Doctor Christine Jones Diaz

Doctor Christine Jones Diaz

SENIOR LECTURER,
Early Childhood Education (SoE)

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Western Sydney
  • MATESOL University of Technology, Sydney
  • GDipTESOL University of Technology, Sydney
  • DipTeach GTC University of Technology, Sydney

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Early Childhood Education (SoE)

Contact

Email:c.jonesdiaz@uws.edu.au
Extension:6431
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Location:4.1.20
Bankstown
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Publications

Books

  • Robinson, K. and Jones Diaz, C. (2006), 'Diversity and difference in early childhood education : issues for theory and practice', : Open University Press 0335216838.
  • Makin, L. and Jones Diaz, C. (2002), 'Literacies in early childhood: Changing views, challenging practice', : MacLennan & Petty Pty Ltd 0864331622.

Chapters in Books

  • Jones Diaz, C. (2011), 'Children's voices: Spanish in urban mulitilingual and multicultural Australia', Bilingual Youth: Spanish in English-speaking societies, John Benjamins Publishing Company 9789027287281.
  • Jones Diaz, C., Beecher, B. and Arthur, L. (2007), 'Children's worlds: globalisation and critical literacy', Literacies in Childhood - Changing Views, Challenging Practice, Elsevier Ltd 9780729537834.
  • Jones Diaz, C. and Harvey, N. (2007), 'Other words, other world: bilingual identities and literacy', Literacies in Childhood - Changing Views, Challenging Practice, Elsevier Ltd 9780729537834.
  • Jones Diaz, C. (2007), 'Literacy in Social Practice', Literacies in Childhood - Changing Views, Challenging Practice, Elsevier Ltd 9780729537834.
  • Jones Diaz, C. and Harvey, N. (2002), 'Other words, other worlds: Bilingual identities and literacy', Literacies in early childhood: Changing views, challenging practice, Paul H Brookes Pub Co. 0864331622.
  • Jones Diaz, C., Beecher, B. and Arthur, L. (2002), 'Children's worlds and critical literacy', Literacies in early childhood: Changing views, challenging practice, MacLennan & Petty Pty Ltd 0864331622.
  • Jones Diaz, C. and Makin, L. (2002), 'Literacy as social practice', Literacies in early childhood: Changing views, challenging practice, MacLennan & Petty Pty Ltd 0864331622.
  • Makin, L. and Jones Diaz, C. (2002), 'New pathways for literacy in early childhood education', Literacies in early childhood: Changing views, challenging practice, practice Maclennan & Petty: 0864331622.
  • Arthur, L., Beecher, B. and Jones Diaz, C. (2001), 'Early Literacy. Congruence and incongruence between homes and early childhood settings', Languages of Learning. Changing communication and changing literacy teaching, Common Ground 1863350551.

Journal Articles

  • Jones Diaz, C. (2004), 'Difference and diversity at the University of Western Sydney', Teacher Education, 5.
  • Jones Diaz, C. (2003), 'Latino/a Voices in Australia: negotiating bilingual identity', Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 23.

Conference Papers

  • Jones Diaz, C. (2006), 'Diaspora, hybridity and growing up bilingual in a globalised world', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Developing Early Literacy in Informal Settings: Engaging Disadvantaged Aboriginal and CALD Families Outside Formal Settings [via UTS]
Years:2010-06-15 - 2013-12-31
ID:P00017036
UWS Researchers:Christine Jones Diaz
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)

Previous Projects

Title:Sydney's Ethnic Diversity and the 2000 Olympic Games: Spatial and ethnic dimentions of employment, skills training, tourism and productive diversity [via UTS]
Years:1999-07-19 - 2000-12-31
ID:P0009530
UWS Researchers:Scott Poynting, Carol Reid and Christine Jones Diaz
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)

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