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Tahera Afrin

Senior Lecturer
School of Community Studies
Location: Building 113, Room

Publications

Afrin, T. (2025, November). Rethinking Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE) in Aotearoa for neurodiverse tamariki [Paper presentation]. NZARE, University of Auckland.

Afrin, T., Savage, T., & Bishop, P. (2025, December). Inclusion and disability in ECE: Pedagogical approaches in Aotearoa [Paper presentation]. ITP symposium, Wintec, Hamilton.

Afrin, T. (2024). Shaping of andragogy for an immigrant teacher educator in Aotearoa. New Zealand Journal of Teacher's Work, 21 (1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v21i1.622

Afrin, T., & Perez, K. (2024, 9-10 August). Neurodiversity, hauora and ako [Paper presentation]. Early Childhood Council Conference, Te Pae Convention Centre Ōtautahi / Christchurch.

Afrin, T. (2024, July). Locating neurodiversity in initial teacher education [Paper presentation]. Teacher Education Federation of Aotearoa NewZealand (TEFANZ)), University of Auckland.

Rana, L., Turton, L-A., & Afrin, T. (2024, November). Exploring productive and responsible use of Gen AI in education​ [Paper presentation]. NZARE, University of Waikato, Hamilton.

Afrin, T. (2024, July). Locating neurodiversity in initial teacher education [Paper presentation]. Teacher Education Federation of Aotearoa NewZealand (TEFANZ)). University of Auckland.

Afrin, Tahera. (2024, December). Applying a neurodiverse lens to our teaching: Is it possible? [Paper presentation]. Unitec/MIT. Unitec.

Afrin, T., & Johnson, M. (2023, July). Experience of inclusion for an autistic tamaiti: Language and life around me. [Paper presentation]. Unitec, Unitec Mt Albert Campus.

Afrin, Tahera. (2023). Cultural components of early childhood teacher education in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 25, 1-16.

Afrin, T., & Bishop, P. (2023). An early childhood education lens on the practice of reflection in Aotearoa New Zealand. In M. Shannon (Ed.), Proceedings. Rangahau: Te Mana o te Mahi Kotahitanga / Research: The Power of Collaboration. Unitec/ MIT Research Symposium 2022, (pp. 19-27).

Afrin, T., Mason, T., Perez, K., & Bagherian, S. (2023, November). Peeping into the sensory world by kaiako working with autism [Paper presentation]. NZARE, Palmerston North, Massey University.

Afrin, Tahera. (2022, July). From attendance to assessment: What can go wrong with learners of higher education? [Poster presentation]. Te Manawa Reka Curiosity Symposium, Toi Ohomai Institute, Rototrua.

Afrin, T. (2022). Resilience in daily routines for children with Autism. 2021 ITP research symposium (pp. 183-192).

Afrin, T. (2022). Inquiring about cultural components of early childhood education. In Marie Shannon (Ed.), Proceedings: Rangahau Horonuku Hou – New Research Landscapes, Unitec/MIT Research Symposium 2021 (pp. 52-62).

Afrin, T. (2022, November). ITE curriculum, teachers and parents: Experience of inclusion for neurodiverse tamariki [Paper presentation]. NZARE; Te Aronui_The Mighty Triangle, Online.

Afrin, T., & Bishop, P. (2022, December). ECE lens for reflection in Aotearoa New Zealand [Paper presentation]. 2022 Unitec/MIT Symposium, Online.

Afrin, T. (2021). Queries to have in an early childhood teacher education classroom. ICL Journal, 4 (1), 88-104.

Afrin, T. (2019). Desires and Doubts on Cultural sustainability: A study from Aotearoa New Zealand. 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Rome.

Afrin, T. (2019). Afrin, T. (2019). Desires and doubts on cultural sustainability: A study from Aotearoa New Zealand. , 8(4), 452. European Journal of Sustainable Development (Vol. 8 (4)).

Afrin, T. (2019). Desires and doubts around sustainable cultural diversity in education. 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Rome, Italy.

Afrin, T. (2018). Revisiting cultural components in the classroom. ICL Research Seminar Series, ICL Graduate Business School, Auckland.

Afrin, T. (2017). Cultural components of early childhood teacher education: Reflection for lecturers. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand.

Afrin, T., Duncan, S., & Jamali, S.M.M. (2015). Men studying ECE: Perceptions and reality from inside and outside the box. ICL Research Journal (Vol. 2 (1)).

Afrin, T. (2015). Tuning with the Hermit Crab: Supporting Māori and Pasifika students. ICL Research Journal (Vol. 3 (1)).

Afrin, T. (2011). External and internal moderation: The other side of the story. Symposium on Assessment and Learner Outcomes.