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Ms Glynne Margaret Mackey

School of Teacher Education

Fields of Research

  • Young children's participation in environmental actions.
  • Effective enviro pedagogies for young children
  • Challenging enviro behaviour in teachers and students
  • Infant School Teaching 1895-1904, in particular object lessons

Researcher Summary

Young children's involvement within enviro curriculum in early childhood settings.
The way in which the learning environment develops action competence.
The impact young children have on environmental issues within a community of learners.

The history of early childhood and infant schools in New Zealand: 1894 to 1904

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Future Research

  • What do young children say about environmental issues - knowledge, decisions and actions
  • How recent graduates from the BTchLn Education for sustainability course have made choices to take environmental action and how this has impacted on their teaching.
  • A research project that investigates effective pedagogies used by early childhood teachers that supports young children in their understandings of the environment.

Key Methodologies

  • Participatory research with young children

Affiliations

Publications


  • Mackey, G. and Lockie, C. (2012) Huakina mai: Opening doorways for children's participation within early childhood settings - economic disadvantage as a barrier to citizenship. In D. Gordon-Burns, A. 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: 75-93. Wellington: NZCER Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Mackey, G. and Ritchie, J. (2012) Pedagogies for Sustainabilities in Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. York University, Toronto, Canada: Seventh Biennial Meeting of the International Network of Teacher Education Institutions UNESCO, 16-20 May 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G., Rau, C. and Ritchie, J. (2012) Respecting Children's Voices in Participatory Research. Hamilton, New Zealand: Early Childhood SIG Research Hui, NZARE, 28 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G.M. (2012) To know, to decide, to act: The young child's right to participate in action for the environment. Environmental Education Research 18(4): 473-484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2011.634494. (Journal Article)
  • Davis, J., Inoue, M., Chua, H-L., Elliott, S., Mackey, G. and Ji, Okjong. (2011) Early childhood education for sustainability in the Asia-Pacific: what's happening and where to from here? Brisbane, Australia: 6th World Environmental Education Congress, 19-23 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Mackey, G., Lockie, C. and Ritchie, J. (2011) Getting our act together: Young children and adults collaborating for sustainable futures. Brisbane, Australia: 6th World Environmental Education Congress, 19-23 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G., Ellis, F., Foote, L. and Hill, D. (2011) OMEP World Research Project: An Aotearoa New Zealand Perspective. Tauranga, New Zealand: 2011 New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference and Annual Meeting, 29 Nov-1 Dec 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G. and Vaealiki, S. (2011) Thinking of children: Democratic approaches with children in participatory research. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 36(2): 82-86. (Journal Article)
  • Lockie, C., Mackey, G. and Ritchie, J. (2010) Powerful Possibilities: An Aotearoa New Zealand Perspective. Paris, France: UNESCO International Symposium for Reorientating Teacher Education towards Sustainability, 19-21 May 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G. (2010) To Know, to decide, to act: The young child's right to be competent. Göteburg, Sweden: 26th OMEP World Congress - Children: Citizens in a Challenged World, 11-13 Aug 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G. (2009) Ripples of Care: Young children experience caring relationships in the outdoor environment. Early Education 59: 10-11. (Journal Article)
  • Mackey, G. and Vaealiki, S. (2009) Thinking of children: Empowering children in participatory research. Melbourne, Australia: Environmental education in Early Childhood Conference, 22-24 Oct 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Vaealiki, S. and Mackey, G. (2008) Ripples of Action: Strengthening environmental competency in an early childhood centre. Early Childhood Folio 12: 7-11. (Journal Article)
  • Vaealiki, S. and Mackey, G. (2008) Ripples of Influence: Making connections and viewing action competence from an early childhood perspective. A case study in an 'enviro' kindergarten. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Environmental Education (NZAEE) Conference 2008, 16-18 Jan 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mackey, G., Robinson, L., Smorti, S. and Vaealiki, S. (2008) Sustainable practices in early childhood education: making our futures possible. Christchurch, New Zealand: NZ Childcare Association 45th Annual Conference & AGM, 11-13 Jul 2008. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Vaealiki, S. and Mackey, G. (2007) Ripples of influence: Young children making a difference in their communities for a sustainable future. Sydney, Australia: NSW Environmental Educators Conference (SEEN), 1-3 Nov 2007. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Mackey, G. (2006) "When I was Five I was Just Alive": Teaching Environments and Teaching Methods in New Zealand Infant Classes 1894 to 1904. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 41(1): 27-43. (Journal Article)
  • Wartmann, S. and Mackey, G. (2006) 'I did it!' How children, parents and teachers participate together in an enviro-kindergarten. Christchurch College of Education, Christchurch, New Zealand: Education for Sustainability Conference 2006: Hand-in-Hand, 24-26 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)