Content of education and training curricula, development of key competences
Vulnerable groups in education and training, ensuring inclusion and non-discrimination
Early school leaving, participation in education and training
Parental and stakeholders’ engagement, whole-school approach
Education and migration
Monitoring for equity and quality in education and training
Education and training of professional workforce
Cross-sectorial working
Active citizenship and identity in education
Innovation and equity in education
Selected publications
Silva, Sharmahd N., Calafati (Ed.) (2019). La qualità pedagogica nei servizi educativi per la prima infanzia: un percorso di ricerca-azione nei servizi gestiti dal Consorzio CO&SO (Quality in ECEC centers: an action research in the services managed by the CO&SO Consortium), Franco Angeli: Milano
Miskeljin L, Sharmahd N. (2018). ‘Diversity and diversification in ECEC practices: Considerations from Serbia’. European Journal of Education.
Sharmahd, N., J. Peeters and I. Budginaitė (2018). “Early childhood education and care assistants in Europe: pathways towards continuous professional development and qualification”, European Journal of Education, Special issue: Innovative approaches towards continuous professional development in early childhood education and care. A European perspective.
Sharmahd, N., Peeters, J., & Bushati, M. (2018). Towards continuous professional development: Experiencing group reflection to analyse practice. European Journal of Education, 53(1), 58-65.
Sharmahd, N., & Pirard, F. (2017). ‘The relationship professionals/families in ECEC centers: risks and potentialities of uncertainty’. La revue internationale de l’éducation familiale, (2).
Sharmahd N., Freschi E., Daddi D. (2016). Un’indagine nell’Area Bambini Rossa: metodologia e documentazione (a research in the Area Rossa: method and documentation), in Riera M. A., Silva C. (a cura di), Il sostegno alla genitorialità. Uno studio tra Italia e Spagna (family support. A study between Italy and Spain), Franco Angeli, Milano.