Kaveri G

Dr G Kaveri

Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education Programme

S R Nathan School of Human Development

Tel: +65 6248 0410

Email: Z2thdmVyaUBzdXNzLmVkdS5zZw==

Educational Qualifications

2015
Doctor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University

2004
Master of Education (Early Childhood Education), Queensland University of Technology

Academic and Professional Experience

2017 - 2022
Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2007 - 2017
Adjunct lecturer, SIM-GE

2017
Adjunct professor, Wheelock College

2015 - 2016
Associate lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

2007 - 2016
Trainer & Tutor, National Institute of Education

Almeida, S. C., Mitsuhashi, M., Li, M., Kaveri, G., & Inoue, M. (2024).
Sustainability education in early childhood education contexts: Insights and alternative perspectives from India, Japan, China and Singapore. In, J.M. Davis and Elliot, S. (Eds.), Young Children and the Environment: Early Education for Sustainability (pp. 295-317). Cambridge University Press.

Tan, E., & Kaveri, G. (2024).
Building prosocial behaviours: Examining the possibilities of social stories in early childhood settings. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X241227044

Lim, C. & Kaveri, G. (2024).
Listening to Children’s Voices: Reflections on methods, practices and ethics in researching with children using Zoom video interviews. Qualitative Research Journal. DOI 10.1108/QRJ-10-2023-0156

Kaveri, G., Lim, C., & Li, J. (2023).
Insights from EECERA 2023. Early Educators, 42, 51-56.

Kaveri, G., Hu, Ai-Hua, Almeida, S., & Gomes, J. (2022).
Crisis and adaptability: A model of early childhood teacher resilience across five countries. Early Years. DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2022.2139357

Almeida, S. C, Kaveri, G., Gomez, J., Gupta, P., Mannan, F., & Sarkar, M. (2022).
Early childhood educators’ experiences and responses to COVID-19: An impact study across five countries. In O. D. Saracho (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives on Research on Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Early Childhood Education (pp. 107-129). Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Ho, H. Z., & Kaveri, G. (2022).
The role of Stay-Play-Talk in strengthening peer relationships: An opportunity for professional growth and development. Early Educators, 39, 4-12.

Kaveri, G. (2021).
Household waste generation: Understanding family practices and challenges in Singapore. The Journal of International Research in Early Childhood Education, 11(1), 37-49.

Gomez, J. Almeida, S. C., Kaveri, G., Mannan, F., Gupta, P., Hu, A., & Sarkar, M. (2021).
Early childhood educators as Covid warriors: Adaptations and responsiveness to the pandemic across five countries. International Journal Early Childhood, 53, 345-366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-021-00305-8

Kaveri, G. (2019).
Early childhood educators as learners. Early Educators, 32, 22-24.

McNulty, Y., & Kaveri, G. (2019).
Macro talent management in Singapore: An analysis based on local media. In V. Vaiman., P. Sparrow., R. Schuler., & D. G. Collings (Eds.), Macro Talent Management in Emerging and Emergent Markets: A Global Perspective. Routledge.

  • Sustainability Education
  • Intergenerational Relationships
  • Home-school partnership
  • Child-centred pedagogy
  • Asia Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood
  • Association of Early Childhood Educators, Singapore
2022 - 2023
Professional identity development: A qualitative study of novice early childhood educators in Singapore.

2021 - 2022
1000 voices - Understanding child agency in school and play in Singapore (Pilot)

2020 - 2021
Early childhood educators’ responses and innovations to the pandemic: A multi country study

2020 - 2021
Co-investigator: Anthropological analysis of seniors’ travel behaviours and psychosocial barriers in using public transport. Funded by Public Transport Council, Singapore. Funding amount: SGD44,300


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