Associate ProfessorLiz Rouse

Associate Professor, Education (Early Childhood)

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Early Childhood Curriculum and pedagogy
Family/school/community Partnerships
Infant and toddler pedagogy
Blue spaces in early childhood education and care

Transitions across and within education contexts

Outdoor learning spaces in early years education
Language and literacy in under threes
Pedagogical leadership and professional practice

Knowledge Areas
Parent-school-community partnerships

Early childhood learning and development

Teaching and Asssessment in early childhood contexts

Infants and toddler pedagogy

Outdoor learning spaces

Leadership and management in early childhood contexts

Transitions within and across education contexts

Pedagogical leadership

Reggio Emilia Approaches

Projects
Project Director - Chief Investigator: Reggio Emilia in Schools - what does
learning look like (2018-2019).

Chief Investigator: Early Childhood Professional Practice Partnerships (EC
PPP) (DET) (2019-2021)

Project Director- Chief Investigator Transition: A positive start to school
professional learning project (DET) 2016 - 2017

Chief Investigator: Building futures for newly-arrived migrants through
schools - community development in school communities to improve whole family
outcomes (2016-2018)

Chief Investigator DEECD - Pilot statewide professional mentoring program for
early childhood teachers (2011-2014)

Chief Investigator 2013 -2014 Early Years Education in the Primary Years
Programme (PYP): Implementation Strategies and Programme Outcomes

Chief Investigator - Greening Child care Outdoor Learning Spaces
Chief Investigator 2011-2012 Student perspectives on their infant/toddler
practicum
Chief Investigator 2012 - The Harbour Outdoors - How it works for children and
educators

GRANTS

  • TENDER
    Supporting access to and retention in early childhood teaching degrees through an employment-based mode
    1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Tender - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $4,160,512.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Being in blue space - places for learning in the early years [HAE-22-127]
    Centre for Regenerating Futures1 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rouse E,
    • Moore D,
    • Wishart L
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Participation in 2021 National Quality Framework (NQF) Approved Learning Framework (ALFs) update.
    9 Aug 2021 - 15 Apr 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority - $8,559.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Deakin University - Professional Learning and Best Practice Resources to Support Differentiated Play-Based / Inquiry Learning for Foundation Teachers 2021.
    22 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $240,442.65
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Accelerated Bachelor of Early Childhood Education for diploma qualified educators ("Accelerated BECE") student cohorts
    7 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $1,998,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Early Childhood Professional Practice Partnerships.
    3 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - CONTR2019/00962 - $348,378.25
  • GRANT
    Students and learning: the impact of the Reggio Emilia Approach on student success
    2 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liz Rouse
    IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program - IPAP2018/0081 - $48,418.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Transition: A Positive Start to School State-wide PL Delivery
    1 Jul 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $1,265,751.24
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Building futures for newly-arrived migrants through schools - community development in school communities to improve whole family outcomes
    14 May 2016 - 30 Apr 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    St Gerards Primary School - $15,000.00
  • GRANT
    The Ballarat KinderGardens Project: The research, evaluation and professional development components - Forrest Hill application
    19 Jun 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies - $18,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Early Years Education in the Primary Years Program PYP Implementation Strategies and Program
    16 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    International Baccalaureate Organization - $44,587.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Pilot statewide professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers
    12 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    Victoria University Linkage Coll grant - $158,425.00