Emeritus Professor Jackie Marsh

BA (Hons), PGCE, MEd, PhD, FAcSS

School of Education

Emeritus Professor

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j.a.marsh@sheffield.ac.uk

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Emeritus Professor Jackie Marsh
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
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S10 2AH
Profile

Jackie Marsh has researched and taught in Education at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ for over 20 years. She was Head of the School of Education from 2009-12. Jackie also undertook the role of Faculty of Social Sciences Director of Learning and Teaching from 2013 – 2019. She was elected as an Academician of the Social Sciences in 2017. Jackie was a member of the REF 2021 Education Sub-Panel.

Jackie has undertaken research on children’s digital literacy learning in homes, nurseries, schools and informal learning settings. She has also undertaken studies that have examined parents’ and families’ engagement in their children’s digital literacy development. In addition, Jackie has completed a number of research projects focused on digital play. She has collaborated with a range of external partners including the BBC, LEGO and Google.

On her retirement in 2022, the University conferred on Jackie the title of Emeritus Professor. She continues to be involved in the School of Education’s programme.

Research interests

Jackie has undertaken research on children’s digital literacy learning in homes, nurseries, schools and informal learning settings. She has also undertaken studies that have examined parents’ and families’ engagement in their children’s digital literacy development.

Her work draws on theoretical frameworks located in sociology and communications, media and cultural studies. Jackie has employed a range of methodologies in her research, including large-scale, national surveys, in addition to ethnographic case studies which have included visual methods. She has expertise in participatory research with children and teachers, and in co-produced research with teachers and the children’s media industry.

Recent funded projects

  • Makerspaces in Early Childhood: Enhancing Play and Creativity () 2015 – 2019, Funded by the EU Commission, Horizon 2020 (PI Marsh)
  • COST Action IS1410, ‘The Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children’ (), 2015 – 2019, funded by the EU Commission (Chair/Grant Holder Marsh).
  • Childhoods and Play. Funded by the British Academy, 2012-2021 (PI Marsh, Co-Is Bishop and Burn)
  • : Cultural Memory and Virtual and Physical Play, 2017-19, Funded by the EPSRC (PI Burn, Co-Is Marsh, Bishop, Potter, Woolley).
  • , Funded by the ESRC, 2015 (PI Marsh, Co-Is Plowman, Yamada-Rice).
  • Digital Futures in Teacher Education, Funded by JISC, 2012, (PI Pountney, Co-Is Marsh, Merchant).
  • Children's playground games and songs in a new media age, 2009-11, funded by AHRC (PI Burn, Co-Is Marsh, Mitchell and Willett).
Publications

Books

  • Larson J & Marsh J (2015) . SAGE Publications Ltd. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA & Bishop JC (2014) Changing Play: Play, Media And Commercial Culture From The 1950s To The Present Day. McGraw Hill. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Willett R, Richards C, Burn A, Marsh JA & Bishop JC (2013) . Basingstoke: Palgrave. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA & Burke A (2013) . Oxford: Peter Lang. RIS download Bibtex download
  • (2005) . SAGE Publications Ltd. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nigel H, Larson J & Marsh J (2003) . RIS download Bibtex download

Edited books

  • Larson J & Marsh J (Ed.) (2013) . SAGE Publications Ltd. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Merchant G, Gillen J, Davies J & Marsh J (Eds.) (2012) Virtual Literacies: Interactive spaces for Children and Young People. New York: Routledge. RIS download Bibtex download
  • (Ed.) (2012) Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy. London: Sage. RIS download Bibtex download
  • (Ed.) (2009) Play, Creativity and Digital Cultures. New York/London: Routledge. RIS download Bibtex download
  • (Ed.) (2008) . SAGE Publications Ltd. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Millard E (Ed.) (2005) . Taylor & Francis. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (Ed.) () . Routledge. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

  • Marsh J, Ardron A, Clayton Z & Hetherington D (2019) . Nursery World, 2019(22), 23-27. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Wood E, Chesworth L, Nisha B, Nutbrown B & Olney B (2019) . Mind, Culture, and Activity. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J, Lahmar J & Scott F (2018) . British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(5), 870-882. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA, Arnseth HC & Kumpulainen K (2018) . Multimodal Technologies Interact, 3. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA (2017) The Internet of Toys: A Posthuman and Multimodal Analysis of Connected Play. Teachers College record, 119. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA, Hannon P, Lewis M & Ritchie L (2017) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15(1), 47-60. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA (2016) . Media Education - Studi, ricerche, buone pratiche, 7(2), 178-195. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F (2016) . Early Years, 36(3), 242-253. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2016) . Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 37(3), 369-380. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA (2014) . International Journal of Play, 3(3: Lifework and Legacy: Reviewing Iona and Peter Opie's Contribution to the Study of Play), 267-279. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC (2014) . International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 37(2), 113-124. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Bishop J (2014) . Discourse, 35(1), 16-30. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2014) . JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING, 37(2), 179-195. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Bishop J (2012) . International Journal of Play, 1(3), 279-291. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2012) . Childhood, 19(4), 508-522. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2011) . Reading Research Quarterly, 46(2), 101-118. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gillen J, Marsh J, McNaughton S, Merchant G & Wells-Rowe E (2010) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 10(1), 3-5. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2010) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 8(1), 23-39. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2010) , 277-282. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Singleton C (2009) . J RES READ, 32(1), 1-5. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Merchant G (2008) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 8(1), 5-6. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Page J & Vincent C (2007) Childcare, choice and class practices. BRIT J SOCIOL EDUC, 28(4), 529-535. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2007) . International Journal of Inclusive Education, 11(3), 267-281. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2006) . Practical Pre-School, 2006(64), 1-2. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2006) . READ RES QUART, 41(2), 160-174. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2006) . BRIT EDUC RES J, 32(2), 340-341. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA (2006) . Language and Education, 20(6), 493-506. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carrington V & Marsh J (2005) . Discourse, 26(3), 279-285. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(3), 319-322. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) The primary canon: A critical review. BRIT J EDUC STUD, 52(3), 249-262. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) Literacies across media: Playing the text.. J RES READ, 27(2), 181-182. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(1), 51-66. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carrington V & Marsh J (2004) . Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 25(3), 307-308. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Browne A, Dyson AH, Hall N, Marsh J & Merchant G (2003) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 3(3), 219-222. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2003) . BRIT EDUC RES J, 29(3), 369-382. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2003) . English in Education, 37(1), 38-46. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Thompson P & Marsh J (2002) . Early Years Educator, 3(12), ii-viii. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2002) . Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 3(1), 132-138. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Browne A, Dyson AH, Hall N, Marsh J & Merchant G (2001) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 1(1), 5-7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Millard E & Marsh J (2001) . Reading, 35(2), 54-61. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Millard E & Marsh J (2001) . Cambridge Journal of Education, 31(1), 25-38. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Thompson P (2001) . Journal of Research in Reading, 24(3), 266-278. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2000) . Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1(2), 119-133. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2000) 'But I want to fly too! ': girls and superhero play in the infant classroom. GENDER EDUC, 12(2), 209-220. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (1999) . International Journal of Early Years Education, 7(2), 117-131. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (1998) . English in Education, 32(1), 10-18. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Lahmar J, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F () Under three's play with tablets. Journal of Early Childhood Research. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Marsh J (2020) 'But I want to fly too!': Girls and superhero play in the infant classroom, The Routledge Reader in Early Childhood Education (pp. 120-135). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F (2020) , Digital Play and Technologies in the Early Years (pp. 20-31). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blum-Ross A, Kumpulainen K & Marsh J (2019) , Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity (pp. 1-10). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kay L, Marsh J, Hyatt D, Chesworth L, Nisha B, Nutbrown B & Olney B (2019) , Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity (pp. 132-147). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2019) Researching the digital literacy and multimodal practices of young children: A European agenda for change, The Routledge Handbook of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood (pp. 19-30). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2019) , The Internet of Toys (pp. 47-65). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Nordström A, Sairanen H & Shkul M (2019) , Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation (pp. 131-147). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2019) , Exploring Key Issues in Early Childhood and Technology (pp. 79-84). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chaudron S, Marsh J, Donoso Navarette V, Ribbens W, Mascheroni G, Smahel D, Cernikova M, Dreier M, Korkeamäki R-L, Livingstone S , Ottovordemgentschenfelde S et al (2018) , International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (pp. 131-145). Springer Singapore RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2017) Afterword, Media, Family Interaction and the Digitalization of Childhood (pp. 203-208). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2017) , The Case of the iPad (pp. 31-47). Springer Singapore RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2015) , The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research (pp. 485-501). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh JA (2014) The Relationship between Online and Offline Play: Friendship and Exclusion In Burn A (Ed.), Children's Games in the New Media Age London: Ashgate. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2014) , Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners (pp. 28-43). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Larson J & Marsh J (2013) In Larson J & Marsh J (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. xxix-xxxii). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Richards C (2013) , Children, Media and Playground Cultures (pp. 1-20). Palgrave Macmillan UK RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC (2013) , Children, Media and Playground Cultures (pp. 196-211). Palgrave Macmillan UK RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2013) , New Methods of Literacy Research (pp. 195-209). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Levy R, Yamada-Rice D & Marsh J (2013) , International Handbook of Research on Children's Literacy, Learning, and Culture (pp. 333-343). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Merchant G, Gillen J, Marsh J & Davies J (2012) In Merchant G, Gillen J, Marsh J & Davies J (Ed.), Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (pp. 1-6). Taylor & Francis RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2012) , Literacy Moves On: Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom (pp. 31-47). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Merchant G, Gillen J, Marsh J & Davies J (2012) , Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (pp. 244-256). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2012) , Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (pp. 75-88). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2010) , Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read: Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy (pp. 19-31). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Hallet E (2008) SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2006) , Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy (pp. 60-70). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2006) Global, Local/Public, Private: Young Children’s Engagement in Digital Literacy Practices in the Home, Travel Notes from the New Literacy Studies: Instances of Practice (pp. 19-38). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2005) In Marsh J & Millard E (Ed.), Popular Literacies, Childhood and Schooling (pp. 179-199). Taylor & Francis RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Millard E (2005) In Marsh J & Millard E (Ed.), Popular Literacies, Childhood and Schooling (pp. 1-8). Taylor & Francis RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) (pp. 1-8). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) (pp. 180-182). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J (2004) , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 21-38). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Scott F & Marsh J () Oxford University Press RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dyson AH () Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 237-239). Taylor & Francis RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker-Rees R () , The SAGE Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood (pp. 366-377). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Levy R & Marsh J () , Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Richards C () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J & Richards C () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. 207-222). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • () Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hall K () Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , Teaching Media in Primary Schools (pp. 26-34). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , The SAGE Handbook of Writing Development (pp. 313-324). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , Desirable Literacies: Approaches to Language and Literacy in the Early Years (pp. 205-222). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Macnair L, Evans S, Perkins M & Goodwin P () , Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy (pp. 45-59). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 28-50). Taylor & Francis RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J () , Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. 112-125). SAGE Publications Ltd RIS download Bibtex download

Datasets

  • Marsh J, Beech A, Bishop J, Chesworth E, Ellis H, Fashanu C, Hyatt D, Kay L, Kontopodis M, Ktenidis A , Lahmar J et al . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marsh J, Arnseth DHC, Beech A, Bishop J, Blum-Ross DA, Chesworth E, Dýrfjörð K, Ellis H, Erstad PO, Fashanu C , Hjartarson DT et al . RIS download Bibtex download