Alison Murphy
Lecturer
Background
Alison originally trained as a primary school teacher and taught in a variety of educational settings, often working with children experiencing disadvantage.
She held the role of Head of Early Years and Social Work at University of South Wales and has worked in a range of HE settings including Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Specialist Subjects
- Early years education
- Children's rights
- Research methods (participatory)
Professional and/or Research Experience
Alison’s research interests are focused on children’s perceptions of national identity and what it means to be Welsh. She is also interested in inclusion, children’s rights and participatory research methods. Alison has co-edited a book, Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education, Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning and published in a number of books and journals including Education 3-13 and Children and Society.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
- MA Equal Opportunities (University of Central England)
- Bachelor of Education (University of Portsmouth)
Languages Spoken
English
Academic Teaching
External Recognition or Rewards
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Link to Orcid Profile
Professional Publications
- Murphy, A. Greenway, C and Conn, C. (2024) Negotiating additional learning needs reform in Wales: The voice of the ALNCo. British Journal of Special Education. December 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12568
- Conn, C., Murphy, A. and Greenway, C. (2024) Margins of manoeuvrability for inclusive education. In: Conn, C., Mitchell, B. and Hutt, M. (Eds) Working with Uncertainty for Educational Change London: Routledge
- Murphy, A., Roberts, L., Williams, J., Chicken, S., Clement, J., Waters-Davies, J., & Tyrie, J. (2024). Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric. Policy Futures in Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103241257281
- Waters-Davies, J., Murphy, A., Chicken, S., Tyrie, J., & Clement, J. (2024). Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: An exploration from Wales. Children & Society, 00, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12848
- Conn, C. and Murphy, A. (Editors) (2022) Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning. Routledge.
- Murphy, A. & Waters-Davies, J. (2022) The Children’s Rights Approach to Early Childhood Education: Policy and Context in Wales. In Conn, C. & Murphy, A. [Eds] Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning. London: Routledge
- Murphy, A., Tyrie, J., Waters-Davies, J., Chicken, S. and Clement, J. (2022) Foundation Phase teachers’ understandings and enactment of participation in school settings in Wales. In Conn, C. & Murphy, A. [Eds] Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning. London: Routledge
- Murphy, A. (2022) Play Pioneers In Waters-Davies, J. [ed] An introduction to play. London: SAGE
- Murphy, A. (2018) Charting the emergence of national identity in children in Wales. Children and Society. DOI: 10.1111/chso.12252
- Murphy, A. (2015) Education in Wales in Matheson, D. (ed) (2015) An Introduction to the Study of Education. Oxon: Routledge
- Murphy, A. (2013) Inclusion in the Early Years in Palaiogou, I. (ed) (2013) The Early Years Foundation Stage. London: Sage
- Murphy, A. and Laugharne, J. (2011): Children's perceptions of national identity in Wales, Education 3-13, DOI:10.1080/03004279.2011.567196
- Wyn Siencyn, S, Cameron-Faulkner, T, Tinney, G. and Murphy, A. (2009) Bilingualism in the early years: a study of the training and implementation of Welsh as an area of learning in the Foundation Phase 3–7 years. The University of Wales Journal of Education 01/2009; 14(2).
Available to Supervise Doctoral Students
Yes