Liang Li

Research output

Research output per year 2009 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023

• 32 Article
• 22 Chapter (Book)
• 7 Abstract
• 2 Book
• 7 More
  • 2 Edited Book
  • 1 Commissioned Report
  • 1 Other Report
  • 1 Conference Paper
  • 1 Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry
  • 1 Review Article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  A cultural-historical study of emotions in play: catharsis and perezhivanie in an institutional care setting

  Meng, X., Fleer, M., Li, L. & Hammer, M., 2023, In: Mind, Culture, and Activity. 30, 1, p. 57-71 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• A cultural-historical study of how a conceptual playworld creates conditions for personally meaningful mathematics in the Chinese kindergarten context

  Ma, Y., Fleer, M., Li, L. & Wang, Y., 2023, In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 31, 6, p. 850-865 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

• Children’s classroom experiences in building peer relationships

  Neri Tejada, J., Li, L. & Hammer, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Early Childhood Education Journal. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• Chinese early childhood teachers’ perspectives on mathematics education in play-based contexts

  Zhang, W., Li, L. & Disney, L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Early Years. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• Conceptual PlayWorld: creating motivating conditions for new kindergarten practices in China to support engineering education

  Wang, Y., Ma, Y., Li, L. & Fleer, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• Creating conditions for Chinese kindergarten Teacher’s professional development in play-based setting

  Wang, Y., Li, L., Fleer, M. & Ma, Y., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Early Years. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• Curriculum reforms as a productive force for the development of new play practices in rural Chinese kindergartens

  Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2023, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 31, 1, p. 63-78 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Perezhivanie: an investigation into drama and emotions as children enter a conceptual Playworld

  Utami, A. D., Fleer, M. & Li, L., Dec 2023, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 43, 8 p., 100774.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• The ‘player’ role of the teacher in Playworld creates new conditions for children’s learning and development

  Utami, A. D., Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2023, In: International Journal of Early Childhood. 55, p. 169-186 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Young children’s mathematical problem solving and thinking in a playworld

  Li, L. & Disney, L., 2023, In: Mathematics Education Research Journal. 35, p. 23-44 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  Above, below, or equal? Exploring teachers’ pedagogical positioning in a playworld context to teach mathematical concepts to preschool children

  Disney, L. & Li, L., Jun 2022, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 114, 10 p., 103706.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A cultural-historical study of the development of emotion regulation through collective play in an institutional care setting in China

  Meng, X., Fleer, M., Li, L. & Hammer, M., Feb 2022, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 32, 10 p., 100590.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Collective play: the new conditions for children’s development in an institutional care setting

  Meng, X., Fleer, M., Li, L. & Hammer, M., 2022, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 30, 2, p. 478-493 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing a pedagogy of play: toddlers’ conceptual learning in a PlayWorld

  Li, L., 2022, In: Early Years. 42, 3, p. 278-292 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Play exploration and active learning in a Chinese kindergarten: an educational experiment into how teachers meet the new societal demands of the educational reform and transition into new play practices

  Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2022, Qualitative Studies of Exploration in Childhood Education: Cultures of Play and Learning in Transition. Fleer, M., Hedegaard, M., Eriksen Ødegaard, E. & Værum Sørensen, H. (eds.). 1st ed. London UK: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 69-95 27 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Promoting Chinese children's agency in science learning: Conceptual PlayWorld as a new play practice

  Ma, Y., Wang, Y., Fleer, M. & Li, L., Apr 2022, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 33, 12 p., 100614.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Studying teacher professional development: how a Chinese kindergarten teacher brings play practices into the program

  Li, L., Fleer, M. & Yang, N., 2022, In: Early Years. 42, 1, p. 104-118 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Teacher’s creation of conditions for peer interactions and relationships

  Neri Tejada, J., Hammer, M. & Li, L., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Early Childhood Research. 20, 1, p. 27-41 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The kitchen table: mother-academics reconfiguring their emerging identities while aligning family and work

  Adams, M., Longmuir, F., Fernandes, V., Almeida, S. C. & Li, L., 2022, Research and Teaching in a Pandemic World: The Challenges of Establishing Academic Identities During Times of Crisis. Cahusac de Caux, B., Pretorius, L. & Macaulay, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 343-358 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
• 2021

  Affective Early Childhood Pedagogy for Infant-Toddlers

  Quiñones, G., Li, L. & Ridgway, A., 2021, 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer. 146 p. (Policy and Pedagogy with Under-three Year Olds: Cross-disciplinary Insights and Innovations; vol. 3)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

• An analysis of a child's experiences in playing a gendered character during playworld

  Utami, A. D., Fleer, M. & Li, L., Mar 2021, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 28, 11 p., 100454.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Moral imagination: creating affective values through toddlers' joint play

  Li, L., Ridgway, A. & Quiñones, G., Sept 2021, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 30, Part B, 9 p., 100435.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Preschool teachers’ pedagogical positioning in relation to children’s imaginative play

  Devi, A., Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2021, In: Early Child Development and Care. 191, 16, p. 2471-2483 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Quasi-Experimental Research: Home Based Parenting Education Program: Cohort 1 Endline Report

  Quiñones, G., Rivalland, C., Li, L. & Monk, H., Jan 2021, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 55 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other

• Toddlers’ outdoor play, imagination and cultural formation

  Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L., 2021, Outdoor Learning and Play: Pedagogical Practices and Children's Cultural Formation. Grindheim, L. T., Sørensen, H. V. & Rekers, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 23-42 20 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 34).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
• 2020

  Holding hands: toddlers’ imaginary peer play

  Quiñones, G., Ridgway, A. & Li, L., 2020, Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives. Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 77-92 16 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 30).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• International perspectives on peer play and relationships in early childhood settings

  Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L., 2020, Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives. Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 1-9 9 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 30).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

• Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives

  Ridgway, A. (ed.), Quiñones, G. (ed.) & Li, L. (ed.), 2020, 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer. 231 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 30)

  Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review

• Problematizing pedagogical imports and creating new conditions for children's development: a case from China

  Fleer, M., Li, L. & Yan, Z., 2020, Cultural-Historical and Critical Psychology: Common Ground, Divergences and Future Pathways. Fleer, M., González Rey, F. & Jones, P. E. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 133-154 22 p. (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research; vol. 8).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Shift in teachers’ pedagogical practices in play-based programme in Indonesia

  Utami, A. D., Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2020, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Toddler and older peer play: agentic imagination and joyful learning

  Ridgway, A., Li, L. & Quiñones, G., 2020, Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives. Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 27-44 18 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 30).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Togetherness and awareness: young children’s peer play

  Li, L. & Yu, M. L., 2020, Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives. Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 179-195 17 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 30).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Visual methodology: processing relational pedagogy

  Ridgway, A., Quiñones, G. & Li, L., 2020, Seeing the World Through Children's Eyes: Visual Methodologies and Approaches to Research in the Early Years. White, E. J. (ed.). 1st ed. The Netherlands: Brill, p. 177-192 16 p. (Visual Pedagogies, Methodologies, and Educational Research; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
• 2019

  A Review of Literature for Infant and Toddler Education and Care: Exploring Quality and Best Practice

  Duhn, I., Li, L., Disney, L. & Hennessy, L., Mar 2019, 1st ed. Clayton Vic Australia: Monash University. 42 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other

• Collaborative drawing: a creative tool for examination of infant–toddler pedagogical practices

  Quiñones, G., Ridgway, A. & Li, L., 1 Sept 2019, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 44, 3, p. 230-243 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing a drama pedagogy for toddler education

  Quinones, G., Ridgway, A. & Li, L., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Early Childhood Research. 17, 2, p. 140-156 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Supporting heritage language development through adults' participation in activity settings

  Li, L., 2019, Cultural-Historical Approaches to Studying Learning and Development: Societal, Institutional and Personal Perspectives. Edwards, A., Fleer, M. & Bøttcher, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 85-100 16 p. (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research; vol. 6).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Transition between child-initiated imaginative play and teacher-initiated activity: an analysis of children’s motives and teachers’ pedagogical demands in a preschool context

  Devi, A., Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2019, Children’s Transitions in Everyday Life and Institutions. Hedegaard, M. & Fleer, M. (eds.). 1st ed. London UK: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 207-226 20 p. (Transitions in Childhood and Youth).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
• 2018

  Collaborative forum: an affective space for infant-toddler educators’ collective reflections

  Quiñones, G., Li, L. & Ridgway, A., 1 Sept 2018, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 43, 3, p. 25-33 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Early Childhood Education and Development in China

  Pan, Y., Wang, X. & Li, L., 2018, International Handbook of Early Childhood Education. Fleer, M. & van Oers, B. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 1. p. 599-622 24 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Early Childhood Education Reform: Crisis and Changes

  Li, L., Pan, Y. & Wang, X., 2018, International Handbook of Early Childhood Education. Fleer, M. & van Oers, B. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 1. p. 591-597 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Family pedagogy: parent-child interaction in shared book reading

  Li, L. & Fleer, M., 2018, Early Childhood Pedagogies: Creating Spaces for Young Children to Flourish. Murray, J. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 230-246 17 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

• ‘We set up a small world’: preschool teachers’ involvement in children’s imaginative play

  Devi, A., Fleer, M. & Li, L., 3 Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 26, 3, p. 295-311 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  A wholeness approach to babies’ and toddlers’ learning and development

  Li, L., Quiñones, G. & Ridgway, A., 2017, Studying babies and toddlers: Relationships in cultural contexts. Li, L., Quinones, G. & Ridgway, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 1-12 12 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 20).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

• Examining the dynamics of infant reciprocity and affective fatherhood

  Ridgway, A., Quinones, G. & Li, L., 2017, Studying Babies and Toddlers: Relationships in Cultural Contexts. Li, L., Quiñones, G. & Ridgway, A. (eds.). Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 137-156 20 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 20).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Studying babies and toddlers: Relationships in cultural contexts

  Li, L. (ed.), Quinones, G. (ed.) & Ridgway, A. (ed.), 2017, 1 ed. Singapore: Springer. 226 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; no. 20)

  Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review

• The babies’ perspective: emotional experience of their creative acts

  Li, L., Ridgway, A. & Quiñones, G., 2017, Studying Babies and Toddlers: Relationships in Cultural Contexts. Li, L., Quinones, G. & Ridgway, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 29-48 20 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 20).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Transitory moments as “affective moments of action” in toddler play

  Quinones, G., Li, L. & Ridgway, A., 2017, Studying Babies and Toddlers: Relationships in Cultural Contexts. Li, L., Quiñones, G. & Ridgway, A. (eds.). Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 175-192 18 p. (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development; vol. 20).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  A child-centred evaluation model: gaining the children's perspective in evaluation studies in China

  Fleer, M. & Li, L., 2016, In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 24, 3, p. 342 - 356 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A cultural-historical reading of imagination and creativity in young children's shared narrative creations across cultural contexts

  March, S., Li, L. & Quinones, G., 2016, Children's Play, Pretense, and Story: Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Douglas, S. & Stirling, L. (eds.). New York NY USA: Routledge, p. 271 - 293 23 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review