Ali Glasgow

Dr. Ali Glasgow is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington. With a background in early childhood education (ECE) and extensive work across Pacific communities (NZ, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, East Timor), her research centers on Pacific education, indigenous pedagogies, and inclusive practices. She holds a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington focusing on Pacific Language Nests.

Education:

• PhD in Education, Victoria University of Wellington
• Master of Education, Victoria University of Wellington
• Bachelor of Arts in Education, Victoria University of Wellington
• Diploma of Teaching (ECE), Wellington College of Education

Research Focus: Glasgow employs sociocultural and indigenous frameworks to investigate cultural-linguistic pedagogy, infant/toddler care traditions, autism in Māori communities, and climate wellbeing education. Her work prioritizes child agency, family-community roles, and decolonizing methodologies across early childhood to tertiary contexts.

Publications: Her 59+ publications (2016–2025) demonstrate consistent themes: Pacific cultural revitalization, inclusive education models, teacher development, and community-led research. Recent works explore climate literacy leadership among youth and indigenous research ethics.

Awards:

• Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) Award (2015) for Māori/Pacific infant care research

Grants & Supervision: Secured external funding for the project Te Whatu Kete Mātauranga (2015–2017) on infant/toddler education. Currently supervises doctoral research on early intervention in Indonesia and leads a cross-sector Pacific values study spanning NZ, Samoa, and Cook Islands.