Search Results - "Manjula Waniganayake"

Educational leadership : An evolving role in Australian early childhood settings by Sims, Margaret, Waniganayake, Manjula, Hadley, Dr Fay

“…In the Australian early childhood sector the role of educational leader emerged as part of a very large process of policy reform that began in 2009. The…”
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Perceptions of early childhood education professionals on teacher leadership in Finland by Heikka, Johanna, Halttunen, Leena, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…This study investigated perceptions of early childhood education (ECE) professionals employed at three ECE centres on teacher leadership enactment in Finland…”
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Views from the Inside: Roles of Deputy Directors in Early Childhood Education in Finland by Halttunen, Leena, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…This study explored the perceptions of deputy directors about their leadership in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres in Finland. Our aim was to look…”
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Find your tribe! Early childhood educators defining and identifying key factors that support their workplace wellbeing by Jones, Catherine, Hadley, Fay, Waniganayake, Manjula, Johnstone, Melissa

“…Historically, research on educator wellbeing has focused on ill health including stress, burnout and emotional exhaustion. There is a dearth of research…”
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Early childhood educators' workplace well-being : It's everyone's right by Jones, Catherine, Johnstone, Melissa, Hadley, Fay, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…Extant literature on Early Childhood educator workplace well-being focuses on the disease model of well-being, with studies mainly addressing stress and…”
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Qualitative shadowing as a research methodology for exploring early childhood leadership in practice by Bøe, Marit, Hognestad, Karin, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…This article explores qualitative shadowing as an interpretivist methodology, and explains how two researchers participating simultaneously in data collection…”
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Contextualizing distributed leadership within early childhood education : current understandings, research evidence and future challenges by Heikka, Johanna, Waniganayake, Manjula, Hujala, Eeva

“…This article seeks to establish a new research agenda on distributed leadership by linking early childhood and school leadership research. It begins with a…”
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Promotion to leadership, not just merit, but insider knowledge: What do school principals say? by Steed, Kevin, De Nobile, John, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…Whilst extensive research has been undertaken concerning educational leadership and management, there is a paucity of scholarship regarding the merit-selection…”
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Innovative Cultural Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children in Out-of-Home Care by Wright, Amy Conley, Grace, Rebekah, Karatasas, Kathy, Ezekwem-Obi, Adaora, Waniganayake, Manjula, Hadley, Fay, Blythe, Stacy, Noujaim, Ghassan, Ravulo, Jioji, Mitchell, Megan, Tokunaga, Shoko

“…Within the Australian context, we argue there is limited research to guide practice on supporting cultural connections for non-Indigenous children from…”
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Better the devil you know? : Internal and external candidacy for leadership roles in an Australian state school system by Steed, Kevin, Waniganayake, Manjula, De Nobile, John

“…Research regarding the recruitment of principals is well established in scholarly literature. However, scant research has been undertaken to scrutinise the…”
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Early childhood educators working with children who have lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents: what does the literature tell us? by Cloughessy, Kathy, Waniganayake, Manjula

“…Early childhood (EC) educators are expected to cater for all types of families from diverse backgrounds. Research involving EC educators and the spaces they…”
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Maintaining culture and supporting cultural identity in foster care placements by Waniganayake, Manjula, Hadley, Fay, Johnson, Matthew, Mortimer, Paul, McMahon, Tadgh, Karatasas, Kathy

“…This article reports on an exploratory study about maintaining and supporting the cultural identity of children from culturally and linguistically diverse…”
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Unpacking and unpicking the challenge of 600 hours of preschool attendance by Harrison, Linda J, Redman, Tracy, Brown, Judith E, Lavina, Leanne, Davis, Belinda, Degotardi, Sheila, Fordham, Loraine, Hadley, Fay, Jones, Catherine, Waniganayake, Manjula, Wong, Sandie

“…The Australian Government's (2022) Preschool Reform Funding Agreement and initiatives by state governments aim to lift enrolment and maximise the benefits of…”
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The quest for continuous quality improvement in Australian long day care services: getting the most out of the Assessment and Rating process by Irvine, Susan Lee, Barblett, Lennie, Waniganayake, Manjula, Hadley, Fay, Andrews, Rebecca, Hatzigianni, Maria, Li, Hui, Lavina, Leanne, Harrison, Linda J., Davis, Belinda

“…The National Quality Framework (NQF) was intended to drive continuous improvement in education and care services in Australia. Ten years into implementation,…”
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The role of digital technologies in supporting quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care settings by Hatzigianni, Maria, Stephenson, Tanya, Harrison, Linda J., Waniganayake, Manjula, Li, Philip, Barblett, Lennie, Hadley, Fay, Andrews, Rebecca, Davis, Belinda, Irvine, Susan

“…This national study explored the role of digital technologies in early childhood education and care settings and whether they could contribute to quality…”
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Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector by Degotardi, Sheila, Waniganayake, Manjula, Bull, Rebecca, Wong, Sandie, Dahm, Maria R, Hadley, Fay, Harrison, Linda, Sadow, Lauren, Amin, Janaki, Donovan, Michael, Tran, Dung, Zurynski, Yvonne

“…This paper details the research design of a multidisciplinary, multi-method, collaborative research project investigating health communication from the…”
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Mapping the leap: differences in quality improvement in relation to assessment rating outcomes by Davis, Belinda, Dunn, Rosemary, Harrison, Linda J., Waniganayake, Manjula, Hadley, Fay, Andrews, Rebecca, Li, Hui, Irvine, Susan, Barblett, Lennie, Hatzigianni, Maria

“…IntroductionAustralia’s National Quality Standard (NQS) outlines the criteria to assess the quality of early childhood services. A four-point rating scale: (i)…”
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Leading professional learning in early childhood centres : Who are the educational leaders? by Colmer, Kaye, Waniganayake, Manjula, Field, Laurie

“…In early childhood centres directors have responsibility for ongoing professional learning to support the implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework…”
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Scaffolding leadership for learning in school education : Insights from a factor analysis of research conducted in Australian independent schools by Marsh, Scott, Waniganayake, Manjula, Gibson, Ian W

“…The notion of leadership for learning as a resource for improving student learning in schools has attracted much attention from scholars. However, its use…”
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More than a shortage of early childhood teachers: looking beyond the recruitment of university qualified teachers to promote quality early childhood education and care by Fenech, Marianne, Waniganayake, Manjula, Fleet, Alma

“…In Australia and internationally, government policies aim to increase the supply of early childhood teachers and thus improve the quality of early childhood…”
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