Dr Eva Mikuska
Summary
I started my carrier as a geography teacher. At the beginning of the Yugoslav war, I came to live in the UK in 1992. After working in various early years settings, in 2005 I joined the UK FE and HE sector as a lecturer and researcher. Currently, I am an Associate Head of Research & Innovation and leading the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies programme. I am also teaching on various programmes and modules, with the main focus on methodological approaches to research, professional educational practices, and other ECEC related topics.
PhD and EdD supervisor.
Research interests
My research interest focuses on the quality education and care for young children, gender discourses in ECEC field, ethnicised minority rights for education, social inequality, and identity questions.
I am on the editoral borad for the following journals: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, Journal of Early Childhood Society and Norlad Educare Research Journal.
Research outputs
2026
Mikuska, E., Fairchild, N.
18 Mar 2026, In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 16p.
Research output: Article
2025
Mikuska, E., Fairchild, N., Sabine, A. J. W., Barton, S.
3 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Early Years Education. 33, 2, p. 411-425, 15p.
Research output: Article
Mikuska, E., Kurowski, A.
3 Mar 2025, In: Educational Role of Language Journal. 2, 15p.
Research output: Article
Malhi, T., Hamilton, S., Mikuska, E.
23 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Applied Technical and Educational Sciences. 14, 4, p. 1-23, 23p.
Research output: Article
2024
Fairchild, N., Mikuska, E.
25 Nov 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Mikuska, E., Kurowski, A.
2 Nov 2024,
Research output: Abstract
Mikuska, E., Kurowski, A.
14 Oct 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Fairchild, N., Mikuska, E.
19 Feb 2024, In: British Educational Research Journal
Research output: Article
2023
Mikuska, E.
10 Oct 2023, In: Genealogy. 7, 4, 11p., 75
Research output: Article
Mikuska, E., Kurowski, A.
27 Sep 2023, In: Educational Role of Language Journal. 1, 9, p. 21-32, 11p.
Research output: Article