Sadaf Shallwani – Early Childhood Development Research

Research and Academic Publications:

• Bartlett, K., & Arnold, C., with Shallwani, S., & Gowani, S. (2010). Transitions: perspectives from the Majority world. In S. L. Kagan & K. Tarrant (Eds.), Transitions for Young Children: Creating Connections Across Early Childhood Systems, pp. 45-65. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
• Shallwani, S. (2010). Racism and imperialism in the child development discourse. In G. S. Cannella & L. D. Soto (Eds.), Childhoods: A Handbook, pp. 231-244. New York: Peter Lang.
• Boseovski, J. J., Shallwani, S., & Lee, K. (2009). ‘It’s all good’: Children’s personality attributions after repeated success and failure in peer and computer interactions. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27, 783-797.
• Arnold, C., Bartlett, K., Gowani, S., & Shallwani, S. (2008). Transition to school: Reflections on readiness. Journal of Developmental Processes, 3(2), 26-38.

Select Conference Papers/Presentations:

• Shallwani, S., & Corter, C. M. (April, 2013). Ready schools in Pakistan: School and classroom factors associated with children’s success in early primary. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
• Shallwani, S. (March, 2013). What determines children’s success in Grade 1? Perspectives from children, parents, and teachers in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans.
• Shallwani, S. (September, 2012). Effects of an early childhood intervention on classroom quality and child outcomes in Pakistan. Poster presented at the Connaught Global Challenge International Symposium (Investing in Mothers and Children: Developmental Trajectories, Health, Learning and Society), Toronto.
• Shallwani, S., Poliszczuk, D., White F., & Corter, C. (July, 2012). Documenting early childhood policies and practices to foster children’s self and social regulation through play: a selective review of frameworks, curricula, and programs. Paper presented at International Innovations in ECE: A Canadian Forum on Early Childhood Frameworks, Victoria, B.C.
• Shallwani, S., & Corter, C. M. (April, 2012). School readiness in Pakistan: School environment factors and children’s outcomes in early primary. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, San Juan.
• Shallwani, S., & Jatoi, H. (April, 2012). Effects of an early intervention programme on early literacy in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, San Juan.
• Shallwani, S. (October, 2011). Reconceptualizing school readiness in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Reconceptualising Early Childhood Education Conference, London.
• Jindani, F., & Shallwani, S. (May, 2011). Experiences in assessing early learning achievement in international contexts: adapting an ‘international’ tool or ‘locally’ developing a new one? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Montreal.
• Shallwani, S. (March, 2009). The social construction of school readiness. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Charleston.
• Shallwani, S. (June, 2008). Racism and imperialism in the child development discourse. Paper presented at the Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Chicago.
• Shallwani, S., & Jindani, F. (June, 2008). Can early child development programmes help overcome social disparities? Paper presented at the Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Chicago.

Select Professional Contributions:

• Shallwani, S. (March, 2011). Young children and education: international perspectives. Guest lecture delivered to PhD students (Developmental Psychology and Education) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (Canada).
• Shallwani, S. (March, 2011). Transitions: a child-rights perspective on transitions in international contexts. Guest lecture delivered to Masters students (Child Study) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (Canada).
• Shallwani, S., & Mohammed, S. (2007). Community-based participatory research: a training manual for community-based researchers. Training manual developed for community-based research project in Sindh, Pakistan.