About us
Our mission is to be a leading, global, and interdisciplinary research centre in the areas of childhood studies and early childhood education and care (ECEC), providing leadership in research and building researchers’ capacity to improve children's wellbeing, and educational and childhood experiences.
The Centre for Global Childhoods works with diverse faculties, universities and international collaborators, fostering an inclusive and interdisciplinary community of researchers and scholars.
Our objectives are:
- to undertake and disseminate innovative and collaborative research
- provide scholarly expertise and leadership in the Asia Pacific region and globally
- build the capacity of scholars and student-researchers to collaborate on high-impact and inclusive interdisciplinary research
The Centre focuses on:
- the lives and experiences of children from birth to 18 years of age in Aotearoa New Zealand, and across the world
- children’s rights, diverse ways of being and knowing, and futures
- key issues in childhood related to social justice and equity
Reach out if you are keen to explore opportunities to collaborate or have any queries:
Angel Chan angel.chan@auckland.ac.nz
Kiri Gould k.gould@auckland.ac.nz
Justine O'Hara Gregan justine.ohara-gregan@auckland.ac.nz