te Aotūroa Tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand: 155-173. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Gordon-Burns, D., Gunn, A.C., Purdue, K. and Surtees, N. (2012) Puzzling over inclusion: Concluding remarks. In D. Gordon-Burns, A.C. Gunn, K. Purdue and N. Surtees (Ed.), Te Aotūroa Tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand: 175-191. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Gordon-Burns, D., Gunn, A.C., Purdue, K. and Surtees, N. (Ed.) (2012) Te Aotūroa Tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington: NZCER Press. xix+206pp. (Edited Book)
  • 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 Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • 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 Article)
  • 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. http://www.hekupu.ac.nz/Journal%20files/Issue1%20March%202011/1.pdf. (Journal Article)
  • 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 Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • 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 Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • 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 May 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • 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 Article)
  • Purdue, K. (2009) Barriers to and facilitators of inclusion for children with disabilities in early childhood education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 10(2): 133-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2009.10.2.133. (Journal Article)
  • Purdue, K. (2009) Children with disabilities and their families' rights to access and participate in high-quality early childhood education. Melbourne, Australia: 2009 CEIEC Annual International Conference, 19-21 Nov 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Purdue, K., Gordon-Burns, D., Gunn, A., Madden, B. and Surtees, N. (2009) Supporting inclusion in early childhood settings: Some possibilities and problems for teacher education. International Journal of Inclusive Education 13(8): 805-815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603110802110743. (Journal Article)
  • Davis, K., Gunn, A., Purdue, K. and Smith, K. (2007) Forging Ahead: Moving Towards Inclusive and Anti-discriminatory Education. In L. Keesing-Styles and H. Hedges (Ed.), Theorising Early Childhood Practice: Emerging Dialogues: 99-120. Castle Hill: Pademelon Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Purdue, K. (2006) Children and disability in early childhood education: "Special" or inclusive education? Early Childhood Folio 10: 12-15. (Journal Article)
  • Gordon-Burns, D., Purdue, K., Madden, B., Surtees, N. and Gunn, A. (2006) How might teacher education support inclusion in early childhood settings? Rotorua, New Zealand: Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Conference, 30 Nov-4 Dec 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Purdue, K.E. (2006) Inclusion and Exclusion in Early Childhood Education: Three Case Studies. PhD, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • MacArthur, J., Purdue, K. and Ballard, K. (2003) Competent and Confident Children? Te Whariki and the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Education.. In Nuttall, J (Ed.), Weaving Te Whariki: Aotearoa New Zealand's Early Childhood Curriculum Document in Theory and Practice: 131-160. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research. (Chapter in Book)
  • Purdue, K., Ballard, K. and MacArthur, J. (2001) Exclusion and inclusion in New Zealand early childhood education: Disability, discourses and contexts.. International Journal of Early Years Education 9(1): 37-49. (Journal Article)