About Marilyn Fleer
Born 1950. Marilyn Fleer is an academic and psychologist.
Biography Fleer grew up in Narrikup, Western Australia, a rural farming community. She graduated from the University of New England with a MEd in 1988. She moved to the University of Queensland where she completed a PhD in 1991.
Fleer's research is focused on early childhood "concept formation", in particular the developmental meaning of conceptual play. Her work has especially focused on how young children learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts through play.
She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in November 2021 and inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2022.
She was a President of the International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research (ISCAR) and a recipient of the Vygotsky Institute medal for contributions to advancing cultural-historical research.
She holds honorary positions at the University of Oxford, Western Norway University and Aarhus University in Denmark.
Works
Marilyn Fleer (7 October 2023). https://shows.acast.com/playlab-podcast
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