Shukla Sikder

Dr Shukla Sikder is a senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Dr Sikder has recently received a CSU Faculty research award as a most productive early career researcher (HERDC income). She has specialist expertise in early childhood science, technology, engineering and play-based pedagogy. Shukla has worked as a science teacher in an integrated primary and secondary school in Bangladesh, and in early childhood teacher education programs in Australia and Singapore. Shukla was awarded her PhD on early childhood science education from Monash University in 2016. It investigated infants’ and toddlers’ (10-36 months) development of scientific concepts through everyday activities as part of family practices. Shukla is currently involved in a number of STEM education research projects.