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
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2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
Profile

Jackie Marsh has researched and taught in Education at the University of Sheffield 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).
  • Exploring Play and Creativity in Young Children’s use of Apps, 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.
  • Marsh JA & Bishop JC (2014) Changing Play: Play, Media And Commercial Culture From The 1950s To The Present Day. McGraw Hill.
  • Willett R, Richards C, Burn A, Marsh JA & Bishop JC (2013) . Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • Marsh JA & Burke A (2013) . Oxford: Peter Lang.
  • (2005) . SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Nigel H, Larson J & Marsh J (2003) .
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Edited books

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

  • Marsh J, Ardron A, Clayton Z & Hetherington D (2019) . Nursery World, 2019(22), 23-27.
  • Marsh J, Wood E, Chesworth L, Nisha B, Nutbrown B & Olney B (2019) . Mind, Culture, and Activity.
  • Marsh JA, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J, Lahmar J & Scott F (2018) . British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(5), 870-882.
  • Marsh JA, Arnseth HC & Kumpulainen K (2018) . Multimodal Technologies Interact, 3.
  • Marsh JA (2017) The Internet of Toys: A Posthuman and Multimodal Analysis of Connected Play. Teachers College record, 119.
  • Marsh JA, Hannon P, Lewis M & Ritchie L (2017) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15(1), 47-60.
  • Marsh JA (2016) . Media Education - Studi, ricerche, buone pratiche, 7(2), 178-195.
  • Marsh JA, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F (2016) . Early Years, 36(3), 242-253.
  • Marsh J (2016) . Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 37(3), 369-380.
  • 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.
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC (2014) . International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 37(2), 113-124.
  • Marsh J & Bishop J (2014) . Discourse, 35(1), 16-30.
  • Marsh J (2014) . JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING, 37(2), 179-195.
  • Marsh J & Bishop J (2012) . International Journal of Play, 1(3), 279-291.
  • Marsh J (2012) . Childhood, 19(4), 508-522.
  • Marsh J (2011) . Reading Research Quarterly, 46(2), 101-118.
  • Gillen J, Marsh J, McNaughton S, Merchant G & Wells-Rowe E (2010) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 10(1), 3-5.
  • Marsh J (2010) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 8(1), 23-39.
  • Marsh J (2010) , 277-282.
  • Marsh J & Singleton C (2009) . J RES READ, 32(1), 1-5.
  • Marsh J & Merchant G (2008) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 8(1), 5-6.
  • Marsh J, Page J & Vincent C (2007) Childcare, choice and class practices. BRIT J SOCIOL EDUC, 28(4), 529-535.
  • Marsh J (2007) . International Journal of Inclusive Education, 11(3), 267-281.
  • Marsh J (2006) . Practical Pre-School, 2006(64), 1-2.
  • Marsh J (2006) . READ RES QUART, 41(2), 160-174.
  • Marsh J (2006) . BRIT EDUC RES J, 32(2), 340-341.
  • Marsh JA (2006) . Language and Education, 20(6), 493-506.
  • Carrington V & Marsh J (2005) . Discourse, 26(3), 279-285.
  • Marsh J (2004) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(3), 319-322.
  • Marsh J (2004) The primary canon: A critical review. BRIT J EDUC STUD, 52(3), 249-262.
  • Marsh J (2004) Literacies across media: Playing the text.. J RES READ, 27(2), 181-182.
  • Marsh J (2004) . Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(1), 51-66.
  • Carrington V & Marsh J (2004) . Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 25(3), 307-308.
  • Browne A, Dyson AH, Hall N, Marsh J & Merchant G (2003) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 3(3), 219-222.
  • Marsh J (2003) . BRIT EDUC RES J, 29(3), 369-382.
  • Marsh J (2003) . English in Education, 37(1), 38-46.
  • Thompson P & Marsh J (2002) . Early Years Educator, 3(12), ii-viii.
  • Marsh J (2002) . Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 3(1), 132-138.
  • Browne A, Dyson AH, Hall N, Marsh J & Merchant G (2001) . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 1(1), 5-7.
  • Millard E & Marsh J (2001) . Reading, 35(2), 54-61.
  • Millard E & Marsh J (2001) . Cambridge Journal of Education, 31(1), 25-38.
  • Marsh J & Thompson P (2001) . Journal of Research in Reading, 24(3), 266-278.
  • Marsh J (2000) . Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1(2), 119-133.
  • Marsh J (2000) 'But I want to fly too! ': girls and superhero play in the infant classroom. GENDER EDUC, 12(2), 209-220.
  • Marsh J (1999) . International Journal of Early Years Education, 7(2), 117-131.
  • Marsh J (1998) . English in Education, 32(1), 10-18.
  • Marsh J, Lahmar J, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F () Under three's play with tablets. Journal of Early Childhood Research.
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Book 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).
  • Marsh J, Plowman L, Yamada-Rice D, Bishop J & Scott F (2020) , Digital Play and Technologies in the Early Years (pp. 20-31). Routledge
  • Blum-Ross A, Kumpulainen K & Marsh J (2019) , Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity (pp. 1-10). Routledge
  • Kay L, Marsh J, Hyatt D, Chesworth L, Nisha B, Nutbrown B & Olney B (2019) , Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity (pp. 132-147). Routledge
  • 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).
  • Marsh J (2019) , The Internet of Toys (pp. 47-65). Springer International Publishing
  • Marsh J, Nordström A, Sairanen H & Shkul M (2019) , Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation (pp. 131-147). Routledge
  • Marsh J (2019) , Exploring Key Issues in Early Childhood and Technology (pp. 79-84). Routledge
  • 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
  • Marsh J (2017) Afterword, Media, Family Interaction and the Digitalization of Childhood (pp. 203-208).
  • Marsh J (2017) , The Case of the iPad (pp. 31-47). Springer Singapore
  • Marsh J (2015) , The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research (pp. 485-501). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • 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.
  • Marsh J (2014) , Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners (pp. 28-43).
  • Larson J & Marsh J (2013) In Larson J & Marsh J (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. xxix-xxxii).
  • Marsh J & Richards C (2013) , Children, Media and Playground Cultures (pp. 1-20). Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC (2013) , Children, Media and Playground Cultures (pp. 196-211). Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • Marsh J (2013) , New Methods of Literacy Research (pp. 195-209).
  • Levy R, Yamada-Rice D & Marsh J (2013) , International Handbook of Research on Children's Literacy, Learning, and Culture (pp. 333-343).
  • 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
  • Marsh J (2012) , Literacy Moves On: Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom (pp. 31-47).
  • Merchant G, Gillen J, Marsh J & Davies J (2012) , Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (pp. 244-256).
  • Marsh J (2012) , Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (pp. 75-88).
  • Marsh J (2010) , Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read: Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy (pp. 19-31).
  • Marsh J & Hallet E (2008) SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Marsh J (2006) , Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy (pp. 60-70). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • 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).
  • Marsh J (2005) In Marsh J & Millard E (Ed.), Popular Literacies, Childhood and Schooling (pp. 179-199). Taylor & Francis
  • Marsh J & Millard E (2005) In Marsh J & Millard E (Ed.), Popular Literacies, Childhood and Schooling (pp. 1-8). Taylor & Francis
  • Marsh J (2004) (pp. 1-8).
  • Marsh J (2004) (pp. 180-182).
  • Marsh J (2004) , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 21-38).
  • Scott F & Marsh J () Oxford University Press
  • Dyson AH () Routledge
  • Marsh J () , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 237-239). Taylor & Francis
  • Parker-Rees R () , The SAGE Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood (pp. 366-377). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Levy R & Marsh J () , Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Routledge
  • Marsh J & Bishop JC () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan
  • Marsh J & Richards C () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan
  • Marsh J & Richards C () , Children, Media and Playground Cultures Palgrave Macmillan
  • Marsh J () , The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. 207-222). SAGE Publications Ltd
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  • Marsh J () , Teaching Media in Primary Schools (pp. 26-34). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Marsh J () , The SAGE Handbook of Writing Development (pp. 313-324). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Marsh J () , Desirable Literacies: Approaches to Language and Literacy in the Early Years (pp. 205-222). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Marsh J () , The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching Routledge
  • Macnair L, Evans S, Perkins M & Goodwin P () , Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy (pp. 45-59). SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Marsh J () , Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood (pp. 28-50). Taylor & Francis
  • Marsh J () , Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy (pp. 112-125). SAGE Publications Ltd
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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 .
  • 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 .
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