Top 100 Scientists
Education / Early Childhood Education Top 100 Scientists in Australia 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,057 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
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Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
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i10 Index
Citation
44
73
14,625
* Rankings
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On Selection: 2
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
60
4,038
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On Selection: 3
physical activity
early childhood
healthy environments
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
24
1,812
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On Selection: 4
Maternal and child health
early childhood
parenting
implementation
evaluation
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
1,500
* Rankings
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On Selection: 5
parent partnerships
diversity
educational leadership
early childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,347
* Rankings
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On Selection: 6
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
2,523
* Rankings
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On Selection: 7
Early Childhood STEM education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
826
* Rankings
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On Selection: 8
women
future of work
work and care
early childhood education and care
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
860
* Rankings
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On Selection: 9
fathering
language and literacy development
early childhood
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
1,710
* Rankings
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On Selection: 10
Early Childhood Education and Development
Educational Neuroscience
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
18
421
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On Selection: 11
family policy
social security and income support
early childhood education and care
China
Australia
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H-Index
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Citation
12
14
818
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
Cultural-historical theory
Vygotsky
early childhood education
Imagination
STEM education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
305
* Rankings
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On Selection: 13
Educational Research
Early Childhood Education
Evidence Use
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
254
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
early childhood
environmental education
posthumanism
feminist new materialism
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
495
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
children's literature
diversity
early childhood education
social justice
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
415
* Rankings
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On Selection: 16
Parents
Sleep
Gender
Work
Early Childhood Education and Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
259
* Rankings
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On Selection: 17
early childhood education
visual arts pedagogy
John Dewey
Reggio Emilia approach
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
236
* Rankings
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On Selection: 18
Early Childhood Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
177
* Rankings
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On Selection: 19
Early childhood education
teacher education
teacher workforce
play-based learning
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
176
* Rankings
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On Selection: 20
Transition to School
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
150
* Rankings
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On Selection: 21
early childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
122
* Rankings
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On Selection: 22
Early Childhood Education
Intercultural Competence
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
244
* Rankings
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On Selection: 23
early childhood education and pedagogy
children's participation and agency
primary school
play and work
ethnography
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
200
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
early childhood education
initial teacher education
social justice
children's rights
trauma
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
158
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Early Childhood Education
Educational & School Leadership
Sustainable Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
104
* Rankings
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On Selection: 26
Early Childhood Education and Care
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H-Index
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Citation
6
3
77
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
Early childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
180
* Rankings
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On Selection: 28
Infants and Toddlers
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
129
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 29
Trauma-informed Practice
Early Childhood Education
SEL
Childhood Adversity
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
79
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 30
early childhood education
children's agency
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
136
* Rankings
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On Selection: 31
Early childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
77
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
Early Childhood Education
Aboriginal Education
Cultural Competence
Indigenous Research
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
64
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
Infant Feeding
Early Childhood Education and Care
Health Promotion
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
59
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 34
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Digital Technologies
Creativity
STEM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
96
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 35
mindset
early childhood education
metacognition
agency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
145
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 36
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Teacher Education
Curriculum Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
32
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 37
early childhood education
teacher education
inclusion
diverse gender and sexuality
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 38
early childhood education
educational transitions
transition to school
rural education
continuity of learning
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
18
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 39
early childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
58
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
early childhood music education
music education
early childhood education
language development
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
51
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 41
early childhood education and care
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
37
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher retention
teacher agency
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
27
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
Early Childhood Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
21
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 44
Early Childhood Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
15
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 45
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Mathematics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 46
Early Childhood education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
8
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 47
Early Childhood Education and Care
Community Sector
Policy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 48
Early Childhood Education and Care
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
54
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 49
Indigenous Education
Early Childhood Education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
19
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 50
early childhood education and care
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
10
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 51
early childhood education
teachers
evaluation
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rebecca Bull
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
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44
73
14,625
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Mindy Blaise
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
60
4,038
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
Jill Hnatiuk
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
1,812
physical activity
early childhood
healthy environments
Heather Morris
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,500
Maternal and child health
early childhood
parenting
implementation
evaluation
Fay Hadley
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,347
parent partnerships
diversity
educational leadership
early childhood education
Helen Little
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
2,523
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
Chris Speldewinde
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
826
Elizabeth Hill
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
860
women
future of work
work and care
early childhood education and care
Elisabeth Duursma
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,710
fathering
language and literacy development
early childhood
Dandan Wu
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
421
Early Childhood Education and Development
Educational Neuroscience
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Megan Blaxland
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Citation Counts
12
14
818
family policy
social security and income support
early childhood education and care
China
Australia
Prabhat Rai
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
305
Cultural-historical theory
Vygotsky
early childhood education
Imagination
STEM education
Mandy Salisbury
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
254
Educational Research
Early Childhood Education
Evidence Use
Jane Merewether
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
495
early childhood
environmental education
posthumanism
feminist new materialism
Helen Adam
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
415
children's literature
diversity
early childhood education
social justice
Laetitia Coles
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
259
Parents
Sleep
Gender
Work
Early Childhood Education and Care
Gai Lindsay
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
236
early childhood education
visual arts pedagogy
John Dewey
Reggio Emilia approach
Dee O'Connor
University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
177
Natalie Robertson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
176
Early childhood education
teacher education
teacher workforce
play-based learning
Transition to School
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Julia Mascadri
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
244
Early Childhood Education
Intercultural Competence
Helen Breathnach
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
200
early childhood education and pedagogy
children's participation and agency
primary school
play and work
ethnography
Madeleine Dobson
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
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6
4
158
early childhood education
initial teacher education
social justice
children's rights
trauma
Philip Saagyum Dare
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
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6
3
104
Early Childhood Education
Educational & School Leadership
Sustainable Education
Tracy Treasure
University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
77
Early Childhood Education and Care
Katherine Bussey
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
129
Infants and Toddlers
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Trauma-informed Practice
Early Childhood Education
SEL
Childhood Adversity
Caroline Scott
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
136
early childhood education
children's agency
A Ruscoe
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
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Citation Counts
4
2
77
Karen Sinclair
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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Citation Counts
4
2
64
Early Childhood Education
Aboriginal Education
Cultural Competence
Indigenous Research
Emma Woolley
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
59
Infant Feeding
Early Childhood Education and Care
Health Promotion
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Digital Technologies
Creativity
STEM
Fiona Boylan
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
145
mindset
early childhood education
metacognition
agency
Angel Mok
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
32
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Teacher Education
Curriculum Design
Xinyun Meg Liang
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
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Citation Counts
3
1
33
early childhood education
teacher education
inclusion
diverse gender and sexuality
Jessamy Davies
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
18
early childhood education
educational transitions
transition to school
rural education
continuity of learning
Nicole M Jamison|Nicole Jamison
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
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2
1
58
Allison Cameron
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
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2
1
51
early childhood music education
music education
early childhood education
language development
early childhood education and care
Jessica Ciuciu
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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2
1
27
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher retention
teacher agency
Vanessa Wintoneak
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
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2
1
21
Lynette Cronin
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
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2
0
15
Kathy Swinkels
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
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Citation Counts
2
0
10
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Mathematics
Somayeh Ba Akhlagh|SB Akhlag
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
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2
0
8
Daniel Leach Mcgill
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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2
0
9
Early Childhood Education and Care
Community Sector
Policy
Nadia Wilson-Ali
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
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1
1
54
Early Childhood Education and Care
Michelle Locke
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1
1
19
Indigenous Education
Early Childhood Education
Yan Qi
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Citation Counts
1
1
10
early childhood education and care
Adeola Capel
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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1
0
2
early childhood education
teachers
evaluation