Ms Alexandra Diamond |
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| Position: | OUA: Early Childhood |
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| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | |
| School/Unit: | School of Education | |
| Campus: | Magill Campus | |
| Office: | G1-78 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 24738 | |
| Fax: | +61 8 830 24394 | |
| Email: | Alexandra_dot_Diamond_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Alexandra.Diamond | |
Country of Birth:Fiji; Early and middle childhood in Fiji (1959-1970); Adolescence in Hong Kong (1971-1977); Young adulthood in England, (with a couple of years in France and Italy) (1977-1989).
Teaching interests
- Child Development
- Child Care Practica
I teach the following courses
| EDUC 2048 | Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy in Early Childhood |
| EDUC 1016 | Children's Social-Emotional Development Birth - 8 Years |
| EDUC 1012 | Research with Young Children |
| EDUC 1041 | Focus on Children Birth - 3 years |
| EDUC 1044 | Childcare Practicum |
| EDUC 2050 | Brain Development in the Early Years |
| CHI 11 | Child Development: A Time to Grow 1A |
| CHI 12 | Child Development: A Time to Grow 1B |
Professional associations
Early Childhood Australia (SA branch)
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (SA branch)
National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY)
Qualifications
2004 - Master of Arts (by research), Macquarie University, NSW.
1994 – Graduate Diploma of Social Science Child Development, University of South Australia,
1981 – Bachelor of Arts (Hons), The University of Sussex, England.
1977 – General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (3 subjects), University of London.
1975 – General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (8 subjects), University of London.
Research interests
- Parents and parenting
- How children learn to take appropriate risks/ avoid hazards / act safely
- Child- and family-friendly communities
- Child development
- Cross-cultural research
Research publications
Diamond, A, Bowes, J & Robertson, G (2006). ‘Mothers’ safety intervention strategies with toddlers and their relationship to child characteristics’. Early Child Development and Care, 176 (3), 277-290.
Diamond, A, Meiners, J, Schiller, W & Kalms, J. 2007, ‘Books R 4 Babies 2: The ‘Lapsit’ Project’. The Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, 2 (1), 187-193.
Whitington, V, Ebbeck, M, Diamond A & Yim, HYB 2009, ‘A pathway to enhancing professionalism: Building a bridge between TAFE and university early childhood qualifications’, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 34 (1), 27-35.
Expertise for Media Contact
I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:
Discipline: Early childhood education/childcare
- learning /development and care in early childhood
- parenting of young children (particularly birth-3)
Community Service
| Organisation Name: | Australian Association for Infant Mental Health |
| Section: | SA branch |
| Type of Organisation: | Professional organisation |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.aaimhi.org |
| Level of involvement: | Member |
| Year from: | 2003 |
| Organisation Name: | Early Childhood Australia |
| Section: | SA branch |
| Type of Organisation: | Professional organisation |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/ |
| Level of involvement: | Active Member |
| Year from: | 2005 |
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