Marilyn Fleer

8.1k total citations
312 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Marilyn Fleer is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Marilyn Fleer has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Education, 78 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Marilyn Fleer's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (125 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (63 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (43 papers). Marilyn Fleer is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (125 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (63 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (43 papers). Marilyn Fleer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Marilyn Fleer's co-authors include Mariane Hedegaard, Joy Cullen, Angela Anning, Nikolai Veresov, Glykeria Fragkiadaki, Marie Hammer, Liang Li, Susan Edwards, Jill Robbins and Claire McLachlan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and Teaching and Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Marilyn Fleer

296 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marilyn Fleer Australia 33 3.6k 1.3k 899 447 323 312 4.4k
Pam Grossman United States 26 4.8k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 900 1.0× 228 0.5× 313 1.0× 47 5.5k
Frederick Erickson United States 31 2.6k 0.7× 899 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 252 0.6× 336 1.0× 69 4.7k
Jennifer Gore Australia 30 2.5k 0.7× 461 0.4× 835 0.9× 144 0.3× 362 1.1× 108 3.5k
Kwang Suk Yoon United States 16 5.5k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 613 0.7× 140 0.3× 722 2.2× 22 7.1k
Karen Littleton United Kingdom 30 2.6k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 629 0.7× 223 0.5× 265 0.8× 122 4.2k
Alex Kozulin United States 21 2.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 446 0.5× 664 1.5× 390 1.2× 68 4.4k
Kathryn Ecclestone United Kingdom 28 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 704 0.8× 238 0.5× 300 0.9× 67 3.6k
Peter Smagorinsky United States 36 3.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 887 1.0× 469 1.0× 194 0.6× 151 4.8k
Na’ilah Suad Nasir United States 28 2.3k 0.6× 549 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 230 0.5× 189 0.6× 55 3.1k
Cathy Amanti United States 6 5.1k 1.4× 748 0.6× 2.0k 2.3× 192 0.4× 180 0.6× 11 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Marilyn Fleer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marilyn Fleer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marilyn Fleer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marilyn Fleer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marilyn Fleer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Marilyn Fleer. Marilyn Fleer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Allen, Kelly‐Ann, et al.. (2025). Belonging in their words: exploring early childhood perspectives using the draw, write, tell method. Australian Journal of Psychology. 77(1). 2463949–2463949. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Liang, et al.. (2024). “What parts of the plants do we eat, is this STEM?” – A study of Chinese kindergarten teachers' STEM professional development. Learning Culture and Social Interaction. 47. 100842–100842. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Liang, et al.. (2023). Conceptual PlayWorld: creating motivating conditions for new kindergarten practices in China to support engineering education. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 32(3). 522–540. 2 indexed citations
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, et al.. (2023). The Hidden and Invisible: Supporting Science Learning in Infant-Toddler Group Settings. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 38(2). 227–242. 3 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2022). The dialectical relation of real and digital Conceptual PlayWorlds in Family Day Care. International Journal of Early Years Education. 30(3). 511–526. 2 indexed citations
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, et al.. (2022). Science Concept Formation During Infancy, Toddlerhood, and Early Childhood: Developing a Scientific Motive Over Time. Research in Science Education. 53(2). 275–294. 18 indexed citations
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, et al.. (2021). Collective Imagining: The Early Genesis and Development of a sense of Collectiveness during Infancy. Cultural-Historical Psychology. 17(3). 84–94. 6 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2021). Increasing Girls’ STEM Engagement in Early Childhood: Conditions Created by the Conceptual PlayWorld Model. Research in Science Education. 52(4). 1243–1260. 33 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2021). Teaching STEM through play: conditions created by the conceptual PlayWorld model for early childhood teachers. Early Years Journal of International Research and Development. 43(4-5). 811–827. 12 indexed citations
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, et al.. (2021). The social and cultural genesis of collective imagination during infancy. Learning Culture and Social Interaction. 29. 100518–100518. 11 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2021). “You Can be Whatever You Want to be!”: Transforming Teacher Practices to Support Girls’ STEM Engagement. Early Childhood Education Journal. 50(8). 1317–1328. 18 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2021). Theorising Digital Tools: Mutual Constitution of the Person and Digital in a Conceptual PlayWorld. Human Arenas. 5(4). 654–671. 6 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2020). Methodological Challenges of Studying Children in a Living Laboratory: Case example of Conceptual PlayLab. Cultural-Historical Psychology. 16(3). 47–59. 9 indexed citations
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, Marilyn Fleer, & Konstantinos Ravanis. (2017). A Cultural-Historical Study of the Development of Children’s Scientific Thinking about Clouds in Everyday Life. Research in Science Education. 49(6). 1523–1545. 23 indexed citations
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Hedegaard, Mariane, et al.. (2011). Motives in Children's Development. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2009). International perspectives on early childhood education and development. Springer eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn, et al.. (2007). Mapping the Relations Between Everyday Concepts and Scientific Concepts Within Playful Learning Environments. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 3 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn & Manjula Waniganayake. (1994). The education and development of early childhood professionals in Australia. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 19(3). 3–13. 4 indexed citations
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Fleer, Marilyn. (1992). A postcard from England: Does Australia have a National Clayton's curriculum?. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 17(1). 17–21. 2 indexed citations

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