Dr Jo Traunter

Dr Jo Traunter

Team Lead Education, Childhood and Youth Studies

+44 (0)1482 465342 | J.Traunter@hull.ac.uk

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education
  • School of Education

Related groups

  • Education Studies

Qualifications

  • EdD (University of Sheffield)

Summary

Dr Joanne Traunter is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education in the faculty of Arts, Culture and Education. Jo is additionally the Academic Lead for Education, Childhood and Youth Studies.

Dr Traunter focuses her teaching and research interests in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). She is an experienced lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in national and international contexts and supports doctoral candidates towards PHD. Jo brings over twenty years of pedagogical experience working in the ECEC sector to her teaching.

Dr Traunter's research focuses on young children's learning through the creation of environments of inquiry, in particular creative, arts based experiences in a variety of settings, with a particular interest in learning in natural environments.

Jo additionally has significant interest in developing research activity with young children using participative methodologies, exploring understandings of agency, voice and pedagogical engagement with children's ideas.

Play and Learning in Early Childhood Contexts

Early Childhood Education: Curricular and Pedagogical Debates

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Perfect Patterns: Exploring the Relationship between Young Children's Schemas and Artmaking; Evidence and Implications for Practice

Traunter, J., & Traunter, I. (in press). Perfect Patterns: Exploring the Relationship between Young Children’s Schemas and Artmaking; Evidence and Implications for Practice. The International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 2021(1),

Immersive-learning experiences in real-life contexts: deconstructing and reconstructing Vietnamese kindergarten teachers' understanding of STEAM education

Shaw, P. A., Traunter, J. E., Nguyen, N., Huong, T. T., & Thao-Do, T. P. (2021). Immersive-learning experiences in real-life contexts: deconstructing and reconstructing Vietnamese kindergarten teachers’ understanding of STEAM education. International Journal of Early Years Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2021.1933920

Tricia Shaw

Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents perceptions of outdoor learning

Parsons, K. J., & Traunter, J. (2019). Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents perceptions of outdoor learning. Children's Geographies, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1694637

Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents' perceptions of outdoor learning

Parsons, K. J., & Traunter, J. (2020). Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents' perceptions of outdoor learning. Children's Geographies, 18(6), 699-711. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1694637

Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity

Traunter, J. (2019). Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity. Education 3-13, 47(7), 831-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2019.1622498

Research interests

Early Childhood Education

Outdoor learning

Creative environments of Inquiry in ECEC

Play and playful learning spaces

Professional identity and training in the ECEC workforce

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

ECPE PPF: Engaging young people in the circular plastics economy

Funder

EPSRC Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council

Grant

£48,200.00

Started

1 October 2019

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Traunter welcomes applications for supervision in her specialist areas of:

Early Childhood Education and Care

Outdoor learning

Creative Contexts for Young Children's Learning

Teacher Professional Identity

Awards and prizes

Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement

2006

Charity role

Chair EHC VWD Committee Chair

2023

Chair of the European Heamophila Consortium Von Willenbrands Disease Committee

Trustee Haemophilia Society

2019 - 2008

Trustee for the Haemophilia Society

Adviser Education Connect Hong Kong

2015

Conference attendance

ISSA Early Childhood Conference Bulgaria

2024 - 2024

ISSA is a leading international learning community and dynamic member association, powered by Europe’s and Central Asia’s foremost early childhood experts. Our shared, unwavering goal is to ensure that every child reaches their full potential. With a steadfast commitment to advancing early childhood development based on principles of inclusivity and equity, we champion holistic and integrated systems, policies, and high-quality services for all young children. My conference presentation featured a workshop session focussing on the Lundy model of voice and participation with early years children.

Conference presentation

ECEERA Lisbon

2023 - 2023

Presentation of conference paper: Stories in Playful Spaces at ECEERA Lisbon

BECEERA Birmingham

2022 - 2022

Playful Theatre Spaces and Young children

BECERA 2019 Birmingham

2019

Muddy Knees or Muddy Needs: Parents Perceptions of Outdoor Learning

BERA 2019 Manchester

2019

Tricked by the Trade, Professional Identity in the Emerging Early Years Teacher and the Impact of EYTS

QESS Project Launch Key Note ( Hong Kong)

2018

A vision for teaching to meet the needs of learners in the 21st Century, changing the directionality of teaching to support student led learning

2018 VTC (IVE) Early Years Conference (Hong Kong)

2018

Early Years STEM Education: A Creative Approach

ECEERA 2017 Bologna

2017

Using Integral Analysis to Examine the Emerging Professional Identity of Early Years

BERA -2015 Belfast

2015

Re-conceptualising Early Years Teacher Training: Policy, Professionalism and Integrity. Symposium contribution with Professor Elizabeth Wood, Professor Jayne Payler, Professor Jan Georgeson and Dr Jo Basford

External examiner role

External Examiner Northumbria MA in Early Childhood

2024 - 2028

External Examiner for the MA In Early Childhood Studies at Northumbria University

External examiner London Metropolitan

2019

External Examiner Stafford shire University

2019

External examiner for Stafford shire University for Early Childhood Studies

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

ECSDN Early Childhood Studies Degree Network

2018

SEFDEY Sector Endorsed Foundation Degree in Early Years

2015

Senior Fellow HEA

2013

Associate Member IFL

2008

National/International learned society/body role

Trustee National Hemophilia Society

2019

Trustee for the National Hemophilia Association

Scholarship role

Workshop Can Tho University, Vietnam

2019

Delivery of workshop focusing on environmental learning in early childhood

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