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Email:

susanna.mayer@istc.cnr.it

Telephone:

+ 39 06 44161532

Fax:

+ 39 06 44161513

Address:

Via Nomentana 56 - 00161 Rome - Italy

Group membership:

The Group for the Psychological Study of Interpersonal Relations

- Private group -

Additional details

Profile

Position:

Technologist

Position:

Technologist

Short profile:

Susanna Mayer, child psychologist, carries out research at the Human Development and Society Group on cognitive development and socialization processes in early childhood. In particular, she has studied interactions between young children during pretend play, their exploration of the physical properties of objects, communication between children and adults in early childhood education and care centers. She has participated in several studies on the needs of migrant families with young children and on the inclusion of children from migrant families in educational services. She has investigated the role and functions of the coordinators of early childhood education and care services in Italy.

Projects

Progetto 3.2. Monitoraggio della qualità degli Spazio Insieme

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Tullia Musatti

Project 1.1. Socialization and learning in the early years

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Susanna Mayer

Project 2.1. ERATO: Documentation and analysis of quality of children’s experience in early educational services

Project Funding:

Other - International

ISTC Contact Person:

Isabella Di Giandomenico

Project 2.2. Documenting and analysing children’s experience as Continuous Professional Development

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Mariacristina Picchio

Project 2.3. Quality assessment of childhood education and care centres subsidized with the Municipality of Rome

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Tullia Musatti

Project 2.4. Documenting, examining and evaluating the quality of early childhood educational services

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Mariacristina Picchio

Project 3.3. TOGETHER

Project Funding:

Other - International

ISTC Contact Person:

Tullia Musatti

Project 3.4. INSIEME

Project Funding:

Other - International

ISTC Contact Person:

Isabella Di Giandomenico

Project I.2. Children and families from here and elsewhere: promoting integration and participation in early childhood services

Project Funding:

CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

ISTC Contact Person:

Mariacristina Picchio

Project I.3. The cognitive and social experience of children in early childhood education and care centers

Project Funding:

Other - National

ISTC Contact Person:

Tullia Musatti

Publications

Articolo

2019

Transitions in ECEC services: the experience of children from migrant families

Mariacristina Picchio, Susanna Mayer

Source: European early childhood education research journal (Online) (2019): 1–12. doi:10.1080/1350293X.2019.1579552, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Mariacristina Picchio, Susanna Mayer/titolo:Transitions in ECEC services: the experience of children from migrant families/doi:10.1080/1350293X.2019.1579552/rivista:European early childhood education research journal (Online)/a

2014

Indagine sulla diffusione e il funzionamento dei Centri per bambini e famiglie in Italia

Di Giandomenico, I., Mayer, S., Musatti, T., Picchio, M., Brandini, Centro Qua_Si/UniversiScuola dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca

Source: GIFT-Quaderni (2014): 15–38., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Di Giandomenico, I., Mayer, S., Musatti, T., Picchio, M., Brandini, S., Centro Qua_Si/UniversiScuola dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca/titolo:Indagine sulla diffusione e il funzionamento dei Centri per bambini e famiglie in Ita

2012

Documentation and analysis of children's experience: an ongoing collegial activity for early childhood professionals

Picchio, Mariacristina, Giovannini, Donatella, Mayer, Susanna, Musatti, Tullia

Source: Early years (Abingdon. Online) 32 (2012): 159–170. doi:10.1080/09575146.2011.651444, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Picchio, Mariacristina; Giovannini, Donatella;Mayer, Susanna; Musatti, Tullia/titolo:Documentation and analysis of children's experience: an ongoing collegial activity for early childhood professionals/doi:10.1080/09575146.2011.

2011

EDUCARE in the nido: how to weave a tapestry from many threads

Musatti, T., Mayer, S.

Source: 20 (2011): 6–7., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Musatti, T., Mayer, S./titolo:EDUCARE in the nido: how to weave a tapestry from many threads/doi:/rivista:/anno:2011/pagina_da:6/pagina_a:7/intervallo_pagine:6–7/volume:20

Sharing attention and activities among toddlers: The spatial dimension of the setting and the educator's role

Musatti, T., Mayer, S.

Source: European early childhood education research journal 19 (2011): 201–220. doi:10.1080/1350293X.2011.574408, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Musatti, T., Mayer, S./titolo:Sharing attention and activities among toddlers: The spatial dimension of the setting and the educator's role/doi:10.1080/1350293X.2011.574408/rivista:European early childhood education research jou

Libro o curatela

2018

Stare insieme, conoscere insieme. Bambini e adulti nei servizi educativi di Pistoia

Tullia Musatti, Donatella Giovannini, Mariacristina Picchio, Susanna Mayer, Isabella Di Giandomenico

Source: Parma: Edizioni Junior - Spaggiari Edizioni srl, 2018

Contributo in volume

2017

Toddlers' participation in joint activities with peers in nido

Musatti, T., Mayer, S., Pettenati, P., Picchio, M.

Source: Under-three year olds in policy and practice, edited by White, E. J., Dalli, C., pp. 73–86. London: Springer, 2017

2016

Continuous professional support and quality: the case of Pistoia.

Musatti, T., Picchio M., Mayer S.

Source: Pathways to Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care, edited by Vandenbroeck, M., Urban, M., Peeters, J., pp. 43–56. London: routledge, 2016