Publications
Book Chapters
McHale, Joanne, Sullivan, Victoria and Ljunggren, Birgitte (2023). Does leadership matter? A narrative analysis of men’s life stories in early childhood education and care. Global perspectives on leadership in early childhood education. (pp. 211-228) edited by Matshediso Modise, Elina Fonsén, Johanna Heikka, Nkidi Phatudi, Marit Bøe and Thembi Phala. Helsinki, Finland: Helsinki University Press. doi: 10.33134/hup-20-13
Kedar, Yarden, Andrä, Markus and Sullivan, Victoria (2021). Intrinsic motivations as a factor in men’s career decisions in ECEC. Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce: Why They Leave and Why They Stay. (pp. 111-123) edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann and Jo Warin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003048473-11
Sullivan, Victoria, Sak, Ramazan and Thorpe, Karen (2021). Experiences of workplace relationships as factors precipitating or preventing dropout of male educators in ECEC. Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce: Why They Leave and Why They Stay. (pp. 83-97) edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann and Jo Warin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom : Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003048473-9
Ljunggren, Birgitte, McHale, Joanne and Sullivan, Victoria (2021). Workplace environment: leadership and governance. Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce: Why They Leave and Why They Stay. (pp. 70-82) edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann and Jo Warin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003048473-8
Journal Articles
Irvine, Susan, Lunn, Jo, Sumsion, Jennifer, Jansen, Elena, Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Professionalization and professionalism: quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Early Childhood Education Journal, 52 (8), 1911-1922. doi: 10.1007/s10643-023-01531-6
Diaz, Abbey, McErlane, Jorja, Jeon, Mi Hye, Cunningham, Joan, Sullivan, Victoria and Garvey, Gail (2023). Patient information resources on cardiovascular health after cancer treatment: an audit of Australian resources. JCO Global Oncology, 9 (9) e2200361, e2200361. doi: 10.1200/go.22.00361
Sullivan, Victoria, Coles, Laetitia, Xu, Yuwei and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?. Gender and Education, 35 (1), 18-36. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2022.2137106
Brownlee, Jo Lunn, Irvine, Susan, Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2021). Educators reflecting on sleep and rest time dilemmas in ECEC: where is the "critical" in reflective practices?. Australian Educational Researcher, 48 (4), 697-719. doi: 10.1007/s13384-020-00414-8
Sak, Ramazan, Kizilok, Gülşah Ezgican, Deniz, Mehveş Duru, Kancinar, Fatih and Sullivan, Victoria (2021). Motivation strategies used by parents for their children in different levels of education. International Journal of Educational Researchers, 12 (3), 25-40.
Thorpe, Karen, Jansen, Elena, Sullivan, Victoria, Irvine, Susan, McDonald, Paula and The Early Years Workforce Study team (2020). Identifying predictors of retention and professional wellbeing of the early childhood education workforce in a time of change. Journal of Educational Change, 21 (4), 623-647. doi: 10.1007/s10833-020-09382-3
Sullivan, Victoria, Coles, Laetitia, Xu, Yuwei, Perales, Francisco and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Beliefs and attributions: insider accounts of men’s place in early childhood education and care. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 21 (2), 126-137. doi: 10.1177/1463949120929462
Thorpe, Karen, Sullivan, V., Jansen, E., McDonald, P., Sumsion, J. and Irvine, S. (2020). A man in the centre: inclusion and contribution of male educators in early childhood education and care teaching teams. Early Child Development and Care, 190 (6), 921-934. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1501564
Conference Papers
Sullivan, Victoria, Jahan, Shafkat, Howard, Kirsten and Garvey, Gail (2022). First Nations Preferences of Cancer Screening. School of Public Health Showcase, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2022.
Xu, Yuwei , Lee, Catherin , Sullivan, Victoria , Bautista, Alfredo , Liu, Yuncong and Liu, Yuxin (2022). LGBT Educators' Practices Concerning Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): An Exploratory Study of Australia, England, Mainland China and Hong Kong. Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Xu, Yuwei , Sullivan, Victoria , Coles, Laetitia and Thorpe, Karen (2022). The more the better? Rethinking men's participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) from Australian perspectives.. Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Sullivan, Victoria , Coles, Laetitia , Xu, Yuwei and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Men Times Ten: Does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in ECEC? . Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Coles, L., Sullivan, V., Xu, Y. and Thorpe K. (2022). Men in the centres working in the margins: reinforcing and challenging gender stereotypes in ECEC. Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE), Adelaide, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Sullivan, Victoria , Coles, Laetitia , Xu, Yuwei and Thorpe, Karen (2022). The Men’s Centres: Does the clustering of men together in a centre support inclusion in the female-dominated occupation of ECEC? . European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Glasgow, Scotland, 23-26 August 2022 .
Coles, Laetitia , Sullivan, Victoria , Xu, Yuwei and Thorpe, Karen (2021). Persisting in the Centre: Challenging gender stereotypes amongst male educators in early childhood education and care (ECEC). . Decent Work Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-3 December 2021.
Thorpe, Karen , Jensen, Elena , McDonald, Paula and Sullivan, Victoria (2019). Low pay, low status and high demand: Australia's ECEC workforce under stress. . Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1 - 5 December 2019.
Xu, Yuwei , Sullivan, Victoria , Ljunggren, Birgette , Emilsen, Kari and Thorpe, Karen (2019). An Intersectional Approach to Men's Career Trajectories in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Comparisons of Australia, China and Norway. . Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-5 December 2019.
Sullivan, Victoria and McHale, Joanne (2019). “Oh! I didn’t realise a man can be a childcare worker.” Navigating Gender Roles: A comparison of the male early childhood workforce in Australia and Ireland. . European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference. , Thessaloniki, Greece , 28-31 August 2019.
Sullivan, V., Perales, P. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Beliefs and Attribution: Insider accounts of men’s place in Early Childhood Education and Care. Gender and Education Association Conference (GEA), Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 25-27 June 2019.
Ljunggren, B., Xu, Y., Sullivan, V., Emilsen, K. and Thorpe, K. (2019). An intersectional approach to men’s career trajectories in ECEC: Comparisons of Australia, China, and Norway. European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.
Xu, Yuwei , Sullivan, Victoria , Thorpe, Karen , Emilsen, Kari and Ljunggren, Birgitte (2018). Men's career trajectories in early childhood education and care: perspectives from Norway, Australia, and China. . Gender and Education Association Conference (GEA), Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 9-12 December 2018.
Thorpe, K., Sullivan, V., Jansen, E., Irvine, S., Sumision, J. and McDonald, P. (2018). A Man in the Centre: Insider perspectives on the unique contribution of male educators to children, families and the ECEC workplace. European Early Education and Care Research Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 28-31 August 2018.
Sullivan, V., Perales, F. and Thorpe, K. (2018). An insider's view: women's talk about men in childcare. European Early Childhood Education Research Association, Budapest, Hungary, 30 August 2018.
Irvine, Sue , Lunn, Jo , Sumsion, Jennifer , Jansen, Elena , Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Belonging, being or becoming: educators’ understandings of their professional status and work roles. European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Bologna, Italy, 27 August-1 September 2017.
Thorpe, Karen , Jansen, Elena , Irvine, Sue , McDonald, Paula , Sullivan, Victoria , Lunn, Jo and Sumsion, Jennifer (2017). What about the childcare educator? Sustaining positive ECEC experiences. . European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, Netherlands, 29 August-1 September 2017.
Sullivan, V., Jansen, E., McDonald, P. and Thorpe, K. (2016). Do Men Matter? Educator Perspectives on the role of Men in ECEC. ARACY Early Years Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, August 2016.
Seminar Paper
Video Document
Thesis
Sullivan, Victoria Elizabeth (2022). Pride and prejudice: the claiming and contesting of male participation in early childhood education and care. PhD Thesis, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ef2d045
Generic Document
Irvine, S., Kinley, J., Thorpe, K., Lunn, J., McFadden, A., Sullivan, V., Beane, L. and Bourne, J. (2018). Professionalism, paperwork and pedagogy: Investigating leadership strategies that enable professional practice in long day care (Factsheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Research Reports
Kelly E Matthews, Victoria Sullivan, Jasmine Huang and Caelan Rafferty (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning across the higher education sector: a scoping review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Irvine, S., Kinley, J., Thorpe, Karen, Lunn, J., McFadden, A., Sullivan, Victoria, Beane, L. and Bourne, J. (2018). Professionalism, paperwork, pedagogy: identifying leadership strategies that enable professional practice in long day care. Brisbane, Queensland: Interactive Policy Workshop.
Jensen, Elena, Sullivan, Victoria, Irvine, Sue and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Informing Queensland’s Workforce Action Plan for ECEC: Group and service level variation in educator engagement, satisfaction, training and retention. . Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.