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Biography
Dr Loraine Fordham (PhD; MECh; Dip Fam Th; LCST) is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the field of early childhood. Loraine has a PhD in early childhood (exploring families' experiences of family-centred practice) and has worked as an academic, researcher and speech pathologist in a range of early childhood, academic, health and community organisations.
From 2014-2016 Loraine completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with the Children's Protection Society in Melbourne, evaluating high quality early education and care practices with children and families experiencing vulnerabilities.
Loraine's teaching and research interests are in relational pedagogy (birth to 2 years), family-centred practices; inclusive education in early years settings; speech and language development; children's well-being; and high quality early childhood education and care.
External positions
Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
1 Nov 2010 → 31 Aug 2019
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research Outputs
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Moving towards a new Australian model of family-school partnerships through the authentic inclusion of families and children
Woo, E., Hadley, F. & Fordham, L., 5 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education 3-13. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nothing for us without us: student-identified approaches that can support the inclusion of deaf students in South African secondary schools
Skrebneva, I. & Fordham, L., 2024, In: Deafness and Education International. 26, 3, p. 213-231 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking and unpicking the challenge of 600 hours of preschool attendance
Harrison, L. J., Redman, T., Brown, J. E., Lavina, L., Davis, B., Degotardi, S., Fordham, L., Hadley, F., Jones, C., Waniganayake, M. & Wong, S., Mar 2024, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 49, 1, p. 32-48 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Family-centred practice for inclusive early years education
Fordham, L. A. & Johnston, C., 2023, Inclusive education in the early years: right from the start. Cologon, K. & Mevawalla, Z. (eds.). 2nd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, p. 386-401 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Supporting Participation in Early Childhood Education (SPiECE) of children from low socio-economic status backgrounds – a 2018-2022 research project
Harrison, L. J., Wong, S., Degotardi, S., Waniganayake, M., Hadley, F., Davis, B., Jones, C., Fordham, L. A., Reade, S., Redman, T., Sadow, L. & Brown, J., Apr 2023, North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie University. 50 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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