Biography
Role
In her current role as a senior lecturer, Fleur teaches in the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education). She supports her tauira to become successful teachers through course work, practicum, and pastoral care. She also supports her colleagues in their research projects or higher study through her research experience.
Education background
Fleur has over 20 years of experience in the early childhood sector. She has worked as a lecturer in the polytechnic sector for the last 16 years. She has held key roles as strand and course leader focused on Tangata Whenua and Tiriti-based courses, practicum courses and more recently identity, language and culture courses.
Fleur also led the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) programme as a degree leader.
Research background
As part of the directed study research component of her Master’s degree in 2016 Fleur reviewed the Early Childhood Education curriculum as a bicultural document ’20’ years later. Recently, she was also part of a collaborative research project focused on inclusion, equity and teacher diversity in Early Childhood Education to develop a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators that can attract and retain a diverse teacher workforce in ECE.
Teaching interests
As a lecturer and researcher, Fleur is committed to supporting the well-being and educational outcomes for all tamariki by supporting the professional development of a well-qualified, knowledgeable, and inclusive ECE teacher workforce.
Recent publications
Griffiths, V., Hall, E., Hartley, D., Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K., & Tate, A. (In press). Working towards culturally safe and inclusive early childhood work environments for ourselves and our colleagues. NZ International Research in ECE, 2022/2023 Issue.
Griffiths, V., Hall, E., Hartley, D., Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K., & Tate, A. (2022). Attracting and Retaining Diverse Kaiako in Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Teachers’ Work, 19(2), 104-118. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v19i2.342
Griffiths, V., Hall, E., Hartley, D., Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Illston, K., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K., & Tate, A. (2021). Barriers to, and facilitators of, inclusion and equity in the workplace for diverse early childhood kaiako. Early Childhood Folio, 25(2), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.18296/ecf.0099
Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Jena-Crottet, A., Illston, K., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K., & Tate, A. (2021). Communities of learning: promoting equity in ECE policy and practice. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 23 (1), 39-51.