Authors

Margaret Sims is professor of Early Childhood at the University of New England. She has worked in New Zealand in a variety of community-based agencies and developed one of the earliest inclusion programs for children with additional needs. She was involved with the planning and implementation of a pilot family support program…

Dr Sue Elliott has been a leader in sustainability practices within early childhood education and care for over twenty-five years. She is an experienced practitioner, academic, consultant, author and researcher in early childhood education with a focus on education for sustainability, outdoor playspaces and forest preschools…

Ann Pelo is a teacher-educator, program consultant and author whose primary work focuses on social justice, ecological and Reggio-inspired teaching and learning. She worked as a teacher and teacher mentor for 16 years at a full-day, not-for-profit childcare centre in Seattle, Washington…

Tamar Jacobson is an early childhood development and education consultant for early childhood programs, organizations, and families. She was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and traveled to Israel where she became a preschool teacher with the Israeli Ministry of Education….

Anne Stonehouse is an early childhood education leader in both the United States and Australia. She has worked for more than thirty five years as a trainer, academic, consultant, conference speaker, and writer…

Sue Tarrant has worked in a variety of children’s services and lectured at TAFE and University level for many years. She has qualifications in science and education…

Pauline Berry was an Early Childhood Consultant specialising in outdoor play environments. She has a Diploma of Teaching (E.C.E.) and a Bachelor of Education from Magill in South Australia….

A lifetime of achievement that spans over 40 years, Jennifer Birckmayer has dedicated her professional life to the health and education of New York’s youngest children.Incredibly, her interest in early childhood education began at the young age of thirteen when she and a friend started their own neighborhood playgroup…

Sue Dockett is Professor in Early Childhood Education, Charles Sturt University. Prior to entering tertiary education, Sue worked as an educator in prior-to-school settings as well as the early years of school. Since 1988, Sue has been involved in early childhood teacher education and research…

Dr Susan Edwards is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. She lectures in degree programs in early childhood and primary education, mostly teaching in the areas of early childhood development and approaches to learning….

Alma Fleet is passionate about educational change. She has taught young children, primary grade students and adults in California, Scotland and Australia. Formerley Head of the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, she teachers its undergraduate and postgraduate students.…

Leanne Gibbs has over 25 years of experience within the early childhood sector and community services. This experience is supported by qualifications in education and public policy with a Bachelor of Education

Janet Gonzalez-Mena is a writer, consultant in early childhood education, and former community college instructor with experience as an early childhood education practitioner. Gonzalez-Mena obtained a Master in Arts Degree in human development...

Miriam Giugni began her early childhood career as an untrained assistant. She now has an Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Studies), Bachelor of Education Early Childhood (Honors) and a PhD...

Pam Hanna has been involved in early childhood for over thirty years, initially through undertaking many local and national roles in Playcentre, and then as research officer, education officer, and senior education officer in the Department of Education…

Helen Hedges is currently a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her teaching and research interests focus on research ethics, particularly in relation…

Teresa Hutchins is currently a regional program coordinater with World Vision Australia and is responsible for managing the Warlpiri Early Childhood Care and Development project in the Central Desert Region...

Alison Jones has worked in a variety of children’s services and lectured at TAFE and University level for many years. She is a qualified early childhood and primary teacher. …

Linda Keesing-Styles is the Associate Dean in the Vocational Education and Training Division at Unitec New Zealand. Previously, as Program Director of the Early Childhood Teacher Education program…

Anne Kennedy has worked in the field of early childhood education for more than thirty years as a teacher and child care director and also as a teacher educator at Monash University....

Joy was a Teacher at Kurrajong School, Wagga Wagga, for children with additional needs for almost two years and then Teaching-Director at Charles Sturt University Campus preschools for 24 of the next 26 years…

Jan was Director of the Reggio Emilia Information Exchange in Australia, and Associate of the Education Faculty at Monash University. She has many years of experience teaching in early childhood…

Kerry Mundine has a Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood Education and many years of experience teaching in both Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal early childhood centres...

Frank Oberklaid is the Foundation Director of the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Associate Director (Public Health) of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute…

Catherine Patterson has spent all of her professional life involved in education and as a teacher educator she is able to draw on that knowledge and experience in her work with preservice student teachers and qualified classroom practitioners….

Bob Perry is Professor of Education, Murray School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Albury. His position is mainly involved with the development of the research ethos in the Faculty of Education...

Janet is currently an outdoor teacher at Mia Mia Child and Family Study Centre, Institute of Early Childhood at Macquarie University. Her professional interests include the educational project of Reggio Emilia…

Patrice Thomas has been a teacher and university lecturer for over 20 years. She has a Master’s degree in Education and presents stress management, relaxation and communication courses for education…

Yvonne Winer was born in South Africa and has lived in Australia since 1961. She has published 26 books, and has spent the greater part of her life as an academic. She has a PhD in Philosophy, and has acted as a consultant in basic…