Profile
Dr Jacky Tyrie is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Swansea University, Wales (UK) and Programme Director for the MA in Childhood Studies. Her research focuses on young children’s rights, participation, and equality, particularly within early childhood education and care settings. Dr Tyrie is a national leader in children’s rights and coordinates the Children’s Rights in Early Years Network (CREY) Wales, which brings together academics, policymakers, NGOs, and practitioners. In addition to her academic work, Dr Tyrie serves as a trustee of Play Wales and is affiliated with the Observatory on Human Rights of Children.
Research
Publications
Murphy, A., Roberts, L., Williams, J., Chicken, S., Clement, J., Waters-Davies, J., & Tyrie, J. (2024). Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric. Policy Futures in Education, 23(2), 295-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103241257281
Waters-Davies, J and A. Murphy, J. Tyrie, S. Chicken and J. Clement (2024) Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: an exploration from Wales. Children & Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12848
Chicken, S.; Tur Porres, G.; Mannay, D.; Parnell, J.; Tyrie, J. (2024) Questioning 'voice' and silence: exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens. Qualitative Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241234299
Waters-Davies, J., J. Tyrie, S. Chicken, C. Knight and E. Grout (2023) Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales. Education 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2023.2276854
Chicken, S., & Tyrie, J. (2023). Can you Hear me? Problematising the Enactment of UNCRC Article 12 in Welsh Early Years Classrooms: Exploring the Challenges of “Children’s Voice”. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 31(2), 301-325. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-31010001
Murphy, A., Tyrie, J., Waters-Davies, J., Chicken, S., & Clement, J. (2022). Foundation Phase teachers' understandings and enactment of participation in school settings in Wales. In Conn, C., & Murphy, A. (Eds.). (2022). Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning. Routledge. p111.