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early childhood education and care, working with parents

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Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 and Hill, Rosemarie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1751-2140 (2025) Creativity and the common third: approaches in education. In: Social Pedagogy in Education: Re-establishing relationships and enriching learner experience. Routledge, London, pp. 72-81. ISBN 978-1-032-87556-9 (hbk) 978-1-032-87555-2 (pbk) 978-1-003-53327-6 (ebk)
Lengthorn, Elena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4816-1361, Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281, Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Elliott, Geoffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-6838 (2025) Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis. Routledge, London, pp. 1-6. ISBN 9781003506850
Lengthorn, Elena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4816-1361 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2025) Introduction: Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis. In: Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis. Routledge, London, pp. 1-6. ISBN 9781003506850
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281, Tillsley, Jaimie Emily and Correia, Daniel Bizarro (2023) Taking a Collaborative Approach to Our Students’ Research in Education Settings. School Community Journal, 33 (1). pp. 191-210. ISSN 1059-308X
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2021) Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools. Journal of Social Psychology Research, 1 (1). pp. 18-30.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2021) Preparing students for the ‘emotion work’ of early years practice. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 23 (1). pp. 14-23. ISSN 2537-7191
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2021) In praise of creativity. Early Years Educator, 22 (6). pp. 21-23. ISSN Print: 1465-931X Online: 2052-4617
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2020) What happens next? Early Years Educator, 22 (5). pp. 22-24. ISSN Print: 1465-931X Online 2052-4617
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2020) Deep and meaningful. Early Years Educator, 22 (4). pp. 21-23. ISSN Print: 1465-931X Online: 2052-4617
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2020) Identifying Opportunities. Early Years Educator, 22 (3). pp. 21-23. ISSN Print: 1465-931X
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 and Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 (2019) Tutor Perceptions of the Personal Academic Tutor Role: An Appreciative Inquiry. Project Report. Not published. (Unpublished)
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2018) An Evaluation of a Workshops-based Intervention Designed to Develop the Confidence of Women Students in Managing Communications With Parents and Carers. Worcester Journal of Learning and Teaching, 12. pp. 32-51. ISSN 2024-8032
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2018) Voice, Power and Emotion: the Challenges of Practitioner/ Parent Partnerships. In: EECERA 2018, 28-31st August 2018, Budapest Hungary. (Unpublished)
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2018) A Unique Child: By Choice. Nursery World, 2018 (1). pp. 30-31. ISSN 0029-6422
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2017) In the Moment. Nursery World, 2017 (19). pp. 26-27. ISSN 0029-6422
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2017) Can Early Years’ Practitioners Facilitate Social Development During Conflicts Between Young Children? NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 21 (1). pp. 17-34. ISSN 2537-7191
Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2017) Learning to Learn in the HE Context. In: Studying for Your Early Years Degree: Skills and Knowledge for Becoming an Effective Early Years Practitioner. Critical Publishing, St Albans, pp. 27-40. ISBN Paperback: 9781911106425
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2015) Looking for Trouble: Can Educators Facilitate Learners’ Social Development During Conflicts Between Peers? In: TACTYC Conference 2015 – Children’s and Practitioners’ experiences of early years care and education: Advocating for young children through research and practice, 30th October 2015, International Convention Centre, Birmingham. (Unpublished)
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2014) Looking for Trouble. Every Child Journal, 4 (2). pp. 44-52. ISSN 2041-0840
Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2013) Looking For Trouble: Can Educators Facilitate Learners' Social Development During Conflicts Between Peers? Making Use of Teachable Moments in an Early Years Setting. Masters thesis, University of Sheffield.

My Most Viewed As Author

#	Item title
1.	Can Early Years’ Practitioners Facilitate Social Development During Conflicts Between Young Children?	334	10
2.	Learning to Learn in the HE Context	314	5
3.	Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools	310	318
4.	Tutor Perceptions of the Personal Academic Tutor Role: An Appreciative Inquiry	284	288
5.	Preparing students for the ‘emotion work’ of early years practice	258	4
6.	Looking For Trouble: Can Educators Facilitate Learners' Social Development During Conflicts Between Peers? Making Use of Teachable Moments in an Early Years Setting.	251	209
7.	A Unique Child: By Choice	236	7
8.	Taking a Collaborative Approach to Our Students’ Research in Education Settings	226	1011
9.	In the Moment	218	4
10.	An Evaluation of a Workshops-based Intervention Designed to Develop the Confidence of Women Students in Managing Communications With Parents and Carers	215	78
11.	Identifying Opportunities	207	185
12.	Voice, Power and Emotion: the Challenges of Practitioner/ Parent Partnerships	197	31
13.	In praise of creativity	188	124
14.	Looking for Trouble	186	7
15.	Looking for Trouble: Can Educators Facilitate Learners’ Social Development During Conflicts Between Peers?	177	115
16.	What happens next?	176	71
17.	Deep and meaningful	151	84
18.	Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis	93
19.	Introduction: Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis	71
20.	Creativity and the common third: approaches in education	60

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