Profile
Kylie Smith is a Professor of Early Childhood Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on childhood studies and issues of equity and social justice. Kylie draws on participatory research methods to support children to engage with research, policy and educational curriculum and pedagogy.
Publications
Lundy, L., Murray, C., Smith, K., & Ward, C. (2024). Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education. British Educational Research Journal.
Smith, K. (2023). Deconstructing discourses to rupture fairytales of the ‘ideal’ childhood. In J. Wyn & H. Cahill (Eds.), Youth and Childhood Handbook 2nd edition (pp. 21-33). Singapore: Springer.
Smith, K. (2021). Research methodologies with young children: muddling in the middle. In N. Yelland, M. Tesar, N. Fairchild, L. Peters, & M. Salazar Perez. SAGE Handbook of Global Childhoods. (pp. 178-191), SAGE.
