Sadaf Shallwani

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Peer-Reviewed Research and Academic Publications:

• Shallwani, S. & Dossa, S. (2023). Evaluation and the White gaze in international development. In T. Khan, K. Dickson, & M. Sondarjee (Eds.), White Saviorism in International Development: Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences. Wakefield, Quebec: Daraja Press.
• Wilkinson-Maposa, S., Shallwani, S., Kabati, M., Ndaiga, P., Wame, S., & Zulu, M. (2022). Community based organisations and child well-being in sub-Saharan Africa: defining social change, effectiveness, and success. Development in Practice,  DOI:10.1080/09614524.2022.2108763.
• Shallwani, S. (2019). Conceptualizing early schooling in Pakistan: Perspectives from teachers and parents. In A.T. Kjørholt & H. Penn (Eds.), Early Childhood and Development Work: Theories, Policies, and Practices, pp. 133-152. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Abubakar, A., Shallwani, S., Wanjala, S. W., Mwangala, P. N., and Nyongesa, M. K. (2018). Community dialogues as a strategy for identifying and addressing child protection needs in Shinyanga, Tanzania. In S. Verma & A. C. Peterson (Eds.), Developmental Science and Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Youth. Springer, pp. 187-206. Springer International.
• Shallwani, S., Abubakar, A., & Nyongesa, M. K. (2018). The quality of learning and care at community-based early childhood development centers in Malawi. Global Education Review, 5 (2), 28-46.
• Shallwani, S. (2016). What is a ready school in Pakistan? Research findings on school factors affecting children’s transition into early primary school. ARNEC Connections No. 11 – The transformative power of Early Childhood Development (ECD): Seamless transitions across the continuum from prenatal to 8 years, pp. 5-7. Singapore: Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood.
• 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.

Doctoral Dissertation:

• Shallwani, S. (2015). Ready schools in Pakistan: School and classroom factors associated with children’s success in early primary (Doctoral dissertation). University of Toronto, Canada.

Select Professional Contributions:

• Firelight Foundation (2021). Community-driven systems change: The power of grassroots-led change for long-term impact and how funders can nurture it. Santa Cruz, CA: Author. Available online at http://firelightfoundation.org/cdsc.
• Shallwani, S. (2013). Case study 1: Implementing international research ethics in the complex realities of local contexts: Poverty, the cultural value of hospitality, and researchers trying to ‘do no harm’ in Pakistan. In A. Graham, M. Powell, N. Taylor, D. Anderson, & R. Fitzgerald (eds.), Ethical Research Involving Children (pp. 116-118). Florence: UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti. Available online at https://childethics.com/
• 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.

Select Conference Presentations:

• Shallwani, S. & Blackwell, N. (April, 2018). Supporting community-based organizations in southern and eastern Africa: Critical learnings and reflections. Annual conference of the Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group, New York.
• Banda, T., Shallwani, S., & Abubakar, A. (June, 2017). Children and adults’ perspectives on factors that support and harm child well-being in their communities: Findings from Shinyanga, Tanzania. Pathways to Resilience IV Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Abubakar, A. A., Shallwani, S., & Nyongesa, M. K. (April, 2017). The quality of care and learning at community-based early childhood development centers in Malawi. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio.
• Shallwani, S. (March, 2017). Conceptualizing early schooling in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta.
• Shallwani, S. & Abubakar, A. A. (March, 2017). How community-based organizations perceive and navigate the early childhood development context in Tanzania. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta.
• Banda, T., & Shallwani, S. (July, 2016). Children’s and adults’ perspectives on factors that support and harm child well-being in their communities: Findings from Shinyanga, Tanzania. Poster presented at the bi-annual symposium of the Coalition of Children Affected by Aids, Durban, South Africa.
• Shallwani, S. (April, 2015). What affects children’s success in Grade 1? Perspectives from parents and teachers in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
• Shallwani, S., & Sibanda, Z. (March, 2015). Community-based early childhood programs and children’s school readiness outcomes in Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, D.C.
• 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. (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., & 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.