Dr. Prathyusha Sanagavarapu

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Membership
• Contact Details

Biography

I joined the early childhood academic team in the School of Education in 2002. Since then, I have been teaching and coordinating many early childhood units.  I also hold few leadership positions and provide course advice to M. Teach ( B-12/B-5) students and support academic staff  on the Bankstown campus in implementing Academic Integration plans for students with a disability.

Before joining UWS, I undertook training, policy, and advocacy works in relation to improving culturally and linguistically diverse families' and children's access to children's services.

Qualifications

PhD (UWS, Sydney, Australia)

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

My teaching expertise is in children’s play, learning and development, positive guidance, and planning and provision of culturally meaningful and responsive curriculum to young children and their families.

My research expertise is in the areas of diversity in families and parenting, children’s thinking and learning and transition to school. Currently, I am interested in exploring the psychosocial impacts of food allergy on affected children and their families.

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Grants / Current Projects

Globalisation, Westernisation and Sino-Australian Educational Reforms: A relational study of changes in particular educational sites, texts and practices. Researchers: Michael Singh, Loshini Naidoo, Prathyusha Sanagavarapu, Funding Body: UWS.

Families' perceptions of child care, school and transition to school: A study of culturally and linguistically diverse families. Researcher: Prathyusha Sanagavarapu, Funding body: UWS.

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Awards and Recognition

NSW’s Institute of Educational Research Award.
UWS's, Postgraduate Research Award, Nepean.

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Selected Publications

Journal articles

Sanagavarapu, P . (2010). What does cultural globalisation mean for parenting in immigrant families in the 21st century?’, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol 35, no. 2, 36-42.

Sanagavarapu, P. ( In Press/ 2010), Children’s transition to school: Voices of Bangladeshi parents in Sydney, Australia. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol 35, no. 3,

Sanagavarapu P. (2008). Cultural Patterns of Metacognitive Guidance in Australian Homes. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, vol 22, no. 3, pp 304-315.

Naidoo L., Singh M., & Sanagavarapu P. (2007). Guest Editors' Introduction: Globalisation, Westernisation and Sino-Australia Educational Reform. Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, vol 4, no. 1, pp 1-6.

Sanagavarapu, P., & Perry, B (2005). Concerns and expectations of Bangladeshi parents as their children start school. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, vol 30, no. 3, pp 45-51.

Sanagavarapu , P., & Wong M (2004). An exploratory study of early childhood educators' views on culture and play. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, vol 24, no. 4, pp 303-309.

Sanagavarapu, P ( 2004). Socio-cultural matrix of raising a child with food allergies: Experiences of a migrant mother. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, vol 12, no. 1, pp 45-49.

Other publications

Said, M., Batty, G., Sanagavarapu, P. (2010). Starting School with Food Allergies. Every Child Magazine.

Dockett,S., Perry,B., Mason, T., Simpson, S., Howard, P., Whitton, D., Gilbert, S., Pearce,S., Sanagavarapu,P., Skattebol, J., & Woodrow, C. (2007). Successful transition programs from prior-to-school to school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

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Membership

Member: Australian Early Childhood Association.

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