School of Education

Professor

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, England, 1990.
• Certificate in TESOL, England, 1980.
• Bachelor of Education Honours, England, 1978.

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Improving parental engagement in children's learning and school readiness through a literacy-based text messaging program. ,  Ian Potter Foundation,  Grant,  2019 - 2022,  $791,459.
• Longitudinal evaluation of the Better Beginnings Family Literacy Program,  Department of Culture and the Arts,  Dept of Culture and the Arts – Tender,  2016 - 2020,  $198,702.
• Better together: Supporting perinatal and infant mental health services,  WA Primary Health Alliance,  Grant,  2017 - 2018,  $230,000.
• Evaluation of Better Beginnings ‘Sing With Me’ Program,  State Library of WA,  Grant,  2016 - 2018,  $148,347.
• Evaluation of the KindiLink Pilot for the Department of Education,  Department of Education WA,  Department of Education - Tender,  2016 - 2018,  $100,000.
• Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program Project 4 Adult Literacy/Research and Development of Literacy Moodle Modules,  Department of Culture and the Arts,  Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,  2012 - 2016,  $223,142.
• Evaluation of the Integrated Service Model of Child Australia,  Child Inclusive Learning and Development Australia Inc.,  Grant,  2015 - 2016,  $53,126.
• Enhancing Classroom Talk in the Early Years through Sustained Shared Thinking,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2015 - 2016,  $97,990.
• Parents as Children's Teachers (PACT),  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2015 (Round 1),  2015 - 2016,  $104,678.
• Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program Project 1 - 4-5 years remote indigenous communities,  Department of Culture and the Arts,  Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,  2012 - 2016,  $187,836.
• Reflective Practice with Early Writers,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2013 - 2015,  $71,677.
• Mathematics education in early childhood settings,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2014,  2014 - 2015,  $20,000.
• Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program Project 3 - Better Beginnings - 6-9 Years,  Department of Culture and the Arts,  Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,  2012 - 2014,  $57,884.
• Development of child and parent centre initiative WA,  Department of Education WA,  Department of Education - Tender,  2012 - 2014,  $45,455.
• Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program - Project 2 - Cald Program,  Department of Culture and the Arts,  Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,  2012 - 2014,  $65,071.
• Development of Kindergarten / Pre-Primary Guidelines for Western Australian Schools,  School Curriculum and Standards Authority,  Tender,  2012 - 2013,  $68,668.
• An Investigation of Goodstart's Centre-Based Practice and Program Quality Using the National Quality Standards as the Benchmark, with a Focus on Building the Capacity of Early Learning Consultants,  Charles Sturt University,  Grant - Good Start Early Learning Centre Ltd,  2013,  $7,000.
• Focused Intervention for Early Literacy Development,  Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations,  Grant,  2009 - 2013,  $155,143.
• Evaluation of the Better Beginnings Plus Pilot 2010,  State Library of WA,  Grant,  2010 - 2013,  $134,306.
• National Year of Reading 2012,  The Library Agency,  Grant,  2012 - 2013,  $94,975.
• Phase 2/year four of the evaluation of the Better Beginnings Family Literacy Program 2006-2008,  State Library of WA,  Grant,  2006 - 2013,  $296,842.
• Beginning with books: The impact of Family Literacy Intervention Programs in two low socio-economic communities,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant,  2006 - 2010,  $118,182.
• The Identification of Resources to Support Children Learning to Read in the Early Years of School,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007 - 2008,  $47,185.
• The Identification of Resources to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007,  $47,185.
• Effective Teaching and Learning Practices Leading to Improved Literacy Outcomes in the Early Years of Schooling - RFT 957,  Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs,  Grant,  2001 - 2005,  $598,548.
• Implementation and evaluation of Better Beginnings Family Literacy Program, initiated by Public Library Services Directorate at the State Library of Western Australia,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,  2004 - 2005,  $40,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

• Barratt-Pugh, C., Rohl, M., Allen, N., (2017), The First Time I've Felt Included: Identifying Inclusive Literacy Learning in Early Childhood Through the Evaluation of Better Beginnings. Inclusive Principles and Practices in Literacy Education, 11(15), 125-142, Bingley, UK , Emerald Group Publishing Limited, DOI: 10.1108/S1479-363620170000011009.
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Rohl, M., (2016), Transforming research into practice: Implications of a family literacy program for early childhood professionals. Growing up literate: Australian literacy research for practice, 13-35, South Yarra, Victoria, Eleanor Curtain Publishing.
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Allen, N., (2015), Transforming practice through research: Evaluating the Better Beginnings family literacy programme. Library Services from Birth to Five, 81-98, London, United Kingdom, Facet Publishing.

Journal Articles

• Adam, H., Barratt-Pugh, C., (2020), The challenge of monoculturalism: what books are educators sharing with children and what messages do they send?. The Australian Educational Researcher, 47(5), 815–836, DOI: 10.1007/s13384-019-00375-7.
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Haig, Y., (2020), Creating books in communities: A book making program with families in a remote community in Western Australia. Early Childhood Education Journal, 48(1), 49-58, DOI: 10.1007/s10643-019-00975-z.
• Wilson Ali, N., Barratt-Pugh, C., Knaus, M., (2019), Multiple perspectives on attachment theory: Investigating educators' knowledge and understanding. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 44(3), 215-229, Australia, Early Childhood Australia Inc., DOI: 10.1177/1836939119855214.
• Adam, H., Barratt-Pugh, C., Haig, Y., (2019), "Portray cultures other than ours": How children's literature is being used to support the diversity goals of the Australian Early Years Learning Framework. The Australian Educational Researcher, 46(3), 549-563, Netherlands, Springer Netherlands, DOI: 10.1007/s13384-019-00302-w.
• Ruscoe, A., Barblett, L., Barratt-Pugh, C., (2018), Sharing power with children: Repositioning children as agentic learners. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 43(3), 63-71, Australia, Early Childhood Australia Inc., DOI: 10.23965/AJEC.43.3.07.
• Adam, H., Barratt-Pugh, C., Haig, Y., (2017), Book collections in long day care: Do they reflect diversity?. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 88-96, ACT, Early Childhood Australia, DOI: 10.23965/AJEC/42.2.11.
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Rohl, M., (2016), Evaluation of Family Literacy programs: A Case Study of Better Beginnings, a Library-Initiated Family Literacy Bookgifting Program in Western Australia. Library Trends, 65(1), 19-39, Baltimore, USA, John Hopkins University Press, DOI: 10.1353/lib.2016.0019.
• Barblett, L., Knaus, M., Barratt-Pugh, C., (2016), The pushes and pulls of pedagogy in the early years: Competing knowledges and the erosion of play-based learning. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(4), 36-43, Australia, ECA Publications.
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Rohl, M., (2015), 'Better Beginnings has made me make reading part of our everyday routine': Mothers' perceptions of a family literacy program over four years. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(4), 4-12, Australia, Early Childhood Australia Inc..
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Maloney, C., (2015), Growing Better Beginnings: An evaluation of a family literacy program for pre-schoolers. Issues in Educational Research, 25(4), 364-380, Online, Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc..
• Sulfasyah, N., Haig, Y., Barratt-Pugh, C., (2015), Indonesian teachers’ implementation of new curriculum initiatives in relation to teaching writing in lower primary school. International Journal of Education, 7(4), 53-73, Nevada, United States, Macrothink Institute, DOI: 10.5296/ije.v7i4.8265.
• Leitao, N., Barratt-Pugh, C., Anderson, K., Barblett, L., Haig, Y., (2015), Engaging Children in Reading for Pleasure: A Better Beginnings Project Linking Libraries with Primary Schools. Libri: international journal of libraries and information services, 65(1), 15-24, Munich, Germany, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, DOI: 10.1515/libri-2014-0121.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Investigating the implementation of the Indonesian ktsp (school-based curriculum) in the teaching of writing in year two
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Gifted students: Perceptions and practices of regular class teachers
• Master of Education,  I see a spark and blow on it: Drama practice in year 1 and the new Australian curriculum in the arts
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Digital storytelling as a means of supporting digital literacy learning in an upper-primary-school English-language classroom
• Master of Education,  An unfamiliar face, an unfamiliar environment: Investigating educators' understanding of their attachment relationships with infants and toddlers in early childhood education and care settings
• Master of Education,  Teachers' perspectives on the identification of, and provisions for, gifted and talented English as an additional language students
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Cultural diversity and children's literature: Kindergarten educators' practices to support principles of cultural diversity through book sharing

Associate Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Improving classroom discourse in inquiry-based primary science education