Publications
Hodgkins, A., Malomo, M. and Solvason, C. (2024) Teaching Assistants, respected enough to teach, but not enough to be paid accordingly. International Journal of Changes in Education. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42024033
Hodgkins, A., Gossman, P., Paige, R. and Woolley, R. (2023), ‘We cry together every day’ - expressing emotion in early childhood empathy research’, Early Years, published online 27th October 2023.
Solvason, C., Allies, S., Hodgkins, A., Weston, R. and Malomo, M. (2023) ‘Occasionally there are moments of light’: the challenges of primary school teaching in England, and the factors that motivate teachers to stay in the profession, Education 3-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2023.2287547
Hodgkins, A. and Boddey, J. (2023) Supporting parents with empathy and compassion, International journal of birth and parent education, 10 (2), pp. 29-33
Hodgkins, A. (2022), Exploring early childhood practitioners’ perceptions of empathy with children and families: initial findings, Educational Review https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2023471
Hodgkins, A. (2022), Chapter 5: Empathy, Compassion and Emotion, In: Richards, H. and Malomo, M. (2022), Developing your professional identity: a guide for working with children and families, St Albans: Critical Publishing
In production:
Hodgkins, A. (2025) Nurturing Compassionate Connections: A Guide to Practitioner Empathy in the Early Years, London: Speechmark, Routledge.
Presentations
EECERA European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference – Cascais, Portugal (September 2023) Chair of symposium, Presentation: ‘Exploring Early Childhood Practitioners’ perceptions of empathic interactions with children and families’
Early Childhood Studies Degree Network Research Conference (2022) ‘Preparing students for the emotion work of early childhood practice’
EECERA European Early Childhood Education Research Association – International online festival (August 2021). Chair of symposium ‘Workforce support and development’ Presentation – ‘Empathy and Compassion in the early years’
EECERA European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference – Budapest (August 2018) “Advanced Empathy – a Risky Strength?”
“A Child’s World” Conference, University of Aberystwyth (July 2018) “Advanced Empathy in the Early Years”