Author

Josephine Deguara

Observed names: Deguara, Josephine, Jo Deguara

Institution: University of Malta

Observed institution: University of Malta

ORCID: 0000-0003-4481-229X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-4481-229X

OpenAlex ID: A5045573909

Signs, symbols and schemas: understanding meaning in a child’s drawings

2017 · Jo Deguara, Cathy Nutbrown · International Journal of Early Years Education · 61

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The impact of COVID-19 on children’s learning: a rapid review

2022 · Jane Spiteri, Josephine Deguara, et al. · The Educational and Developmental Psychologist · 48

Young children’s drawings: A methodological tool for data analysis

2018 · Josephine Deguara · Journal of Early Childhood Research · 35

Meaning-making in young children's drawings

2015 · Josephine Deguara · White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) · 6

“I Don’t Want War in My House”: Young Children’s Meaning‐Making of War and Peace Through Their Drawings

2024 · Josephine Deguara · Social Inclusion · 4

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Uncovering and Tackling Educational Inequalities Caused by the Pandemic: Parents’ Perspectives for Equitable Education in Malta

2023 · Josephine Deguara, Josephine Milton, et al. · 4

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Reconfiguring Initial Teacher Education Through COVID-19 Times: Student Teachers’ Perspectives and Experiences in Malta

2025 · Josephine Milton, Josephine Deguara, et al. · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · 3

Rethinking the early childhood curriculum: learning and teaching as relational, contextual and co-constructed

2025 · Josephine Deguara · International Journal of Early Years Education · 3

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Children Making Meaning

2024 · Josephine Deguara, Cathy Nutbrown · Routledge eBooks · 3

Supporting young children’s metaphorical engagement through a Symbol Literacy Approach

2024 · Adrian-Mario Gellel, Josephine Deguara, et al. · Journal of Early Childhood Research · 3

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Comparative analysis of language policies in Malta and the European schools language policy

2026 · Harmaine Bonello, Tania Muscat, et al. · European Journal of Education & Language Review · 1

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Exhausted or empowered? Primary school educators’ views and experiences of educational transitions during a global emergency

2023 · Rosienne Camilleri, Josephine Deguara, et al. · Education 3-13 · 1

Exploring The Influence of COVID-19 on Initial Teacher Education in Malta: Student Participation in Higher Education

2021 · Suzanne Gatt, Charmaine Bonello, et al. · International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd) · 1

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ENHANCE: Empirical findings from digital placement in Malta

2026 · Milton, Josephine, Borg, Jonathan, et al. · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Exploring a child's representations of the sea through drawings and narratives

2026 · Anne Grethe Baustad, Josephine Deguara · Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Linguistic Diversity and Pedagogical Practices in Early Childhood and Primary Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2026 · Rosienne Camilleri, Charmaine Bonello, et al. · Education Sciences

Enacting an emergent curriculum in Malta: Early childhood educators’ perspectives of children in pedagogical decision-making

2026 · Shirley Ann Gauci, Josephine Deguara, et al. · European Educational Research Journal

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Assessing student engagement in higher education : validation of the university student engagement inventory among Maltese University students

2026 · Deguara, Josephine, Borg, Jonathan A., et al. · OAR@UM (University of Malta)

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A Pandemic Legacy: Adapting New Modes of Teaching Practicum Assessment for Student Teachers in Early and Primary Schools in Malta – Narrative Perspectives From Six Examiners

2025 · Josephine Deguara, Josephine Milton · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks

Researching children's drawings