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Belinda Davis is a Senior Lecturer and the Course Director for Early Childhood in the School of Education at Macquarie University. Belinda is passionate about early childhood education and care and the central role of relationships in young children's lives. Belinda's teaching and researching focus on pedagogy and curriculum in early childhood settings by exploring ways that children's experiences shape their learning and development.
Her specific research interests include:
- The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
- Infants and toddlers
- Low socio-economic status children and families
- Reflective practice
- Quality
- Assessment
Belinda supervises Higher Degree Research students and welcomes inquiries from potential candidates whose project interests align with her areas of specialisation.
Teaching:
Belinda teaches in the postgraduate and undergraduate early childhood education programs offered by the School of Education.
She currently convenes in the postgraduate program:
- ECHE 6030 Professional Experience 1: Early Childhood
- ECHX 6030 Professional Experience 1: Early Childhood
- ECHE 8250 Professional Experience 2: Early Childhood
- ECHX 8250 Professional Experience 2: Early Childhood
She currently convenes in the undergraduate program:
- ECHP 4250 Professional Experience 6: Early Childhood
- ECHE 2100 Play-based Curriculum: Literacy and Numeracy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Art & Wonder: Young Children and Contemporary Art. A collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Macquarie University
Britt, C., Palmer, A., Shepherd, W., Robertson, J., Davis, B. & Lavina, L.
1/09/17 → 1/12/25
Project: Research
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Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies - ORICL Pilot
22/08/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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MQSN 21: Observe, Reflect, Improve: a tool to enrich Children’s Learning (ORICL)
Harrison, L. J., Wong, S., Degotardi, S., Bull, R., Davis, B., Ballsun-Stanton, B., Alexander, W., Williams, K. & Elwick, S.
21/09/21 → 20/09/22
Project: Research
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NSW Preschool Assessment Study: Review of Formative Assessment Practices in Early Childhood Settings
Harrison, L. J., Wong, S., Bull, R., Davis, B. & Elwick, S.
2/09/19 → 30/11/19
Project: Other
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Children’s meaning making: listening to encounters with complex aesthetic experience
Davis, B. & Dunn, R., Jan 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the leap: differences in quality improvement in relation to assessment rating outcomes
Davis, B., Dunn, R., Harrison, L. J., Waniganayake, M., Hadley, F., Andrews, R., Li, H., Irvine, S., Barblett, L. & Hatzigianni, M., 14 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Education. 8, p. 1-13 13 p., 1155786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for a mixed-methods investigation of quality improvement in early childhood education and care in Australia
Harrison, L. J., Andrews, R., Hadley, F., Irvine, S., Waniganayake, M., Barblett, L., Davis, B., Hatzigianni, M. & Li, H., Dec 2023, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 155, p. 1-9 9 p., 107278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structures and systems influencing quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care centres
Harrison, L. J., Waniganayake, M., Brown, J., Andrews, R., Li, H., Hadley, F., Irvine, S., Barblett, L., Davis, B. & Hatzigianni, M., 4 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting Participation in Early Childhood Education (SPiECE) of children from low socio-economic status backgrounds – a 2018-2022 research project
Harrison, L. J., Wong, S., Degotardi, S., Waniganayake, M., Hadley, F., Davis, B., Jones, C., Fordham, L. A., Reade, S., Redman, T., Sadow, L. & Brown, J., Apr 2023, North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie University. 50 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Activities
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ACECQA Methodology Symposium
Belinda Davis (Speaker)
11 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Nurturing children and families through staff’ professional development.
Linda J. Harrison (Speaker), Manjula Waniganayake (Speaker), Sandie Wong (Speaker), Belinda Davis (Speaker), Fay Hadley (Speaker) & Catherine Jones (Speaker)
Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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The concept of care and the tensions and challenges this brings when working with young children in different learning environments
Belinda Davis (Speaker)
7 Mar 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Nurturing children and families through staff professional development
Belinda Davis (Speaker)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Assessment in early childhood
Belinda Davis (Speaker)
23 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation