Doctor Marion Sturges

Director of Academic Program, Professional Experience, School of Education,
Primary Education

Professional Experience Advisor (Primary),
Primary Education

Professional Experience Advisor, Secondary,
Primary Education

Director of Academic Program, Professional Experience & Professional Experiance Advisor, Secondary,
Dean's Unit, School of Education

Biography

Dr Marion Sturges is an experienced educator of over 32 years. She has worked extensively across all educational sectors. Currently Marion works in the tertiary sector working with a team to prepare and support preservice educators as they undertake their professional experience placements. Marion has led and participated in numerous research projects working collaboratively with other researchers and educators. The focus of these projects is working with marginalised members of the community, including young children, people with disability, and women to ensure their rights are met and exploring how the place can support or inhibit these rights. Her PhD situated in Australian preschools drew heavily on the Child Friendly City framework in exploring participation and place. When not working, Marion enjoys local bushwalks in her beloved Blue Mountains awith her beloved four legged babies now that her four children have grown up.

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Qualifications

PhD Western Sydney University
MTeach University of Western Sydney
Dip Teach University of Western Sydney,Nepean

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Primary Education
Primary Education
Primary Education
Dean's Unit, School of Education
Primary Education

Contact

Email:	M.Sturges@westernsydney.edu.au
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Publications

Journal Articles

Sturges, M., Gray, T., Barnes, J. and Lloyd, A. (2023), 'Parents' and caregivers' perspectives on the benefits of a high-risk outdoor play space', Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, vol 26, no 3 , pp 359 - 382.
Sturges, M. (2023), 'Snap : young children share the importance of relationships through child-led photography', Early Child Development and Care, vol 193, no 9-10 , pp 1159 - 1172.
Bhamani, S., Talha Rehman, M. and Sturges, M. (2022), 'Re-thinking school leadership and management during COVID-19 in Pakistan', Journal of Education and Educational Development, vol 9, no 1 , pp 176 - 182.
Sturges, M., Bhamani, S. and Hasnain, A. (2021), 'Exploring parental attitude and practices towards story book reading', Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education, vol 5, no 2 , pp 31 - 46.
Sturges, M. (2015), 'Supporting child participation in the early years of education', Journal of Education and Educational Development, vol 2, no 1 , pp 17 - 29.

Conference Papers

Sturges, M. and Steel, K. (2023), 'Attuning to children to identify what matters to them', The Future of Education. Conference, Florence, Italy.
Sturges, M. (2012), 'Using Facebook as a teaching tool in higher education settings : examining potentials and possibilities', The Future of Education, Florence, Italy.
Sturges, M. and Reyna Zeballos, J. (2010), 'Use of Vimeo on-line video sharing service as a reflective tool in higher educational settings : a preliminary report', Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..

Other Publications

2024, 'Football for Good: Evaluation of the 'Festival 23', During and After the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023', Report

Previous Projects

Title:	Research on the Child Friendly Cities initiatives and development of a Child Friendly Cities certification standards and accreditation scheme for Kazakhstan
Funder:	United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
Western Researchers:	Karen Malone and Marion Sturges
Years:	2011-10-07 - 2011-12-10
ID:	P00020607