Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here’s what we can do to help

Penny Levickis, Amelia Church, Jane Page, Lisa Murray and Patricia Eadie

By Penny Levickis, Amelia Church, Jane Page, Lisa Murray and Patricia Eadie
Community contribution / October 28, 2021

Australian early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued.

Our research reports on more than 200 educators’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed existing strains on the system ...

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By Penny Levickis, Amelia Church, Jane Page, Lisa Murray and Patricia Eadie

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Penny Levickis, Senior Research Fellow, REEaCh (Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood) Hub, The University of Melbourne; Amelia Church, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne; Jane Page, Associate Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne; Lisa Murray, Research Fellow, REEaCh (Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood) Hub, The University of Melbourne, and Patricia Eadie, Professor & Director of REEaCh (Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood) Hub, The University of Melbourne

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