Professor Claire McLachlan
Honorary Professor
Campus
Biography
Professor Claire McLachlan is an Honorary Professor at Federation University Australia. Professor McLachlan’s research in early childhood education focuses on early literacy, physical activity, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and evaluation.
Previously, Claire was a Professor at the University of Waikato and Massey University in New Zealand, where she taught courses on languages, literacies, cognition, pedagogy, assessment, evaluation, research methods and academic writing. She has supervised over 60 higher degree research students, including 10 doctoral completions. Claire has published nine books, has over 200 research outputs, and has received over $4m in research and consultancy funding.
Claire has undertaken evaluation for New Zealand’s Ministries for Education, Health, and Social Development, as well as other government agencies including the Alcohol Advisory Council and Sport New Zealand. Internationally, she has provided consultancy for the Semarang State University in Indonesia and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Education in Tokelau.
- Publications
Intentional Teaching for the World of Work: Building Children's Career Aspirations and Knowledge in Early Childhood Education
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/18369391251408647
