Projects per year
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Research interests
My primary research interests include Early Childhood educators' workplace well-being, ECEC workforce, mentoring, and supporting participation in ECEC.
Teaching
- Early Childhood Management and Leadership Units
- Pedagogical Leadership- Educational Leader Units
- Partnering with Families Units
- Outdoor Play, Place-based pedagogies, Risky Play and Nature Play
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Units
- Professional Experience Units
Education/Academic qualification
Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Reconceptualising Early Childhood Educator Workplace Well-being in Australia: An Ethical and Care-based Workplace Well-being (ECWW) Model, Macquarie University
14 Dec 2016 → 28 Apr 2022
Award Date: 28 Apr 2022
Education, Master of Research, Investigating Job Satisfaction among Early Childhood Teachers using Self-Determination Theory, Macquarie University
15 Jan 2015 → 10 Aug 2016
Award Date: 10 Aug 2016
Education, Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Birth-8 years), University of Newcastle, Faculty of Education and Arts
… → Dec 1998
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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NSW Dept Edu: Mentoring and Coaching for New NSW Early Childhood Teachers
Hadley, F. (Primary Chief Investigator), Andrews, R. (Chief Investigator), Waniganayake, M. (Chief Investigator), Hay, I. (Chief Investigator), Harrison, L. J. (Chief Investigator) & Jones, C. (Chief Investigator)
1/09/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Futuring Leadership Project
Waniganayake, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Hadley, F. (Primary Chief Investigator), McCulla, N. (Primary Chief Investigator), Jones, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), Field, L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Touhill, L. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Robertson, G. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/12/17 → 21/12/18
Project: Research
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Leadership capacity development in the Australian early childhood sector. Re-energising through mentoring
Hadley, F., Andrews, R., Waniganayake, M., Hay, I., Jones, C. & Liang, X. M., Jun 2025, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 50, 2, p. 146-159 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustaining the best and the brightest: empowering new early childhood teachers through mentoring
Andrews, R., Hadley, F., Waniganayake, M., Hay, I., Jones, C. & Liang, X. M., 27 May 2025, In: International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. 14, 2, p. 232-246 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking and unpicking the challenge of 600 hours of preschool attendance
Harrison, L. J., Redman, T., Brown, J. E., Lavina, L., Davis, B., Degotardi, S., Fordham, L., Hadley, F., Jones, C., Waniganayake, M. & Wong, S., Mar 2024, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 49, 1, p. 32-48 17 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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Early Childhood Education (ECE) participation of children from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds – a research project: Final report for the NSW Department of Education
Harrison, L. J., Wong, S., Degotardi, S., Waniganayake, M., Hadley, F., Davis, B., Jones, C., Fordham, L., Reade, S., Redman, T. & Sadow, L., 13 Jul 2022, Parramatta, NSW: NSW Department of Education. 95 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
- 3 Presentation
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Building capacity and sustainability: Mentoring Early Childhood Teachers.
Hadley, F. (Speaker), Andrews, R. (Speaker), Waniganayake, M. (Speaker), Hay, I. (Speaker) & Jones, C. (Speaker)
Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Leadership preparation through mentoring: Benefits of outsourcing. Online presentation to the International Leadership Research Forum, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Waniganayake, M. (Speaker), Hadley, F. (Speaker), Andrews, R. (Speaker), Hay, I. (Speaker) & Jones, C. (Speaker)
Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Nurturing children and families through staff’ professional development.
Harrison, L. J. (Speaker), Waniganayake, M. (Speaker), Wong, S. (Speaker), Davis, B. (Speaker), Hadley, F. (Speaker) & Jones, C. (Speaker)
Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation