Ann Farrell

Ann Farrell is a prominent researcher at Queensland University of Technology, specializing in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), Research Ethics with Children, and Intercultural Learning. With over two decades of academic output, her work addresses child rights, educational policy reform, and ethical methodologies in childhood research.

• Key research areas include:
  • Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Teacher-child interaction discourse
  • Intercultural curriculum development
  • Child abuse detection and reporting policies
  • Social capital in educational communities

Her publications span empirical studies on educator retention in Australia, digital literacy integration, and collaborative problem-solving frameworks. Farrell has contributed to policy development through projects like the ARC Discovery Project (2010) and edited volumes such as The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research (2016). Collaborations include scholars like Kerryann Walsh, Susan Danby, and Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson.