Research interests
Quality in childcare.
Learning and development birth-to-three years.
Learning environments
Natural outdoor learning spaces for children
Young gifted children
Affiliations
ECA - Early Childhood Australia
EECERA - European Early Childhood Education and Research Association
AGECS -Association of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies
VECRC - Victorian Early Childhood Research Consortium
Teaching interests
Master of Teaching Early Childhood
Master of Teaching Primary/Early Childhood
Units taught
ECE761 Understanding early childhood pedagogy, curricula and programs
EPR713/EPR743 Reflecting on practice in professional experience
Knowledge areas
Early childhood education
Play and play-based learning
Outdoor learning environments
Giftedness in early childhood
Quality in early education and care programs
Programs for children under 3-years
Conferences
Morrissey, A. M., Chao, E., & Rouse, E. (2016). Going outside: How four Early Years programmes in Singapore and Melbourne use their outdoor spaces. IBEC Conference 2016 May 22nd-24th, Kent State Univesity, Kent, Ohio.
Nolan, A., & Morrissey, A. M. (2014). Mentoring the early childhood workforce: Belonging, being and becoming. AARE-NZARE 2014 Conference 30th November-4 December 2014, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Morrissey, A. M., Rouse, E., & Chao, E. (2014). Responses of PYP Early years programmes in Australia and Singapore to parental concerns around early literacy. AARE-NZARE 2014 Conference 30th November-4 December 2014, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Morrissey, A. M., Rouse, E., Wishart, L., Scott, C., & Gillies, L. (2014). The babies' yard: Issues and challenges of researching a green transformation. AARE-NZARE 2014 Conference 30th November-4 December 2014, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Morrissey, A. M. (2013). Giftedness in the first two years: A study of infants and toddlers in play. Giftedness in early childhood: Insights for research and practice. Conference held on October 11th 2013, Deakin University melbourne City Centre, Melbourne.
Morrissey, A. M., Nolan, A., & Rouse, E. J. (2012). Digital literacies in early childhood settings: New textual landscapes and learning sites. 2012 CREFI Invited Symposium: Digital Literacies in the Early Years. Deakin University City Campus, Melbourne, Australia.
Morrissey, A. M. (2012). Mentoring to support quality. Australian Education Union K-6 Education Conference, August 17-18th, 2012. Abbotsford, Vic. Australia.
Nolan, A., Morrissey, A. M., Dumenden, I. (2012). The pilot state-wide mentoring program for early childhood teachers: Practicalities and possibilities. Kindergarten parents Victoria 2012 Early Childhood Education Conference, 1-2 June, 2012, Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Morrissey, A. M. (2011). Maternal scaffolding of analogy and metacognition in the early pretend play of gifted children. Paper presented at the Childrens Play, Storytelling and Pretence Conference, 4-16 July, 2011, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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.
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. (2011). Investigating BECE Students perspectives of the infant/toddler placment 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.
Professional activities
Member, Department of Education and Training Gifted and Talented Education Expert Reference Group
Fellowship Advisory Committee, Association of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies
Member, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority's Early Years Learning and Development Advisory Group
Media appearances
'Play-based learning can set your child up for success at school and beyond'. Robertson, N., Morrissey A. M., & Rouse, E. Article published in The Conversation.
https://theconversation.com/play-based-learning-can-set-your-child-up-for-success-at-school-and-beyond-91393
Projects
2018 Cultural change in early childhood education and practice. Association of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies $11, 417
2017 Kindergarten outdoor spaces: play, wellbeing and perspectives. (with Kinders Together) REDI Industry Collaboration Development Grant $10,000
2015-2016 Professonal development programme for early childhood and early years primary educators: Making a Difference for Young Gifted and Talented Children (with the Bastow Institute). Department of Education and Training (Victoria) $74,018
2014-2015 Investigating the use of IELTS in Determining Employment, Migration and Professional Registration Outcomes in Healthcare and Early Childhood Education in Australia. IELTS $64,803
2014-2015 Research and evaluation of the re-development of a rural childcare outdoor playspace. (with Fleming's Nursery)
2014-2015 Ballarat KinderGardens Project: The Research, Evaluation and Professional Development components. Forest Hill Foundation $18,000
2013-2014 Early Years Education in the Primary Years Programme (PYP): Implementation Strategies and Programme Outcomes. International Baccalaureate Organisation $44, 586
2013 Greening Childcare Learning Spaces (with Mission Australia). Funding from Horticulture Innovation Australia and Fleming's Nursery $25,000
2013 Development of online resource for DEECD "Making a Difference for Young Gifted and Talented Children'. Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria) $27,500
2012 'The Harbour' Outdoors: How it Works for Children and Staff (with Gowrie Victoria)
2011-2015 Pilot Statewide Professional Mentoring Program for Early Childhood Teachers (CI) (Deakin/VU partnership, Funded by DEECD $1,300,000).
2011-2012 Student perspectives on their birth-to-two placement (Deakin grant)
Publications
Intentionality and the active decision‑making process in play‑based learning
Mia Chen, Liz Rouse, Anne-Marie Morrissey
(2023), pp. 1-16, Australian Educational Researcher, Berlin, Germany, C1
Tools and Time for Noticing in Early Childhood Pedagogy Outdoors
Anne-Marie Morrissey, Llewellyn Wishart, Natalie Robertson, Deborah Moore, Virginia Kinnear
(2022), Vol. 5, pp. 125-147, Assessment and Data Systems in Early Childhood Settings Theory and Practice, Singapore, B1
Re-imagining outdoor playspaces: an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 lockdown
Deborah Moore, Anne-Marie Morrissey, Mary Jeavons
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 57-83, Children, Youth and Environments, Boulder, CO., C1
The Young Gifted Learner: What We Know and Implications for Early Educational Practice
Anne Grant, Anne-Marie Morrissey
(2021), pp. 129-150, Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific, Berlin, Germany, B1
D Moore, A Morrissey, N Robertson
(2021), Vol. 191, pp. 933-951, Early Child Development and Care, C1
In whose best interests? Regulating childcare environments in Australia
A Morrissey, D Moore
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 370-382, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, C1
Childhood outdoor environments: places for play, learning and wellbeing
Anne-Marie Morrissey, Llewellyn Wishart, Debra Moore
(2020), pp. 52-75, Strong foundations: evidence informing practice in early childhood education and care, Camberwell, Vic., B1
From boats to bushes: environmental elements supportive of children's sociodramatic play outdoors
N Robertson, A Morrissey, D Moore
(2020), Vol. 18, pp. 234-246, Children's geographies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
L Wishart, C Cabezas-Benalcázar, A Morrissey, V Versace
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 1031-1049, Landscape Research, C1
J Moss, A Morrissey
(2018), pp. 107-114, Art, artists and pedagogy: philosophy and the arts in education, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Making a difference: a report on educators learning to plan for young gifted children
A Morrissey, A Grant
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 16-28, Australasian journal of gifted education, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
A comparison of sociodramatic play processes of preschoolers in a naturalized and a traditional outdoor space
A Morrissey, C Scott, M Rahimi
(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 177-197, International journal of play, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Gribble, J Blackmore, A Morrissey, T Capic
(2016), Melbourne, VIc., A6
Mentoring Australian early childhood teachers: belonging, being and becoming
A Nolan, A Morrissey
(2015), pp. 237-249, Mentoring in early childhood education: a compilation of thinking, pedagogy and practice, Wellington, New Zealand, B1
Just another meeting?: Investigating mentoring for early childhood teachers in Victoria
A Nolan, A Morrissey
(2015), Vol. 40, pp. 40-48, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, C1
Infant and toddler responses to a redesign of their childcare outdoor play space
A Morrissey, C Scott, L Wishart
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 29-56, Children, youth and environments, Boulder, Colo., C1
A Morrissey
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 195-213, Journal of Early Childhood Research, London, Eng., C1
E Rouse, L Wishart, A Morrissey, C Scott
(2014), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Calm active and focused : children's responses to an organic outdoor learning environment
S Nedovic, A Morrissey
(2013), Vol. 16, pp. 281-295, Learning environments research, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1
A Nolan, A Morrissey, I Dumenden
(2013), Vol. 33, pp. 161-171, Early years: an international research journal, Abingdon, England, C1
Teachers' perceptions of their abilities to be educational leaders in Victorian childcare settings
M Grarock, A Morrissey
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 4-12, Australasian journal of early childhood, Watson, ACT, C1
A Morrissey, L Rouse, B Doig, J Moss, E Chao
(2013), The Hague, The Netherlands, A6
L Rouse, A Morrissey, M Rahimi
(2012), Vol. 32, pp. 87-98, Early years : an international journal of research and development, Abingdon, England, C1
Professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers : December 2012 report
A Nolan, A Morrissey, J Beahan, I Dumenden
(2012), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Mentoring for early childhood teachers: research report 2012
A Nolan, A Morrissey, I Dumenden
(2012), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers: July 2012 report
A Nolan, A Morrissey, J Beahan, I Dumenden
(2012), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Maternal scaffolding of analogy and metacognition in the early pretence of gifted children.
A Morrissey
(2011), Vol. 77, pp. 351-366, Exceptional children, Arlington, Va., C1-1
Pilot professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers progress report
A Nolan, A Morrissey, J Beahan, I Dumenden
(2011), Melbourne, Vic, A6-1
A Morrissey, M Brown
(2009), Vol. 53, pp. 106-120, Gifted child quarterly, New York, N.Y., C1
M Morelock, P Brown, A Morrissey
(2003), Vol. 26, pp. 41-51, Roeper review, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Pilot statewide professional mentoring program for early childhood teachers
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Dr Sarah Ohi, Ms Louise Laskey, A/Prof Liz Rouse, Prof Andrea Nolan
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria University Linkage Coll grant
- 2015: $188,450
- 2013: $64,200
- 2011: $64,200
Evaluation of the National Partnerships (Teacher, Quality, Supply and Retention) Initiatives for the Victorian school workforce
Prof Brenton Doecke, Prof Russell Tytler, Adj/Prof Christine Halse, Dr Brian Doig, Prof Julianne Moss, Prof Damian Blake, A/Prof Peter Hubber, Prof Coral Campbell, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, A/Prof Bernadette Walker-Gibbs, Dr Wendy Kortman, Mr Alan Marshall, Ms Barbara Preston, Dr Jodie Kline, A/Prof Glenn Auld, A/Prof Linda Hobbs
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2013: $190,500
- 2012: $25,500
- 2011: $52,800
Development of Resourse Booklet for Early Childhood Professionals - Gifted and Talented Children ('The Booklet')
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2013: $22,700
Making a difference for Young Gifted & Talented Children module
Dr Anne Grant, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Prof Andrea Nolan
DETVic Tender - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2016: $25,716
- 2015: $48,302
Early Childhood Professional Practice Partnerships.
Dr Natalie Robertson, Prof Andrea Nolan, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Prof Louise Paatsch, A/Prof Liz Rouse, Dr Deb Moore
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2021: $232,252
- 2019: $232,252
Deakin University - Professional Learning and Best Practice Resources to Support Differentiated Play-Based / Inquiry Learning for Foundation Teachers 2021.
Prof Andrea Nolan, Prof Louise Paatsch, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, A/Prof Liz Rouse, Dr Virginia Kinnear, Dr Natalie Robertson, Ms Naomi David, Dr Kim Davies, Dr Deb Moore
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2021: $240,442
Participation in 2021 National Quality Framework (NQF) Approved Learning Framework (ALFs) update.
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, A/Prof Liz Rouse
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority
- 2022: $1,711
- 2021: $6,847
Early Childhood Professional Practice Partnerships.
Dr Natalie Robertson, Prof Louise Paatsch, Prof Andrea Nolan, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Dr Nicole Downes, Dr Llewellyn Wishart
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2023: $231,604
- 2022: $231,604
Industry and Other Funding
Early Years Education in the Primary Years Program PYP Implementation Strategies and Program
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Dr Brian Doig, A/Prof Liz Rouse
International Baccalaureate Organization
- 2014: $4,458
- 2013: $40,128
Investigating the use of IELTS in determining employment, migration and professional registration outcomes in healthcare and early childhood education in Australia
Prof Jill Blackmore, Dr Cate Gribble, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
- 2015: $12,960
- 2014: $51,843
The Ballarat KinderGardens Project: The research, evaluation and professional development components - Forrest Hill application
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, A/Prof Liz Rouse, Dr Llewellyn Wishart, Prof Julianne Moss
Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies
- 2014: $18,000
Cultural Change in Early Childhood Education and Practice
Prof Andrea Nolan, A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey
Association of Graduates of Early Childhood Studies
- 2018: $11,417
Design Guide for Victorian Early Childhood Settings
A/Prof Anne-Marie Morrissey, Dr Deb Moore
Colab Architects Pty Ltd
- 2019: $8,984
Supervisions
Frances Burton
Thesis entitled: The Mathematics Visible in Pre-school Settings
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Li Pei
Thesis entitled: Enacting Early Learning and Development Goals in China
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Dewi Mulia
Thesis entitled: The role of play in teaching English as a foreign language in early childhood settings in Indonesia
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Natalie Elizabeth Robertson
Thesis entitled: Children's Play: An Analysis of Involvement in Dramatic Play
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education