Dr RACHEL LEHNER-MEAR's Outputs (2)

Gender as an issue of curricular (in)justice: A review of national early childhood education curriculum documents in England from 1996-2021 (2025)
Journal Article
Dixon, K., Lehner-Mear, R., Gripton, C., Xu, Y., & Cooker, L. (in press). Gender as an issue of curricular (in)justice: A review of national early childhood education curriculum documents in England from 1996-2021. The Curriculum Journal,

In England, gender is currently a controversial issue, with debates in social and political spheres increasingly impacting educational policy. Simultaneously, scholarship on gender in Early Childhood Education (ECE) advocates more gender-sensitive pe... Read More about Gender as an issue of curricular (in)justice: A review of national early childhood education curriculum documents in England from 1996-2021.

Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy (2024)
Journal Article
Lehner‐Mear, R., & Colla, V. (2024). Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy. British Educational Research Journal, 50(6), 2640-2662. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4046

Primary school homework is a common practice internationally, historically viewed as an independent child activity, but more recently recognised as a family accomplishment. Parental involvement in homework has been principally discussed in relation t... Read More about Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy.