Associate ProfessorLiz Rouse
Associate Professor, Education (Early Childhood)
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
Orcid identifier0000-0002-2889-5382 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate Professor, Education (Early Childhood)Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
- +61 3 924 46754 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
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
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
- TENDERSupporting access to and retention in early childhood teaching degrees through an employment-based mode1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- INTERNAL GRANTBeing in blue space - places for learning in the early years [HAE-22-127]Centre for Regenerating Futures1 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Rouse E,
- Moore D,
- Wishart L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHParticipation in 2021 National Quality Framework (NQF) Approved Learning Framework (ALFs) update.9 Aug 2021 - 15 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Morrissey A-M,
- Rouse L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDeakin University - Professional Learning and Best Practice Resources to Support Differentiated Play-Based / Inquiry Learning for Foundation Teachers 2021.22 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Nolan A,
- Paatsch L,
- Morrissey A-M,
- Rouse L,
- Kinnear V
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAccelerated Bachelor of Early Childhood Education for diploma qualified educators ("Accelerated BECE") student cohorts7 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Blake D,
- Robertson N,
- Mooney A,
- Rouse L,
- David N
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEarly Childhood Professional Practice Partnerships.3 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Robertson N,
- Nolan A,
- Morrissey A-M,
- Paatsch L,
- Rouse L
- GRANTStudents and learning: the impact of the Reggio Emilia Approach on student success2 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Liz Rouse
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTransition: A Positive Start to School State-wide PL Delivery1 Jul 2016 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Rouse L,
- Ure C,
- Nolan A,
- Scott R,
- Nicholas M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHBuilding futures for newly-arrived migrants through schools - community development in school communities to improve whole family outcomes14 May 2016 - 30 Apr 2017People funded by this grant:
- Ware V,
- Rouse L
- GRANTThe Ballarat KinderGardens Project: The research, evaluation and professional development components - Forrest Hill application19 Jun 2014 - 31 Dec 2015People funded by this grant:
- Morrissey A-M,
- Rouse L,
- Wishart L,
- Moss J
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTEarly Years Education in the Primary Years Program PYP Implementation Strategies and Program16 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Morrissey A-M,
- Doig B,
- Rouse L
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTPilot statewide professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers12 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Morrissey A-M,
- Ohi S,
- Laskey L,
- Rouse L,
- Nolan A