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Mrs Karen Horsley
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- Central Academic Staff
- Lecturer in Education (Early Years)
- Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies
- School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport
- Education
- karen.horsley
Professional biography
Karen is a Lecturer in Early Childhood. Karen's first degree is in Early Childhood Studies which she completed at the University of East London. Karen was a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of East London for ten years before joining The Open University in January 2015. Karen has worked with children, parents and professionals in a variety of early years settings including local primary schools, nurseries, a women's refuge and child development centre. Karen completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGTLHE) and has been awarded Early Years Professional Status (EYPS). Karen is a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.
Research interests
Karen is currently involved in exploring and developing image-based research with children, parents and practitioners at a nursery in a children's centre. She is interested in how documentary photography can facilitate young children's voices and partcipation with broader conversations and reflections in Early Childhood.
Karen's research interests are: Young children's voices and participation in diverse contexts and spaces; image-based research; culture; globalisation; participatory and creative approaches
Teaching interests
Karen's teaching interests and experiences span a wide variety of Early Childhood ./ Early Years modules with students on the Extended degree at the University of East London (UEL) and Undergraduates at UEL and The Open University.
UEL
- ED0007 Key Concepts in Early Childhood (Extended degree)
- ED0003 Becoming an Early Childhood Undergraduate (Extended degree)
- ED1009 Introduction to Early Childhood Studies
- ED1034 Developing Learning in Early Childhood
- ED1000 Critical Reading and Writing
- ED2037 International Placement in International Settings
- ED3000 Research Project supervisor
- ED6014 Children, Culture, Globalisation
The Open University
- E105 Professional Practice in the Early Years (Module Chair)
- E109 Perspectives on Young Children's Lives and Learning (module team member)
- E110 Young Children's Play and Creativity (in production)
- E100 The Early Years: Developing Practice (module team member)
- E229 Listening to Young Children Living and Learning: Critical Reflections (in production)
Publications
Journal articles
Canning, Natalie; Horsley, Karen and Payler, Jane
BERA Research Intelligence(140) (pp. 22-23)
An innovative methodology for capturing young children’s curiosity, imagination and voices using a free app: Our Story (2017)
Canning, Natalie; Payler, Jane; Horsley, Karen and Gomez, Chris
International Journal of Early Years Education, 25(3) (pp. 292-307)
Remembering childhood: Do our memories and experiences influence our understanding of early childhood and our practice with young children? (2014-10-01)
Horsley, Karen and Penn, Helen
Management in Education, 28, Article 9(4) (pp. 175-179)
Book chapters
Horsley, Karen
In: Goodliff, Gill; Canning, Natalie; Parry, John and Miller, Linda eds. Young children’s play and creativity: Multiple Voices.
ISBN : 9781315446844 | Publisher : Routledge and The Open University
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum in England: a missed opportunity? (2013-10-04)
Silberfeld, Carolyn Helena and Horsley, Karen
In: Ang, Lynn ed. The Early Years Curriculum: The UK context and beyond (pp. 12-32)
ISBN : 1408223325 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon
Conference items
Horsley, Karen
In : 26th EECERA (European Early Childhood Education Research Association) Conference, 2016 (31 Aug - 3 Sep 2016, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland)
Children’s imagination and curiosity: Facilitating and documenting through technology (2016)
Canning, Natalie; Payler, Jane and Horsley, Karen
In : 26th EECERA (European Early Childhood Education Research Association) Conference, 2016 (31 Aug - 03 Sep 2016, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland)
News
Linda talks about her PhD: 'I like to climb and pick coconuts'
PhD researcher Linda came to academia late in her career. For over a decade she was Chief Executive of a national charity which trained young people to become sports leaders and get people active. She's now a researcher with the OU, looking in to how young people experience activity. The title of this piece is a quote from one of Linda’s co-researchers, who was inventing his own world of adventures as he played.
- OU/BBC co-produced documentary wins Mind Media Award 20th November 2019
- OU's Children's Research Centre shapes book with Amnesty International 19th November 2019
- Laney's story: Her experience on the Devon Partnership NHS Trust apprenticeship programme for learners with disabilities 15th November 2019
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