I am a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of South Australia where I have been teaching in Initial Teacher Education across early childhood and primary programs for over 17 years. Before becoming a university teacher educator, I taught in junior primary schools and preschools across Adelaide's North and North-East suburbs.
My honours research was centred on the areas of moral reasoning and values education in Early Childhood settings and my PhD doctoral thesis was titled 'Fostering Children’s Capacity for Empathic Reasoning: The Role of Community of Inquiry in an Empathic Pedagogy'. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and support a range of early career academic colleagues through ... Read more
About me
I am a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of South Australia where I have been teaching in Initial Teacher Education across early childhood and primary programs for over 17 years. Before becoming a university teacher educator, I taught in junior primary schools and preschools across Adelaide's North and North-East suburbs.
My honours research was centred on the areas of moral reasoning and values education in Early Childhood settings and my PhD doctoral thesis was titled 'Fostering Children’s Capacity for Empathic Reasoning: The Role of Community of Inquiry in an Empathic Pedagogy'. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and support a range of early career academic colleagues through UniSA’s Teaching Academic Group (TAG) in the Education Futures Unit.
My research interests are in Social Emotional Learning, neurodiversity in education, supporting international student teachers, and the benefits of esports in schools and communities.
I am AuDHD and have a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners through universal design principles and approaches across all areas of teaching and learning. I am a co-leader of the newly founded Neurodiversity@UniSA Special Interest Group.
I am also an enthusiastic advocate for a gender diverse Early Years Workforce, and I promote and support a push for more men in ECEC through UniSA's innovative MENtor Program for Males in ECE and my involvement with the Minderoo Foundation Dad's Alliance.
I have delivered a wide range of conference presentations and invited lectures across Australia and internationally, including recent international keynotes for the 2024 Family Education and Social Support Academic Symposium at Sichuan Normal University in China, and the 2024 NZ Office of Early Childhood Education National Summit in Wellington, New Zealand.
I am a current member of The Front Project's Apiary Fellowship which is a network of diverse leaders in the early childhood field who work together to enact change in the systems and structures of the ECEC sector and beyond.
I regularly engage with media around topics related to the early years workforce, gender diversity in ECEC, and the social emotional needs of children. I am available for expert comment in these areas, or any related aspect of Early Childhood Education.
About me
About me
Date | Title |
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30/06/2016 |
Mentoring male teachers, http://www.childmags.com.au/school/0-4-years/8683-mentoring-male-teachers |
24/02/2016 |
Male teacher numbers dwindling, work in education an 'isolating experience' for men, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-22/number-of-male-teachers-dwindling-isolating-experience-for-men/7178766 |
02/08/2014 |
Children miss out on male role model influence, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/children-miss-out-on-male-role-model-influence/news-story/44f119e829bc65cb7fc322bb2993e23a |
12/06/2013 |
UniSA program aims to boost more male teachers in schools, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/unisa-program-aims-to-boost-more-male-teachers-in-schools/news-story/bc3e6bd713fcfe803ba546997648b865 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Successful Grant Applications
Citations & Industry Engagement
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
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2021 |
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Mills-Bayne, M 2016, ‘The MENtor program for males in early childhood education: Addressing the impacts of gender imbalance on student experience’, Exploring inclusive models in teacher education: New perspectives on developing capacities to aid transition and retention of pre-service teachers Symposium, AARE Conference, Melbourne, 27 November-1 December.
Geer, R, Lucas, B, Mills-Bayne, M, Reid-Nguyen, R, Soong, H & Whitington, V 2016, ‘Enhancing better learning outcomes for international pre-service teachers: Reflections from teacher educators on professional experience placement in a ‘Celebrating Cultural Diversity’ Program, Exploring inclusive models in teacher education: New perspectives on developing capacities to aid transition and retention of pre-service teachers Symposium, AARE Conference, Melbourne, 27 November-1 December.
Mills-Bayne, M, Raymond, S & Webb-Williams, J 2016, ‘Transforming play: the nature of modern childhood and implications for education’, AARE Conference, Melbourne, 27 November-1 December.
Mills-Bayne, M 2016, ‘Building an empathic pedagogy’, The Space, no. 44, pp. 18-19.
Mills-Bayne, M 2016, 'Stepping out of isolation: Supporting males in early childhood education through the MENtor program', Celebrating the many roles of men in ECE, Men in Early Childhood Care and Education Network New Zealand (ECMENz) Annual Forum, 8-9 April 2016.
Mills-Bayne, M 2015, ‘Fostering empathic reasoning and ethical understanding through the Community of Inquiry Approach’, Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA) Biennial Curriculum Conference: Curriculum Leadership for a Diverse Australia, Adelaide, 30 September – 2 October 2015.
Webb-Williams, J, Mills-Bayne, M & Raymond, S 2015, Children’s voices in play: Report prepared for City of Salisbury Council, University of South Australia. http://search.library.unisa.edu.au/record/UNISA_ALMA71129439680001831
Mills-Bayne, M 2014, ‘Fostering empathic reasoning and ethical understanding through the Community of Inquiry approach’, The 21st Century Learner, School of Education Centre for Research Education (CREd) Conference, University of South Australia, Magill, 14 November.
Mills-Bayne, M & Kinnear, V 2014, 'Children's use of justificatory language within and without the Community of Inquiry', Philosophy's Contribution to School Education, The 2014 Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations (FAPSA) Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 7-8 July 2014.
Mills-Bayne, M 2013, The MENtor program for males in early childhood education', Every Child, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 40-41.
Mills-Bayne, M 2013, ‘Giving male Early Childhood Educators a voice: A survey of male ECE graduates from UniSA 2003-2013’, AARE Annual International Conference, Adelaide, 1-5 December. (presented as part of invited symposium)
Mills-Bayne, M 2013, ‘Emotional dialogue in the Community of Inquiry: building an empathic pedagogy’, The Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations (FAPSA) 2013 Annual Conference, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, 12-13 July. http://search.library.unisa.edu.au/record/UNISA_ALMA71108596510001831
Mills-Bayne, M 2012, ‘The Community of Inquiry: strengthening the teacher/researcher collaborative relationship’, The Joint AARE and APERA Conference, Sydney, 2 December - 6 December 2012.
Mills-Bayne, M 2012, ‘The Identity Web: deepening our dialogue about social and cultural similarities through engagement with wool and words’, The Joint AARE and APERA Conference, Sydney, 2 December - 6 December 2012.
Kinnear, V & Mills-Bayne, M 2011, ‘Ways of listening: ‘community of inquiry’ as a methodological participatory tool for children’s voice in research and pedagogy’, AARE International Research in Education Conference, Hobart, 27 November - 1 December 2012.
Mills-Bayne, M 2009, ‘A lesson in underestimating young children’, Critical & Creative Thinking: The Australasian Journal of Philosophy in Education, vol. 17, no. 1, May, pp. 35-41. http://search.library.unisa.edu.au/record/UNISA_ALMA51119831840001831
Mills-Bayne, M 2008, ‘Because it’s being nice: an exploratory study of moral reasoning, tolerance and values in early childhood’, Critical & Creative Thinking: The Australasian Journal of Philosophy in Education, vol. 16, no. 1, May, pp. 101-125. http://search.library.unisa.edu.au/record/UNISA_ALMA51109028240001831
Research
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Co-EditorJournal of Educational Enquiry (JEE) |
2018 |
Deputy ChairpersonAustralian Association for Men in Early Childhood |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) |
2018 |
MemberSouth Australian Philosophy in Education Association (SAPEA) |
2018 |
MemberdeLissa Graduates Association |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Curriculum Studies Association Inc. (ACSA) |
2018 |
MemberFederation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Association (FAPSA) |
2018 |
MemberEarly Childhood Australia, SA branch |
2018 |
Senior FellowshipHigher Education Academy, United Kingdom |
2018 |
Co-EditorJournal of Educational Enquiry (JEE) |
2017 |
Deputy ChairpersonAustralian Association for Men in Early Childhood |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) |
2017 |
MemberdeLissa Graduates Association |
2017 |
MemberFederation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Association (FAPSA) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) |
2017 |
MemberEarly Childhood Australia, SA branch |
2017 |
MemberSouth Australian Philosophy in Education Association (SAPEA) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Curriculum Studies Association Inc. (ACSA) |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) |
2014 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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What does respect for children mean in light of children's rights? perspectives of preschool children's parents and educators in an early childhood program in South Australia | Completed |