Marilyn Fleer

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Marilyn Fleer
Born
Marilyn Charlotte Anne Fleer
OccupationAcademic
AwardsKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship
Academic background
EducationUniversity of New England
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
ThesisEarly childhood science education: The teaching-learning process as scaffolding conceptual change (1991)
Academic work
DisciplinePsychologist
InstitutionsMonash University
Main interestsEarly childhood education

Marilyn Fleer is a professor of early childhood education and development at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Fleer graduated from the University of New England with a MEd in 1988.[2] She moved to the University of Queensland where she completed a PhD in 1991.[3]

In 2018 she was awarded the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council.[4]

Fleer's research is focused on early childhood "concept formation", in particular the developmental meaning of conceptual play. Her work has especially focused on how young children learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts through play.[4][5][6]

Private life[]

Fleer grew up in Narrikup, Western Australia, a rural farming community.[7]

Books published by her[]

  • Marilyn Fleer (2014). Theorising Play in the Early Years. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03229-3.
  • Marilyn Fleer (16 January 2018). Child Development in Educational Settings. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-63188-1.
  • Marilyn Fleer (24 March 2021). Play in the Early Years. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-00-905316-7.
  • Marilyn Fleer (8 September 2015). Science for Children. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-54870-1.

References[]

  1. ^ "Marilyn Fleer". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ Fleer, Marilyn (1988), A study of the introduction of micro-computers in selected Western Australian schools with Aboriginal students, retrieved 4 August 2021
  3. ^ Fleer, Marilyn (1991), Early childhood science education: The teaching-learning process as scaffolding conceptual change, [St. Lucia], retrieved 4 August 2021
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Council, Australian Research (2 August 2018). "2018 Laureate Profile: Professor Marilyn Fleer". www.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Marilyn Fleer". Monash University. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Be a STEM champion – free professional development opportunities for educators". Sector. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "IWD 2021: The realities of being a woman at the top of academia". Monash Lens. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.


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