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Fay Hadley holds the position of Director of Education in the Macquarie School of Education and is an Associate Professor who specialises in leadership in early childhood education and partnerships with families.
Research: Fay’s primary area of research examines leadership in early childhood education. This includes investigating mentoring, professional learning and career pathways for early childhood teachers. She is especially interested in the socio-political environment and how this affects early childhood teachers’ work.
Fay also researches in partnerships with diverse families in educational settings and the impacts this has on outcomes for children. This was the focus of Fay’s PhD and has led to her extend on these findings with studies with early childhood centres in NSW and the ACT, as well as working with colleagues in Canada and Belgium.
Fay is currently one of the Chief Investigators for the Early Childhood Education Scholarships Mentoring Program – Grants Programs for NSW Department of Education. This program is supporting students studying to be an Early Childhood Teacher and builds on the mentoring program we ran in 2021 for new Early Childhood Teachers who were matched to an experienced Early Childhood Teacher (mentor).
Fay supervises Higher Degree Research students whose projects lie within her areas of research specialisation.
Teaching: Fay teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate early childhood programs offered by the Macquarie School of Education. She currently convenes
- ECH3260: Children, Families and Communities in a Diverse Society
- ECHE8200: Families in Context
- ECHP4240: Professional Experience 7
Teaching awards: In 2012, Fay, along with her colleagues Dr Katey De Gioia and Dr Kate Highfield, was a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning for the program entitled Supporting international students during Professional Experience as well as a Recipient of the Deans Award for Programs that Enhance Learning for the same program.
Community: Fay is on the editorial board for Australasian Journal of Early Childhood and was previously the Deputy Editor of the journal. Fay contributes to the early childhood sector as an active member of Early Childhood Australia, which is the nationally advocacy peak body for early childhood.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Accelerate MTeach Program: Supporting STEM mid-career transition into the teaching profession
Dutton, J., Ryan, M., Hay, I., Hadley, F., De Nobile, J., Caldis, S., Wilson, K., Cavanagh, M. & Chu, H. E.
1/12/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Early Childhood Education Scholarships Mentoring Program – Grants Programs
Andrews, R., Hadley, F., Waniganayake, M., Hay, I. & Holt, L.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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ACECQA: 2021 National Quality Framework Approved Learning Frameworks Update
Hadley, F., Harrison, L. J., Irvine, S., Barblett, L., Bobongie-Harris, F. & Cartmel, J.
19/04/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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MRFF: Harnessing the health communication power of the early childhood sector
Degotardi, S., Amin, J., Bull, R., Harrison, L. J., Waniganayake, M., Hadley, F., Wong, S., Zurynski, Y., Donovan, M., Mendham, M., O'Connell, M., Highfield, K., Death, E., Boehm, N., Fox, S., Cannen, E., Paterson, A., McNicholas, J., Payne, R. & Dahm, M.
1/02/21 → 1/10/21
Project: Research
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NSW Dept Edu: Mentoring and Coaching for New NSW Early Childhood Teachers
Hadley, F., Andrews, R., Waniganayake, M., Hay, I., Harrison, L. J. & Jones, C.
1/09/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Conceptualising the education and care workforce from the perspective of children and young people
Cartmel, J., Irvine, S., Harrison, L., Barblett, L., Bobongie-Harris, F., Lavina, L. & Hadley, F., 31 Jul 2023, In: Frontiers in Education. 8, p. 1-10 10 p., 1167486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conclusion: a conversation about insights related to democratic relationships with families
Lehrer, J., Hadley, F., Rouse, E., Van Laere, K., Blanch Gelabert, S. & Ward, U., 2023, Relationships with families in early childhood education and care: beyond instrumentalization in international contexts of diversity and social inequality. Lehrer, J., Hadley, F., Van Laere, K. & Rouse, E. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 185-195 11 p. (EECERA Ethical Praxis book series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript/introduction › peer-review
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Editorial
Hadley, F., Jun 2023, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 48, 2, p. 83-85 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Harnessing the health communication potential of the early childhood sector
Degotardi, S., Amin, J., Bull, R., Dahm, M. R., Donovan, M., Hadley, F., Harrison, L. J., Sadow, L., Trần, D., Waniganayake, M., Wong, S. & Zurynski, Y., 13 Apr 2023, North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie University. 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Introduction: why we need to move beyond instrumentalization when discussing families and early childhood education and care
Lehrer, J., Van Laere, K., Hadley, F. & Rouse, E., 2023, Relationships with families in early childhood education and care: beyond instrumentalization in international contexts of diversity and social inequality . Lehrer, J., Hadley, F., Van Laere, K. & Rouse, E. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 1-13 13 p. (EECERA Ethical Praxis book series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript/introduction › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Highly Commended finalists: 2020 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Learning Innovation (Team Award)
Andrews, Rebecca (Team leader), Hadley, Fay (Recipient), O'Sullivan, Kerry-Ann (Recipient), Kennett, Carolyn (Recipient) & Horrocks, Merryn (Recipient), 23 Sept 2020
Prize: Teaching award
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Highly Commended finalists: 2020 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Learning Innovation (Team Award).
O'Sullivan, Kerry-Ann (Recipient), Andrews, Rebecca (Team leader), Hadley, Fay (Recipient), Kennett, Carolyn (Recipient) & Horrocks, Merryn (Recipient), 23 Sept 2020
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
De Gioia, Kathryn (Team leader), Hadley, Fay (Recipient) & Highfield, Katherine (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Teaching award
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Systems for quality improvement. Podcast for 1Place Childcare
Fay Hadley (Speaker)
Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The updated Learning Frameworks – how did it happen? Online webinar for Early Childhood Australia.
Fay Hadley (Speaker), Linda J. Harrison (Speaker), Sue Irvine (Speaker), Lennie Barblett (Speaker), Jennifer Cartmel (Speaker) & Francis Bobongie-Harris (Speaker)
Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Revised Early Years Learning Framework. Presentation for Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA), July, Sydney, Australia.
Fay Hadley (Speaker) & Linda J. Harrison (Speaker)
Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Including same-sex families in early childhood settings in Australia: Perspectives of parents of Chinese ancestry.
Meg Liang (Speaker), Fay Hadley (Speaker) & Manjula Waniganayake (Speaker)
Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Embracing workforce challenges: What matters in early childhood mentor preparation?
Fay Hadley (Speaker) & Manjula Waniganayake (Speaker)
Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation