Ms Liz Rouse |
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| Position | Lecturer Early Childhood Education | |
| l.rouse@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Education | |
| Phone | +61 3 924 46754 | |
| Campus | Burwood | |
| Location | Melbourne Burwood campus | |
| Role and profile | Lecturer - Early Childhood Education | |
| Teaching responsibilities |
ECE405 - Inquiry into social and cultural development (Unit Chair) EEE751 - Teaching: promoting successful learning EEE752 - Effective planning and assessment EPR701 - Planning for learning and professional experience EPR702 - Managing teaching and professional experience EPR703 - Reflecting on practice in professional experience Previous (2011) ECE307 - Progamme Planning and Evaluation (Unit Chair) ECE403 - Developing Partnerships |
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| Research interests |
Early Childhood Curriculum and pedagogy Partnerships across early childhood education Infant and toddler curriculum and learning Learning spaces in early childhood education and care Language and literacy in under threes Leadership and professional practice Honours supervision 2011 Thesis Title - Perspectives on partnerships in kindergarten – needs of families attending for the first time and returning families 2011 - Thesis Title - Educators’ beliefs about gender differences: implications for behaviour management |
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| Current research projects |
Chief Investigator DEECD - Pilot statewide professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers (2011-2012) Chief Investigator 2011-2012 Student perspectives on their infant/toddler practicum Chief Investigator 2012 - Natural outdoor learning spaces in early childhood settings MTeach research Supervision 2012 How do early childhood teachers understand and support the needs of young English language learners? 2012 Exploring the role of the pedagogical leader in early childhood education and care - a case study |
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| Service to the University, discipline or community |
Discipline Co-ordinator - Early Childhood Education Member Faculty of Arts and Education Academic Advisory Board Masters of Teaching Early Childhood Internship Advisory Committee Selection Officer - Masters of Teaching (EC Strand) Bachelor of Early Childhood Education Course Advisory Committee Bachelor Early Childhood Education Re-accreditation Committee Working Party -BECE @ DAYD submission process Steering Committee - Developing Academic Literacies within your Course Curriculum Project |
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| Awards |
Deakin University - Faculty of Arts & Education Pro Vic Chancellor's Faculty teaching Excellence Award - Category: Excellence in Team Teaching (2012) |
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| Qualifications |
Doctor of Education (in progress) VU Master of Education (Educational Leadership) VU Bachelor of Education Latrobe Graduate Diploma of Drama Education SCV Graduate Diploma of Special Education IECD Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood) IECD Diploma of VET Practice NMIT Diploma of Business VU |
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| Memberships |
Member - International Network of Scholars (INET) - Centre for School Family and Community Partnerships, John Hopkins University Member - Implementation Committee Learning and Development Advisory Group for the Early Learning and Development Framework 0-8 Founding member Victorian Early Childhood Research Consortium Board member - Extended Families Victoria Australian Teacher Education Association Australian Association for Research in Education Early Childhood Australia Victorian Institute of Teachers Australian Literacy Educators Association Community Child Care Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange |
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| Conferences |
Rouse E & Thompson L (2012) Being, belonging and becoming - One Family Day Care Scheme’s response to building professional practice. Paper presented at the 2012 International family Day care Conference, Brisbane, July, 2012 Laming, M & Rouse E (2012) Caring and sharing – team-teaching and team learning in a first year education program. Poster Presentation, First Year in Higher Education conference, Brisbane, June 2012 Rouse, E., & Morrissey, A. M. (2011). The role of the teacher in infant/toddler programs – does the infant/toddler practicum support ‘Pathways’ pre-service teachers to bridge the education and care divide? Paper presented at the 2011 Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, 3-6 July, 2011, Victoria University, Melbourne. Nolan A & Rouse E (2011) Where to from here? Career choices of pre-service teachers undertaking a dual early childhood / primary qualification. Paper presented at the 2011 Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, 3-6 July, 2011, Victoria University, Melbourne. Rouse, E., & Morrissey, A. M. (2011). BECE Pathways students’ experience of the Infant/Toddler practicum: A pilot study. Paper presented to the Victorian Early Childhood Research Consortium, 17th June, 2011, Victoria University, City Campus, Melbourne, Australia. Morrissey, A. M. & Rouse E (2011). Investigating BECE Students’ perspectives of the infant/toddler placement to inform pre-service teacher preparation. Paper presented at The 2011 Early Childhood Research Symposium @ Deakin University: Early Childhood Education: Policies and Practices, 13th January, 2011, the Deakin management Centre, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic. Australia. |
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| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |
| Publications | Rouse E (2012) Family-centred practice – empowerment, self-efficacy and challenges for practitioners in early childhood education and care Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, Vol 13, No 1 pp 17 -26 | |
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22nd April 2013