Sarika Kewalramani
Monash University, Peninsula Health, Swinburne University of Technology
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About
Sarika Kewalramani is a pioneering early childhood education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and young children's learning and development. Based in Australia, her scholarship has significantly advanced understanding of how AI-interfaced robotic toys and internet-connected technologies can be meaningfully integrated into early childhood settings to foster inquiry literacy, engineering design thinking, and social-emotional competencies in young learners. Kewalramani's most influential contribution, cited 138 times, demonstrates how AI robotic toys can cultivate children's inquiry literacy — a finding that has reshaped conversations about technology's appropriate role in early education. Her equally compelling research on emotional capital and diverse learners (64 citations) reveals how AI toys in home-based settings can provide vital social and emotional support for children with varied needs. Her internationally collaborative work exploring children's engineering design thinking (47 citations) further establishes her as a global voice in early STEM education. Through theoretical innovations such as multimodal creative inquiry for science meaning-making, and a comprehensive scoping review on robotics supporting children with autism, Kewalramani has built a cohesive and impactful body of work that continues to influence both researchers and practitioners shaping the future of early childhood education.
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