Biography
Associate Professor Bonnie Yim is the Associate Dean (International & Engagement) of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University. Bonnie’s research interests include teacher education, child development, curriculum development and evaluation, cross-cultural studies, and engagement in learning. She is an active researcher and has published widely in these areas. She also undertakes research that focuses on positive outcomes of learners in the Asia-Pacific region through collaborative partnerships with Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and philanthropic organisations. Bonnie serves on the Editorial Board for premier scholarly journals, and has participated in high-level international meetings and has undertaken consultancies for international organisations. She has received awards for learning, teaching, research and partnerships. Her research is framed by mixed-method analysis, teacher professionalism and sociocultural theories. Bonnie has been conducting joint-research with the University of South Australia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Yew Chung Education Foundation in Hong Kong, and NTUC First Campus in Singapore. Bonnie is also an early years consultant in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, China (including Hong Kong), Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Read more on Bonnie's profileResearch interests
- Mixed method research approach
- Data mining
- Early childhood education and policy
- Ecological systems theories
- Attachment theories
- Sociocultural theories
- Child development
- Teacher education and professionalism
- Curriculum development and evaluation
- Cross-cultural and comparative research
- Citizenship and migration
- Play in early childhood education
- Music education
- Quality of early childhood education
- Learning engagement of young children
Units taught
Unit Chair:
- EDX701 Research Design Development and Method
Research paper supervisor:
- EDX703 Research Paper A
- EDX704 Research Paper B
PhD - Higher Degree by Research Program
Conferences
Three most recent:
- Yim, H. Y. B., & Ting, N. (2022, 8-10 July). Early childhood professionals’ views on inclusive education: A case study of Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 22nd Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) Conference, Online/Hong Kong.
- Ebbeck, M., Yim, H. Y. B., Ho, S. Y., & Sharma, M. (2021). Continuity of care: Primary caregiving in Singapore. Paper presented at the 21st Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Online/New Zealand.
- Yim, H. Y. B. (7 Aug 2020). Teacher education during COVID-19. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris [UPSI] & Deakin University Webinar Series. Online/Malaysia.
Awards
2022 - Faculty Teaching and Learning Award - Curriulum design that is innovative, motivates and inspires, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
2018 - Faculty Partnership & International Award - Partnership Development, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
2013 - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Partnership, BECE-DAYD Project Team, Deakin University
2013 - Faculty Internationalisation Award, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
2010 - Best Collaborative Research Project, Industry Partnership Study with SEED Singapore, UniSA
2008 - Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, Transnational Teaching Team, UniSA
Projects
- Quality curriculum for infants and toddlers (birth to 3 years)
- Cluster analysis and Self-Organising Maps (SOM)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Inclusive quality (IQ) preschool
- Engagement in learning
- COVID & wellbeing in early childhood education in Singapore
- Adaptive behaviour
- Intergenerational bonds
- Preparing teachers to assist children who are caught in disasters
- Work-based early childhood settings
- Leadership in early childhood education in Singapore
- Measurement of quality of early childhood settings by using ECERS & ITERS
- Play-based learning in China
- Music curriculum practices in early childhood education
- Equity and diversity in early childhood education
Publications
Intergenerational Relationships: Stories from Selected Countries in the Pan Pacific Region
Hoi Yim, Marjory Ebbeck, Maria Lee
(2022), Vol. 18, pp. 169-184, Intergenerational Bonds : the contributions of older adults to young children’s lives, Berlin, Germany, B1
COVID-19 Influences on the Quality of Curriculum in Selected Childcare Centres in Singapore
M Ebbeck, H Yim, S Ho, M Sharma
(2022), Vol. 18, pp. 441-459, The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education and Care, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Continuity of Care: Primary Caregiving in Singapore
M Ebbeck, H Yim, S Ho, M Sharma
(2022), Vol. 50, pp. 291-300, Early Childhood Education Journal, C1
Group Music Activities in Chinese Kindergartens: Children's Engagement and Teacher Perspectives
N Robertson, H Yim, L Paatsch
(2022), Vol. 16, pp. 49-72, Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea, C1
Intergenerational Relationships: Stories from Selected Countries in the Pan Pacific Region
M Ebbeck, H Yim, L Lee
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 169-184, Intergenerational bonds : the contributions of older adults to young children's lives, Cham, Switzerland, B1
N Robertson, B Yim, L Paatsch
(2020), Vol. 190, pp. 376-389, Early child development and care, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Preparing children for an uncertain future: the role of the early childhood teacher
M Ebbeck, H Yim, T Wei
(2020), Vol. 41, pp. 223-240, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, C1
M Ebbeck, H Yim, S Warrier
(2019), Vol. 47, pp. 265-273, Early Childhood Education Journal, C1
Parental engagement in music with young children: a cross-cultural study
H Yim, M Ebbeck
(2016), pp. 93-104, Multidisciplinary research perspectives in education: shared experiences from Australia & China, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Urban play spaces for children
H Yim, L Lee
(2016), pp. 250-269, Play in early childhood education: learning in diverse contexts, Oxford, Eng., B1
Singaporean Parents' Views of Their Young Children's Access and Use of Technological Devices
M Ebbeck, H Yim, Y Chan, M Goh
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 127-134, Early Childhood Education Journal, Berlin, Germany, C1
A view through the long lens: pre-service teachers' perceptions of multi-campus course delivery
B Walker-Gibbs, L Paatsch, J Moles, H Yim, T Redpath
(2016), Vol. 13, pp. 1-10, Journal of university teaching and learning practice, Wollongong, N.S.W., C1
Assessment of student development and learning in IB PYP schools
D Toe, J Lang, L Paatsch, H Yim, W Jobling, B Doig, G Aranda
(2015), Geneva, Switzerland, A6
M Ebbeck, H Yim, L Lee
(2014), pp. 272-286, Health and wellbeing in childhood, Port Melbourne, Vic., B1
A study of children's musical preference: A data mining approach
H Yim, Y Boo, M Ebbeck
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 21-34, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Katoomba, N.S.W., C1
M Ebbeck, H Yim, L Lee
(2013), pp. 185-200, Teaching early years : curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, Sydney, N. S. W., B1
H Yim, L Lee, M Ebbeck
(2013), Vol. 7, pp. 51-68, Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education, Seoul, Korea, C1
S Garvis, N Lemon, D Pendergast, H Yim
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 25-36, Australian journal of teacher education, Katoomba, N. S. W., C1
M Ebbeck, P Winter, S Russo, H Yim, G Teo-Zuzarted, M Goh
(2012), Vol. 182, pp. 609-619, Early child development and care, Oxon, England, C1
Changing children's chances : Can Australia learn from Nordic countries?
A Scott, S Janson, S Goldfeld, D Brennan, P Whiteford, F Andrews, R Cassells, M Horn, M Leuenberger, P Markham, R Robinson, H Yim
(2012), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
H Yim, L Lee, M Ebbeck
(2011), Vol. 181, pp. 287-303, Early child development and care, Abingdon, England, C1-1
Early childhood teachers' professional development in music : a cross-cultural study
H Yim, M Ebbeck
(2011), Vol. 36, pp. 74-81, Australasian journal of early childhood, Watson, A.C.T., C1
Encouraging a culture of research in practicing teachers in Singapore
M Ebbeck, Y Chan, H Yim
(2011), Vol. 39, pp. 355-364, Early childhood education journal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1
H Yim, L Lee, M Ebbeck
(2010), pp. 254-269, Play in early childhood education : learning in diverse contexts, South Melbourne, Vic, B1
Belonging, being, and becoming : challenges for children in transition
M Ebbeck, H Yim, L Lee
(2010), Vol. 4, pp. 103-117, Diaspora, indigenous, and minority education, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
M Ebbeck, H Yim
(2009), Vol. 179, pp. 899-909, Early child development and care, Oxon, England, C1-1
V Whitington, M Ebbeck, A Diamond, H Yim
(2009), Vol. 34, pp. 27-35, Australasian journal of early childhood, Watson, A.C.T., C1-1
Children's preferences for group musical activities in child care centres : a cross-cultural study
H Yim, M Ebbeck
(2009), Vol. 37, pp. 103-111, Early childhood education journal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1-1
M Ebbeck, H Yim
(2008), pp. 159-177, Enduring bonds : the significance of interpersonal relationships in young children's lives, London, England, B1-1
Music, in early childhood education : teachers' levels of confidence and happiness
M Ebbeck, H Yim, L Lee
(2008), pp. 22-30, Australian journal of music education, Parkville, Vic., C1-1
H Yim
(2007), Vol. 32, pp. 12-17, Australian journal of early childhood, Watson, A.C.T., C1-1
A Rasch analysis of the teachers music confidence scale
H Yim, S Abd-El-Fattah, L Lee
(2007), Vol. 8, pp. 260-269, International education journal, Australia, C1-1
Transitions between TAFESA and UniSA : teaching & learning issues
M Ebbeck, V Whitington, A Diamond, M Thornton, S Dahlenburg, P Blaikie, H Yim
(2006), [Adelaide, South Australia], A6-1
A study of the effectiveness of music appreciation TV programs for young children in Hong Kong
H Yim
(2005), Vol. 37, pp. 59-66, International journal of early childhood, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Inclusive Practices for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in Early Childhood Education Settings in Victoria and Sichuan: An Exploration of Opportunities for Improved Lear
A/Prof Indika Liyanage, Dr Laura Gurney, A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Dr Natalie Robertson
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2017: $25,000
Vietnam-Australia partnerships for digital transformation in higher education
A/Prof Wanty Widjaja, Prof Ly Tran, Dr Huyen Bui, A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Dr Bardo Fraunholz
Australia Awards Fellowships
- 2023: $310,175
Industry and Other Funding
International Baccalaureate: Assessment of Student' Aged 3-12 for Development and Learning
Prof Dianne Toe, A/Prof Bonnie Yim, A/Prof Josephine Lang, Prof Louise Paatsch, Dr Brian Doig, Dr Wendy Jobling, Dr George Aranda
International Baccalaureate Organization - Switzerland
- 2015: $36,586
- 2014: $17,577
Inclusive Practices for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in Early Childhood Education Settings in Victoria and Sichuan: An Exploration of Opportunities for Improved Lear
A/Prof Indika Liyanage, Dr Laura Gurney, A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Dr Natalie Robertson
Sichuan Normal University
- 2017: $22,727
Quality curriculum for under-3s: A case study in Hong Kong
A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Prof Louise Paatsch
Hong Kong Christian Service
- 2022: $22,975
- 2018: $22,963
Babies and bosses: A case study of work-based early childhood settings in Hong Kong.
A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Prof Louise Paatsch
Hong Kong Christian Service
- 2022: $28,125
- 2018: $28,113
A Follow Through Study of the relationships-Based Curriculum: Measuring Children's Outcomes in their Early Years.
A/Prof Bonnie Yim
NTUC First Campus Co-operative Limited
- 2022: $16,459
- 2021: $22,758
- 2020: $22,021
- 2019: $30,487
Jockey Club Inclusive Quality Preschool Project
A/Prof Bonnie Yim
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
- 2023: $50,881
- 2022: $50,881
Developing Intercultural Learning in Pre-service Early Childhood Teachers through Immersive Learning in Australia.
A/Prof Bonnie Yim, Dr Natalie Robertson
Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education
- 2023: $39,593
Supervisions
Shirley Soh
Thesis entitled: Leadership in Early Childhood Education in Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Nicole Downes
Thesis entitled: An investigation of educator-child relationships and wellbeing of under 3-year-olds
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
Ting Wei
Thesis entitled: An Investigation in the Quality of Selected Kindergartens in China
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Jingsi Mao
Thesis entitled: The Children Companion Project: Supporting Left-behind Children in Rural China
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Maria Nicholas
Thesis entitled: Mothers' interactions with two-year-olds when reading printed and electronic texts
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education