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Associate Professor Judith Maree Duncan

School of Educational Studies and Leadership

Fields of Research

  • Policy and practice
  • Learning and development
  • Early childhood educators practices and training
  • History and philosophy
  • Gender and Education
  • Early childhood education
  • Childhood Studies
  • Pedagogy and Practices
  • Children's Rights and Children's Participation
  • Teachers and teaching
  • Educational Policy
  • Qualitative studies

Researcher Summary

My research interest and areas of expertise are in early childhood education. I bring to my research a solid background in early childhood teaching (kindergarten, childcare and after-school), lecturing in a range of tertiary settings, advocacy work for children, families and professionals working with children and families, and policy advice nationally and internationally in the area of early years education and development.
My frameworks are based in postmodern, childhood studies and socio-cultural theories, and I use a range of qualitative and narrative analysis tools.  My most recent research projects have been in the following areas of investigation:

a) children’s learning dispositions in the early years; b) homebased education and care; c) kindergarten history and current cultural assumptions in New Zealand; d) ECE centre support for families and building sustainable communities; e) very young children and kindergarten experiences; f) ECE pedagogy.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Projects

Research Groups

Future Research

  • Health and children

Key Methodologies

  • Poststructural theory
  • Socio-cultural theories
  • Qualitative research
  • Feminist theory
  • Childhood studies

Affiliations

Prizes and Awards

  • University of Hiroshima Foundation Fellowship (2005)
  • Blair Postgraduate Scholarship (University of Otago) (1996)
  • Harriet Jenkins Award (New Zealand Federation of University Women) (1994)
  • Rosemary Seymour Research and Archive Award (NZ Women’s Studies Association) (1994)
  • University of Otago Postgraduate Award (1994)
  • University of Otago Merit Award (1993)
  • University of Otago Richardson Award in Fine Arts (1989)

Research Service

  • Invited New Zealand member of the International Centre for Arts and Cultures of Childhood (2011-present)
  • M.Ed, Alison Warren, Constructing personal professional identity through self study. (2010-present)
  • New Zealand Fellow of international research group: Critical childhood studies (2010-present)
  • PhD, Rachael Burke, Kindergartens in New Zealand and Japan (2010-present)
  • Requested supervisor for a visiting student internship, Carol Rowan (3 months) from Victoria University, British Columbia, Canada (2010)
  • Japanese Doctoral Student- Visiting UC for my supervision (2009-2010)
  • Organiser for the annual Early Years Enquiry Hui: The Gathering. (2009-present)
  • Doctoral Study: Teachers' beliefs and constructions of dialogue in educational settings in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, Lia de Vocht-van Alphen (2008-present)
  • Member of School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education Research Committee (2008-present)
  • Originator and coordinator of the Early Years Enquiry (EYE) Research Group at the University of Canterbury (2008-present)
  • Requested doctoral supervision sessions with visiting Japanese doctoral students from the University of Hiroshima. (2008-present)
  • Student Supervision: PhD, Margaret Taylor – Education for Sustainability. (begun 2008) (2008-present)
  • Student Supervision: Media-inspired play in early childhood centres: Continuities and discontinuities, Mech White (2007-2008)
  • Invited international advisor for the CHILD (Consortium for Health, Intervention, Learning and Development) Advisory Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 25-29th September, 2006 (2006)
  • Student Supervision: Enhancing Young People’s Resilience in a Low Decile Secondary School Community. University of Otago. (2006)
  • Student Supervision: PhD, Understanding Knowledge and Research: A discourse analysis of Public Based Research Funding. University of Otago. (2006)
  • Student Supervisor: Children’s Spirituality:Catholic Teachers’ Perspectives. (2006)
  • Student Supervision: Postgraduate Diploma in Child Advocacy, Teachers Understandings of Teaching and Learning Stories, University of Otago. (2005)
  • Student Supervision: The experiences of Lesbian families who participate in ECE programmes. (2005-2008)
  • Student Supervision: What influences the decisions to use age-based groupings of children in early childhood services? University of Otago. (2004)
  • Student Supervision: Postgraduate Diploma in Child Advocacy, Young people’s perspectives on resilience. University of Otago. (2003)
  • Student Supervision: Perceptions of Supports and Barriers to Breastfeeding. University of Otago. (2002-2006)
  • Student Supervision: Postgraduate Diploma in Child Advocacy, What are children’s views of physical discipline?, University of Otago. (2002)
  • Student supervision: Postgraduate Diploma in Child Advocacy, Children’s perspectives of reading: What is reading for?, University of Otago. (2002)
  • Student Supervision: Masters in Education, Early childhood teachers perceptions of primary care in early childhood centers, Otago. (2001)
  • Student Supervision:, Early childhood teachers perceptions of primary care in early childhood centres, Karen Hurst. (2001)

Publications


  • Nanakida, A. and Duncan, J. (2013) “Am I going to forever have to explain why my son does this and that? No-one else has to do that”: Parenting children with developmental delays. Honolulu, Hawaii: 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 6-9 January 2013. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S., Dewe, R., Te Punga-Jurgens, J., Shaw, L., Eaton, S., Thomas, M., Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergartens., Early Learning Centres Teaching. and Parent Facilitator Teams. (2013) Active adult participation in early childhood education: Enhancing child learning and community wellness. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative. 8pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S., Team of Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten. and Early Learning Centres. (2013) Joining the Tots: Visual research tools connect families, whānau, and community in early childhood education. Honolulu, Hawaii: 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 6-9 Jan 2013. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Eaton, S. and Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergartens/Early Learning Centres. (2012) Adult participation and children's learning: What is the golden thread? Auckland, New Zealand: Early Childhood Council Annual Conference, 24-27 May 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Building communities: Begins in the early years. In J. Duncan and S. Te One (Ed.), Comparative Early Childhood Education Services: International Perspectives: 79-100. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Building Communities: Begins in the Early Years with Early Childhood Services and Teachers. Simon Fraser University, Burrard, Canada: Workshop for Vancouver ECE Teachers, 15 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Building Communities: Begins in the Early Years with Early Childhood Services and Teachers. University of Victoria, Canada: Workshop for Vancouver Island ECE Teachers, 20 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Building Communities: Begins in the Early Years with Early Childhood Services and Teachers. Capilano University, Vancouver, Canada: Open Lecture, 19 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Building communities: Begins in the early years with early childhood services and teachers. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, USA: Presentation to an Masters Graduate class: Public Policy and Administration 653, 30 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Eaton, S. and Te One, S. (2012) Child learning outcomes and adult participation: What is the golden thread? Vancouver, Canada: Canadian Association for Young Children Conference, 19-20 Oct 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Children's Rights: Pedagogy and Research. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada: Full Day Seminar on Children's Rights for ECE Teachers, 3 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. and Te One, S. (Ed.) (2012) Comparative Early Childhood Education Services: International Perspectives. New York: Palgrave McMillan. 272pp. (Edited Book)
  • Te One, S. and Duncan, J. (2012) Conclusion: Reconceptualizing early education: Crossing borders to build community. In Duncan, J., Te One, S. (Ed.), Comparative Early Childhood Education Services: International Perspectives: 213-224. New York: Palgrave McMillan. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S. + Team of Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten. and Early Learning Centres. (2012) Discursive constructions of the early childhood child in Aotearoa. University of Victoria, Canada: Public Lecture, 6 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. and Te One, S. (2012) Early childhood education services: The heart and hearth of Communities. International perspectives. In Duncan, J., Te One, S. (Ed.), Comparative Early Childhood Education Services: International Perspectives: 1-12. New York: Palgrave McMillan. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) From diversity and difference to standardisation and conformity: The New Zealand early childhood experiment. Amherst, MA, USA: Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series, 30 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Jones, C. and Carr, M. (2012) Learning Dispositions and the Role of Mutual Engagement: Factors for Consideration in Educational Settings. In I. Siraj-Blatchford and A. Mayo (Ed.), Early Childhood Education, Vol. 2: 305-320. Los Angeles: Sage. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Letter from Vancouver. Early Education 52(Spring/Summer 2012): 5-7. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S. and Thomas, M. (2012) Mapping parents' movements and interaction: Reconceptualizing parent support. In J. Duncan and S. Te One (Ed.), Comparative Early Childhood Education Services: International Perspectives: 13-32. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapter in Book)
  • Mustafa, M.C. and Duncan, J. (2012) New Zealand Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Supporting English Acquisition for Asian Immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs). University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia: Joint Australian Association Research in Education and Asia Pacific Educational Research Association Conference (AARE & APERA), 2-6 Dec 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S. and Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten/Early Learning Centres. (2012) Reconceptualising active adult participation in ECE: Enhancing child learning and community wellness. University of Victoria, Canada: Public Lecture, 6 Nov 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Matsui, G., Nanakida, A. and Duncan, J. (2012) Research about parenting support of parents with a child with disabilities: Difference between a father and a mother. Tsukuba, Japan: 50th Annual The Japanese Association of Special Education, 28-30 Sep 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Matsui, G., Nanakida, A. and Duncan, J. (2012) Research about Quality of Life (QOL) of parents with a child with disabilities: From the interview result of parents. Yokohama, Japan: 47th Annual Japanese Association for the Study of Developmental Disabilities, 11-12 Aug 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2012) Research in ECE and children's rights. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada: Janusz Korczak: His legacy and Children's Rights Conference, 2 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Dewe, R., Te Punga-Jurgens, J. and Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergartens/Early Learning Centres. (2012) Thinking outside the box! Researching outside the comfort zone. Dunedin, New Zealand: Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa New Zealand Childcare Association Annual Conference, 30 Jun-2 Jul 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2011) Building Communities: Begins in the Early Years with Early Childhood Services and Professional Teachers. Kobe, Japan: Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association 2011, 30 Jul-2 Aug 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Children's Hospitals Australasia (incl. Duncan, J.). (2011) Charter on The Rights of Tamariki Children & Rangatahi Young People in Healthcare Services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Christchurch: Children's Hospitals Australasia with Paediratric Society of New Zealand. http://www.paediatrics.org.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145889640. Children's Rights Charter. (Other)
  • Duncan, J., Wegner, A., Dobson, J. and Foote, L. (2011) Early childhood education: Community where and when it counts. Early Education 49: 12-20. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Irvine, P., Auld, S., Cross, T., Fagan, H., Seiuli, T., Smith, C., Sutton, A. and Weir, S. (2011) Homebased early childhood education (family day care) - The Visiting Teacher's role in improving Educators' practices: A Summary.: 4pp. Wellington: Teaching & Learning Research Initiative. Project Report. (Other)
  • Duncan, J. and Te One, S. (2011) Reconceptualising active adult participation in ECE: Enhancing child learning and community wellness. London, UK: 19th Reconceptualising Early Childhood Education Conference 2011, 25-29 Oct 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S., Eaton, S. and Dewe, R. (2011) Who are the teachers? Who are the learners? Challenging the spaces in-between. Rotorua, New Zealand: 48th Annual New Zealand Childcare Association Conference and AGM, 22-24 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2010) Discursive constructions of the early childhood child in Aotearoa. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference and Annual Meeting 2010, 6-9 Dec 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Bartle, C. and Duncan, J. (2010) Food for thought: Breastfeeding and early childhood education services. Early Childhood Folio 2010(2): 31-36. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2010) Issue 1, New Zealand: Constructions of Childhood National "Treasures": The Aotearoa New Zealand Child. Denver, CO, USA: American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2010 (AERA), 30 Apr-4 May 2010. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Duncan, J., Te One, S. and Thomas, M. (2010) Mapping parents movements and interactions. Reconceptualising parent support in early childhood education. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference and Annual Meeting 2010, 6-9 Dec 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2010) National 'treasures': The Aotearoa New Zealand child. In N. Yelland (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on early childhood education: 100-120. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2009) "If you think they can do it - then they can". Two-year-olds in Aotearoa New Zealand kindergartens and changing professional perspectives. In D. Berthelsen, J. Brownlee and E. Johansson (Ed.), Participatory Learning in the Early Years: Research and Pedagogy: 164-184. New York: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)
  • Bartle, C. and Duncan, J. (2009) Breastfeeding Guidelines for Early Childhood Education: A Literature Review. New Zealand Ministry of Health. 65pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Duncan, J., Martin, J., Haselden, R. and Pilcher, E. (2009) Draft Registered Teacher Criteria Pilot Project 2009. New Zealand Teachers Council. 110pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Kennedy, A. and Duncan, J. (2009) Grappling with spirituality in the classroom. In M. de Souza, L.J. Francis, J. O'Higgins-Norman and D. Scott (Ed.), International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care, and Wellbeing: 889-903. Netherlands: Springer. (Chapter in Book)
  • Carr, M., Smith, A.B., Duncan, J., Jones, C., Lee, W. and Marshall, K. (2009) Learning in the Making: Disposition and Design in Early Education. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. 252pp. (Authored Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2009) Participation, protection and provision in the Aotearoa New Zealand Kindergarten early childhood context. Melbourne, Australia: 2009 CEIEC Annual International Conference, 19-21 Nov 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2009) Restructuring lives: Kindergarten teachers and education reforms, 1984-1996. Koln: Lambert Academic Publishing. 300pp. (Authored Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2009) Small matters in a big picture. The First Years: Nga Tau Tuatahi- New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education 11(1): 3-6. Guest Editorial. (Other)
  • Duncan, J. (2009) Small matters in a big picture. The First Years: Nga Tau Tuatahi. New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education 11(1): 3-6. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Darker, D., McLean, T., Parata, B., Preedy, K. and Gaffney, M. (2009) What counts as support for families? In A. Meade (Ed.), Generating Waves. Innovation in Early Childhood Education: 31-38. Wellington: NZCER. (Chapter in Book)
  • Citizens Preschool. and Nursery Centre of Innovation 2005-2007. (2008) Collaborations: Teachers and a Family Whänau Support Worker in an Early Childhood Setting. Citizens Preschool and Nursery Centre of Innovation. Final Report. Ministry of Education. 129pp. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ece/22551/26635/26636. (Report for External Body)
  • Duncan, J., Auld, S., Fagan, H., Irvine, P., Smith, C. and Weir, S. (2008) Communities of Practice: Role of Visiting Teachers/Coordinators. Wellington, New Zealand: Home-based early childhood education and care teacher refresher course, Sep 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. and Ballantyne, R. (2008) Gastro-oesophageal Reflux: Children's Experiences and Family Well-Being in the Face of an 'Invisible' Disability. Childrenz Issues 12(1): 45-46. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Auld, S., Fagan, H., Irvine, P., Smith, C. and Weir, S. (2008) Homebased Early Childhood Education (Family Day Care): The Visiting Teachers' role in improving Educators' practices - What makes a difference? Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago College of Education Early Childhood Research Hui: Researchers and Practitioners Collaborating, Aug 2008. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Investigations and interventions: Exploring home-based education and the visiting teacher role. Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) 2008 National Conference, 24-27 Nov 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Invited presentation: Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood education: The best start for children and a centre of social support for families. Dunedin, New Zealand: Japan/New Zealand Joint Research Symposium: Social Support for Developmental Disabilities: Learning from Each Other, Aug 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Invited Presentation: Early childhood centres as places for family resilience and social capital. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Treasury Social Policy Seminar, 20 Aug 2008. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Leaders in education since 1908: Moving with the times. 100 years of the Auckland Kindergarten Association. Auckland: Auckland Kindergarten Association. 89pp. (Authored Book)
  • Duncan, J., Jones, C. and Carr, M. (2008) Learning Dispositions and the Role of Mutual Engagement: factors for consideration in educational settings. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education 9(2): 107-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2008.9.2.107. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Misplacing the teacher? New Zealand early childhood teachers and early childhood education policy reforms, 1984-96. In E. Wood (Ed.), The Routledge Reader in Early Childhood Education: 253-270. Milton Park: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Notes on UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Report Card 8: The Child Care Transition. A League Table of early childhood education and care in economically advantaged countries. (Discussion Paper)
  • Lee, D. and Duncan, J. (2008) On our best behaviour: Lesbian-parented families in early childhood education. Early Childhood Folio 12: 22-26. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2008) Poor childhood report.(January 13, 2008): A7. Newspaper Opinion Piece: The Press. (Other)
  • Duncan, J., Auld, S., Fagan, H., Irvine, P., Smith, C. and Weir , S. (2008) The Visiting Teachers' role in improving Educators' practices - What makes a difference? (Keynote). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago College of Education Early Childhood Research Hui, Aug 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J., Fagan, H., Cross, T. and Weir, S. (2007) Five Visiting Teachers and the Big Bad University Researcher: Undertaking an investigation of teaching practices in a Homebased Education and Care Scheme. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 2007 New Zealand Association for Educational Research (NZARE) Conference: Education in the Pacific, 4-7 Dec 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2007) Invited Presentation: Two year olds in New Zealand kindergartens - Children's experiences and teachers' practices. Putaruru, New Zealand: Presentation to the Central North Island Kindergarten Association Head Teacher Hui, Mar 2007. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2007) Kindergarten parents reflecting on their kindergartens 2006-2007: Preliminary findings. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago College of Education Early Childhood Research Hui, Aug 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2007) Kindergartens Inc: The story of the New Zealand kindergarten in the 21st century. Rotorua, New Zealand: Early Childhood Convention 2007, 23-28 Sep 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2007) Parent support and development; What does it mean from a parent’s perspective? Wellington: Invited presentation to the Ministry of Education PSD Hui, Nov 2007. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Wilson, M. and Foote, L. (2007) Reflecting on five years of Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki. Dunedin: University of Otago College of Education Early Childhood Research Hui, Aug 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Irvine, P., Cross, T., Fagan, H., Seiuli, T. and Weir, S. (2007) Through the looking glass: Investigating rather than reflecting on practice. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Homebased Early Childhood Education Association National Conference, Sep 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Citizens Preschool. and Nursery Centre of Innovation. (2007) What counts as support for families from a childcare centre that actively works with both parents and children. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago College of Education Early Childhood Research Hui, Aug 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Citizens Preschool. and Nursery Centre of Innovation. (2007) What counts as support for families from a childcare centre that actively works with both parents and children. Christchurch, New Zealand: 2007 New Zealand Association for Educational Research (NZARE) Conference: Education in the Pacific, 4-7 Dec 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Alvestad, M. and Duncan, J. (2006) "The value is enormous - It's priceless I think!" New Zealand Preschool teachers' understandings of the early childhood curriculum in New Zealand - A comparative perspective. International Journal of Early Childhood 38(1): 31-45. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Bowden, C. and Smith, A.B. (2006) Aotearoa New Zealand Early Childhood Centres and Family Resilience: Reconceptualising relationships. International Journal of Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood 4(2): 79-90. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2006) Aspiring to Quality. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Home-Based Early Childhood Education Association, 18 Jul 2006. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2006) Aspiring to quality - culturally constructed. Early Childhood Folio 10: 32-37. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2006) Connections between early childhood centres and primary school in New Zealand: Reflections and Issues. The Annual of Research on Early Childhood 28: 5-13. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2006) Editorial. Childrenz Issues 10(1): 3-4. (Journal Article)
  • Citizen's Centre of Innovation Team. (2006) Making connections with family/whänau: using ICT in the Nursery. Dunedin: Dunedin College of Education Research Hui, Aug 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Kennedy, A. and Duncan, J. (2006) New Zealand children's spirituality in Catholic schools: teachers' perspectives. International Journal of Children's Spirituality 11(2): 281-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13644360600797297. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Dalli, C., Becker, R., Butcher, M., Foster, K., Hayes, K., Lake-Ryan, S., Mackie, B., Montgomery, H., McCormack, P., Muller, R., Sherburd, R., Taita, J. and Walker, W. (2006) Under three-year-olds in kindergarten: Children's experiences and teachers' practices. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative. 157pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood centres and family resilience. Melbourne, Australia: 5th Annual Conference of the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood, 17-20 Nov 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Smith, A., Duncan, J. and Marshall, K. (2005) Children's perspectives on their learning: Exploring methods. Early Child Development and Care 175(6): 473-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430500131270. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J., Bowden, C. and Smith, A.B. (2005) Early Childhood Centres and Family Resilience. Ministry of Social Development. 107pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Alvestad, M. and Duncan, J. (2005) Early Childhood Curricula in New Zealand, Norway and Sweden: New Zealand preschool teachers’ understandings of learning their educational work, compared with the Norwegian and Swedish responses. Oslo: Nordic Educational Research Association Annual Conference, March, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Keynote: Aspiring to Quality - Healthy living – Healthy Learning - Culturally Determined. Queenstown: Home-Based Early Childhood Education Association Inc, Aspiring to Quality - Healthy living – Healthy Learning, September, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Keynote: Two year olds in New Zealand kindergartens – children’s experiences and teachers’ practices. Wellington: New Zealand Kindergarten Senior Teacher’s Hui, March, 2005. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J., Bowden, C. and Smith, A. (2005) Reviewing and rethinking parent support and parent education opportunities in New Zealand. New Zealand Annual Review of Education 14: 153-170. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Teaching Toddlers – New Zealand kindergarten teachers and two year-olds. Monash University, Melbourne: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education Annual Conference, January, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Teaching toddlers: New Zealand kindergarten teachers and two year-olds. Early Education 37(Autumn): 47-53. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Teaching Toddlers: New Zealand Kindergarten teachers and two year-olds. Partnership: Teaching and Learning Research Initiative Newsletter(3): 2-4. (Other)
  • Powell, K., Cullen, J., Adams, P., Duncan, J. and Marshall, K. (2005) The Effect of Adult Playcentre Participation on the Creation of Social Capital in Local Communities. New Zealand Playcentre Association. http://www.playcentre.org.nz/research.php?id=16. (Report for External Body)
  • Citizen’s Centre of Innovation Tea. (2005) The journey so far: The beginning story of the Citizens Centre of Innovation. Dunedin: Dunedin College of Education Research Hui, August, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Citizen’s Centre of Innovation Tea. (2005) Transitions. Dunedin: 9th Annual New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Symposium, December, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Two year olds in kindergarten: What are they doing there?! The First Years: New Zealand Infant and Toddler Journal 7(2): 4-8. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2005) Two year-olds in New Zealand kindergartens - What are they doing there?! Dunedin: Sixth Children and Family Children’s Issues Centre Conference, July, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J., Dalli, C., McCormack, P., Butcher, M., Taita, J., Sherburd, R. and Montgomery, H. (2005) Under-three year-old’s in Kindergarten. Dunedin: Annual New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, December, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2004) “She’s always been, what I would think, a perfect day-care child”: Constructing the subjectivities of a New Zealand child. Oslo: Twelfth Reconceptualzing Early Childhood Education Conference, May, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J., Bowden, C. and Smith, A. B. (2004) A gossip or a good yak? Reconceptualising parent support in early childhood centre based programmes.. Wellington: Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, November, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J., Jones, C. and Carr, M. (2004) An Array of Dispositions and the Development of Subjectivities in Early Childhood and Primary School New Entrants Settings. Wellington: Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, November, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2004) Keynote: From a kindergarten teacher with ‘attitude’ to a researcher with ‘disposition’. Dunedin: Inaugural Early Childhood Research Hui, August, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2004) Keynote: Toddlers in kindergartens – Experiences and expectations.. Wellington: New Zealand Early Childhood Research Symposium, November, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan,J. (2004) Misplacing the Teacher? New Zealand Early Childhood Teachers and Early Childhood Education Policy Reform 1984-1996.. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education 15(2): 160-177. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. and Bowden, C. (2004) Promoting Stress-Resilient Families, Positive Parenting Practices and Experiences: A Vision of Educare. Childrenz Issues 8(2): 41-44. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2004) Talking personally: Kindergarten teachers talk education reforms.. Women’s Studies Journal (NZ) 18(2): 66-78. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2004) Weaving Te Whaariki. Aotearoa New Zealand’s Early Childhood Curriculum Document in Theory and Practice. Early Education 34: 41-42. Book Review. (Other)
  • Duncan, J. (2003) Aiming away: New Zealand childcare supervisors' responses (2001-2002). Palmerston North: Eighth Early Childhood Convention, September, 2003. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2003) Politics in the playground: The world of early childhood in postwar New Zealand by Helen May. International Journal of Early Years Education 11(1): 79-80. Book Review. (Other)
  • Scrivens, C. and Duncan, J. (2003) What decisions? Whose decisions? Issues for professional leaders in decision-making in New Zealand childcare centres. Early Education 33(Spring/Summer): 29-38. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2002) Accept the powerlessness or suffer: Kindergarten Teachers and education reform.. Early Education 29: 41-46. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2002) Editorial. Early Experience. Childrenz Issues 6(2): 3-4. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2002) Like the crabs in the bucket: Kindergarten teachers talk changes, 1984-1996.. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 37(2): 141-157. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2001) Restructuring Lives: Kindergarten Teachers and the Education Reforms 1984-1996.. PhD, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Duncan, J. (2001) Taking the life out of early childhood teaching: Kindergarten Teachers talk education changes 1984-1996. University of Otago, Dunedin: Open Lecture, Children’s Issues Centre Seminar Series, 26 September, 2001. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2001) Taking the life out of what you do: Kindergarten teachers talk education changes, 1984-1996.. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education 4: 103-124. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (2001) Talking personally: Kindergarten teachers talk education reforms 1984-1996. University of Otago, Dunedin: Open Lecture, Children’s Issues Centre Seminar Series, 31 October, 2001. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (2001) Talking personally: Kindergarten teachers talk education reforms: 1984-1996.. Christchurch: Pacific Early Childhood Research Association Conference, July, 2001. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (2000) Like Crabs in a Bucket: Kindergarten Teachers talk changes, 1984-1996.. University of Waikato, Hamilton: Annual New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, December, 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (1998) Early Childhood Education in New Zealand. Good Beginnings for Girls.. Graz, Austria: Women's Future, World Future: Education for Survival and Progress. The 26th International Federation of University Women Triennial Conference, August, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (1998) 'I Spy. Sexual Abuse Prevention Policies - Protection or Harm? Wellington: Institute for Early Childhod Studies. (Monograph)
  • Duncan, J. and Rowe, L. (1997) Don’t be too polite girls, don’t be too polite: Kindergarten teachers and employment contracts.. New Zealand Annual Review of Education 6: 157-180. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Keynote: Implications of quality research for practice. Invercargill: Quality Contexts for Children’s Development. Children’s Issues Centre, March, 1997. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Media violence and its effect on children’s play. Invercargill: Quality Contexts for Children’s Development. Children’s Issues Centre, 12 Mrach 1997. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Not for men alone: Kindergarten staff protection policies and sexual abuse.. Auckland: Annual New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, December, 1997. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Sense of Discovery: The Discovery of Early Childhood by Helen May. A Review..(June 25): 17. New Zealand Education Review. (Other)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) To transcribe or not to transcribe? That is the question.. Education Research and Perspectives 24(1): 1-13. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Watching the Watchers. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMEP (Otago Chapter) Annual General Meeting Address, 24 Sep 1997. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (1997) Watching the Watchers: Child and Staff Protection Policies in Early Childhood Centres. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: Enhancing children's potential: minimising risk and maximising resiliency: proceedings of the Children's Issues Centre Second Child and Family Policy Conference, 2-4 Jul 1997. http://www.familiescommission.govt.nz/node/634. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Duncan, J. (1996) ‘For the sake of the children’ as the worth of the teacher? Dunedin: Women’s Studies Association - Otago Branch, 8 November, 1996. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (1996) ‘For the sake of the children’ as the worth of the teacher? The gendered discourse of the New Zealand national kindergarten teachers’ employment negotiations.. Gender and Education 8(2): 159-170. (Journal Article)
  • Duncan, J. (1995) 'This is the story of how we begin to remember: Kindergarten teachers and the post-1984 restructuring of early childhood education. University of Otago, Dunedin: Seminar, Education Department, University of Otago, 20 September, 1995. (Oral Presentation)
  • Duncan, J. (1994) The National New Zealand Kindergarten Teachers' Collective Employment Contract Negotiations of 1992. A research study in partial fulfillment of the Pos. (Other)
  • Duncan, J. (1994) The national New Zealand kindergarten teachers’ collective employment contract negotiations of 1992.. Christchurch: Annual New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, December, 1994. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)