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Dr Erin Harper is a Lecturer at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. With a background in early childhood teaching and leadership roles, her work focuses on early childhood educators' challenges in providing high-quality education and care for children aged 0-5 years. She explores barriers to quality practice, professional development programs, and sustainable approaches in early childhood education (ECE) services.
Her current projects include the Early Learning Work Matters Project, investigating educators’ perspectives on work conditions. Teaching interests span professional experience in ECE, leadership in services, and action research for systemic improvements.
Publications analyze educator workloads, gendered clothing impacts on toddlers, and systematic reviews of ECE labor dynamics. She supervises a PhD candidate, Ashley ZHOU, researching upskilling early childhood educators to enhance workforce quality. No awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials.
