Dr Jane Bone - Researcher Profile

Jane Bone

Address

Faculty of Education
Building A, Penninsula Campus

Contact Details

Email: jane.bone@monash.edu


Biography

Dr Jane Bone is involved in research in the area of early childhood education in Australia (and formerly in New Zealand). Her expertise is in holistic and alternative approaches to pedagogy and learning, including research involving Steiner, Montessori and Reggio Emilia based preschools. Her main research area explores spirituality in early childhood settings and is internationally recognised. This research involves sensitive areas of research about values and beliefs.

Jane has also published work about ethical approaches to research with young children. Jane's research contributes to wider understandings about the significance of early childhood education in terms of wellbeing and social justice. She is currently exploring the connections of children with animals and the environment.

Jane Bone uses a qualitative case study approach to research and a post-structural theoretical perspective. Her recent influences are Deleuze and Guattari and the posthuman theoretical work of Donna Haraway.

Recent research projects involve preschools in Australia, New Zealand and Italy. She has worked with The City of Casey in a DEEWR funded project about innovative approaches to curriculum. She has recently worked with PAL (peer assisted learning) and is currently conducting research with an innovate primary school about learning and creative environments. Another project concerns students on the EU-Global mobility leadership project that involves a consortium of universities in Europe and Australia. Jane is a member of the CRN (Collaborative Research Network), a project with Queensland University of Technology, Charles Sturt University and Monash.

Research & Supervision Interests

    • Qualitative approaches to research
    • Feminist postructural perspectives
    • Ethics and young children
    • Spirituality and wellbeing
    • Alternative pedagogies - Montessori, Steiner, Reggio Emilia
    • Play, learning and development

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY- EDUCATION
Institution: Massey University - NZ
Year awarded: 2008
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Massey University NZ
Year awarded: 2000
DIPLOMA IN SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (DIPSLT)
Institution: Massey University, Palmerston North
Year awarded: 1993
BACHELOR OF ARTS - HONOURS
Institution: University of Wales UK
Year awarded: 1975

Publications

Book Chapters

Cullen, J., Hedges, H., Bone, J., 2011, Planning, undertaking and disseminating research in early childhood settings: an ethical framework, in Work-Based Research in the Early Years, eds Sue Callan and Michael Reed, SAGE Publications, United Kingdom / United States, pp. 121-134.

Bone, J., 2009, Narratives of everyday spirituality: Pedagogical perspectives from three early childhood settings in Aotearoa New Zealand, in International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing (Part Two), eds Marian de Souza, Leslie J. Francis, James O'Higgins-Norman and Daniel Scott, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 873-890.

Journal Articles

Edwards, S., Bone, J., 2012, Integrating peer assisted learning and eLearning: Using innovative pedagogies to support learning and teaching in higher education settings, Australian Journal of Teacher Education [E], vol 37, issue 5, Social Science Press, Australia, pp. 1-12.

Bone, J., 2010, Metamorphosis: Play, spirituality and the animal, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood [P], vol 11, issue 4, Symposium Journals, United Kingdom, pp. 402-414.

Bone, J., 2010, Spirituality and early childhood education: 'Belonging, being and becoming' at a midwinter festival, Journal of Religious Education [P], vol 58, issue 3, Australian Catholic University, Australia, pp. 26-34.

Cullen, J., Hedges, H., Bone, J., 2009, Planning, undertaking and disseminating research in early childhood settings: An ethical framework, New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Educatio..., vol 12, Childforum Research Network, New Zealand, pp. 109-118.

Bone, J., 2009, Writing research: Narrative, bricolage and everyday spirituality, New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education [P], vol 12, Childforum Research Network, New Zealand, pp. 143-152.

Bone, J., 2008, Creating relational spaces: everyday spirituality in early childhood settings, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal [P], vol 16, issue 3, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 343-357.

Bone, J., 2008, Exploring trauma, loss and healing: spirituality, te whriki and early childhood education, International Journal of Children's Spirituality [P], vol 13, issue 3, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 265-276.

Bone, J., 2008, 'I can't see it to grab it': A teacher's story of everyday spirituality, Early Education [P], vol 44, Early Education, Auckland, NZ, pp. 7-10.

Bone, J., 2008, The spiritual lens: Multiple images of young children, The First Years: Nga Tau Tuatahi. New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education [P], vol 10, issue 1, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ, pp. 16-20.

Bone, J., Cullen, J., Loveridge, J., 2007, Everyday spirituality: An aspect of the holistic curriculum in action, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood [P], vol 8, issue 4, Symposium Journals, UK, pp. 344-354.

Bone, J., 2005, An ethical journey: Rights, relationships and reflexivity, Australian Journal of Early Childhood [P], vol 30, issue 1, Early Childhood Australia, Watson, ACT, pp. 1-6.

Bone, J., 2005, Breaking bread: Spirituality, food and early childhood education, International Journal of Children's Spirituality [P], vol 10, issue 3, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 307-317.

Conference Proceedings

Bone, J., 2010, Becoming horse: Spirituality in the dream spaces of early childhood education, American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2010 Annual Meeting Program, 30 April - 4 May, 2010, American Educational Research Association (AERA), United States, p. 1.

Bone, J., 2009, Metamorphosis, play and spirituality, Abstracts of the 19th EECERA Annual Conference, 26 - 29 August, 2009, Le Furet / European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Strasbourg, France, p. 241.

Other

Bone, J., 2007, Everyday Spirituality: Supporting the spiritual experience of young children in three early childhood educational settings.

Cullen, J., Hedges, H., Bone, J., 2005, Planning, undertaking and discriminating research in early childhood settings: An ethical framework, Rsearch article, Childforum.com, www.childforum.com.