Educational Qualifications

2015
Doctor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University

2004
Master of Education (Early Childhood Education), Queensland University of Technology

Academic and Professional Experience

2017 - 2022
Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2007 - 2017
Adjunct lecturer, SIM-GE

2017
Adjunct professor, Wheelock College

2015 - 2016
Associate lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

2007 - 2016
Trainer & Tutor, National Institute of Education

Awards and Honours

2025
SUSS Excellence in Teaching Award

Selected Publications

Tay, Q.Y., & Kaveri, G. (2025). 
Strengthening young children’s problem-solving skills through questions during loose-parts play: Findings from a teacher inquiry project. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02025-3 

Almeida, S. C., Mitsuhashi, M., Li, M., Kaveri, G., & Inoue, M. (2024). 
Sustainability education in early childhood education contexts: Insights and alternative perspectives from India, Japan, China and Singapore. In, J.M. Davis and Elliot, S. (Eds.), Young Children and the Environment: Early Education for Sustainability (pp. 295-317). Cambridge University Press. 

Tan, E., & Kaveri, G. (2024).
Building prosocial behaviours: Examining the possibilities of social stories in early childhood settings. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X241227044 

Lim, C. & Kaveri, G. (2024). 
Listening to children’s voices: Reflections on methods, practices and ethics in 
researching with children using Zoom video interviews, Qualitative Research Journal.  DOI 10.1108/QRJ-10-2023-0156

Kaveri, G., Lim, C., & Li, J. (2023). 
Insights from EECERA 2023. Early Educators, 42, 51-56. 

Kaveri, G., Hu, Ai-Hua, Almeida, S., & Gomes, J. (2022). 
Crisis and adaptability: A model of early childhood teacher resilience across five countries. Early Years. DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2022.2139357

Almeida, S. C, Kaveri, G., Gomez, J., Gupta, P., Mannan, F., & Sarkar, M. (2022). 
Early childhood educators’ experiences and responses to COVID-19: An impact study across five countries. In O. D. Saracho (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives on Research on Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Early Childhood Education (pp. 107-129). Information Age Publishing, Inc.

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