Doctor Azadeh Motevali Zadeh Ardakani
Associate Lecturer, Early Childhood Education,
Early Childhood Education
Biography
Dr Azadeh Motevali Zadeh Ardakani is an Associate Lecturer in Early Childhood Education in the School of Education, Western Sydney University, and a Researcher in the Centre for Educational Research. Her research interests include supporting refugee children and families, inclusive learning environments, language education, and integration. In her PhD research, Azadeh investigated the role of language education programs on the integration of Middle Eastern refugee mothers in regional Australia. She has extensive experience as a bilingual educator in multicultural Early Childhood settings in Australia where she worked with diverse groups of children and families from CALD communities. She is currently teaching "Diversity and Difference" and "Children, Families and Communities" subjects to pre-service teachers at the School of Education. Azadeh is available for supervision of HDR students.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Motevali Zadeh Ardakani.
Qualifications
- PhDEd University of Newcastle (NSW)
Interests
- Cultural Diversity
- Early Childhood Education
- Inclusion
- Language Acquisition
- Refugees and displaced persons
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Early Childhood Education
Contact
| Email: | A.Ardakani@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- TEAC2015 Diversity and Difference
- TEAC7015 Children, Families, Communities
Publications
Journal Articles
- Motevali Zadeh Ardakani, A., Sellars, M. and Imig, S. (2023), '[In Press] "Do you think I ever learn English?" : experiences of limited technology access among Middle Eastern refugee mothers in regional Australia', Journal for Multicultural Education, .
Media
| Title: | Newspaper article |
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| Description: | The PhD graduate giving a voice to refugee women through research |