Professor Marjory Ebbeck

Professor Ebbeck is currently Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of South Australia. She is part time Senior Academic Adviser to SEED Institute (Formerly RTRC, Asia). Lee, L.W.M., Ng, C., Yim, H.Y.B., and Ebbeck, M. (2014). ‘Selecting toys for young children; the parent/caregivers’ views and behaviors’ to be presented at the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association’s 15th Annual Conference “Living In Harmony Through Early Childhood Education and Care”, Bali, Indonesia, 8–10 August 2014. Yim, H.Y.B., Ebbeck, M., Ure, C., and Blake, D. (2014). ‘The use of videoconferencing and located learning to deliver an undergraduate early childhood education course in Australia’ to be presented at the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association’s 15th Annual Conference “Living In Harmony Through Early Childhood Education and Care”, Bali, Indonesia, 8–10 August 2014. The book Play in early childhood education: learning in diverse contexts, co edited with Assoc Prof Manjula Wanignayake and published by Oxford University Press in July 2010 is being used in many early childhood programs in Australia. Professor Ebbeck was appointed in June, 2008 as an external examiner for the Universiti, Brunei Darussalam. Professor Ebbeck completed an assessment of the B Ed (ECE) and was an external assessor at the University of Malaya, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, February, 2008. Professor Ebbeck has been reappointed in 2008 for another 3 years to the Hong Kong Council of Accreditation (HKCAE) as a specialist in early childhood education Professor Ebbeck was the principal researcher in a teaching/learning grant to develop an on-line course in brain developement 2007-2008. Professor Ebbeck was the principal researcher in a University Commissioned grant she won with Dr Victoria Whitington and Ms Alexandra Diamond which is investigating the transition between the TAFSA child care award and the School of Education early childhood degree program. This research was completed in August 2006 and is on a UNISA website. Professor Ebbeck chaired the Children's Services State Consultative Committee from 1996 - July 2004.

· Member, OMEP World Organisation for Pre-school Education,· Member, Australian Association of Early Childhood Educators,· Member, Australian Teacher Education Association Inc,· Member, Association for Childhood Education International,· Member, Australian Association for Research in Education,· Member, Play Rights International - Hong Kong,· Member, Play Group Association - Hong Kong,· Member, Hong Kong Council for Early Childhood Education and Services

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University

• Master of Education Flinders University

• Master of Art Michigan State University

• Graduate Diploma of Education South Australian College of Advanced Education

• Certificate of Teaching (Infant) Burwood Teachers College