In this episode, Dr Jodie Torrington chats with Professor Sandie Wong and Dr Li Kan from Macquarie University's early childhood education team about their Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded Teachers in Early Education project. Sandie and Li share findings from Australia's first longitudinal survey of early childhood teacher education students, revealing who is entering the profession, what motivates them, and what their career intentions look like, with some surprising results about wellbeing, workforce preferences, and where graduates want to work. 

Take a look at the following links for more information about the content discussed in this episode: 

Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing Project 

Teachers in Early Education - Teachers in Early Education 

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) – StepAhead Program