| Early childhood professionals: Leading today and tomorrow MA Ebbeck, M Ebbeck, M Waniganayake Elsevier Australia, 2003 | 364 | 2003 |
| Pedagogical leadership from a distributed perspective within the context of early childhood education J Heikka, M Waniganayake International journal of leadership in education 14 (4), 499-512, 2011 | 298 | 2011 |
| Contextualizing distributed leadership within early childhood education: Current understandings, research evidence and future challenges J Heikka, M Waniganayake, E Hujala Educational Management Administration & Leadership 41 (1), 30-44, 2013 | 253 | 2013 |
| Leadership: Contexts and complexities in early childhood education M Waniganayake, S Cheeseman, M Fenech, F Hadley, W Shepherd Oxford University Press, 2012 | 183 | 2012 |
| Perspectives of early childhood teachers on parent–teacher partnerships in five European countries E Hujala, L Turja, MF Gaspar, M Veisson, M Waniganayake European early childhood education research journal 17 (1), 57-76, 2009 | 178 | 2009 |
| Perceptions of early childhood education professionals on teacher leadership in Finland J Heikka, L Halttunen, M Waniganayake Early Child Development and Care 188 (2), 143-156, 2018 | 109 | 2018 |
| Educational leadership: An evolving role in Australian early childhood settings M Sims, M Waniganayake, DF Hadley Educational Management Administration & Leadership 46 (6), 960-979, 2018 | 87 | 2018 |
| Investigating teacher leadership in ECE centres in Finland J Heikka, L Halttunen, M Waniganayake Journal of Early Childhood Education Research 5 (2), 2016 | 84 | 2016 |
| Contemporary practice in professional learning and development of early childhood educators in Australia: reflections on what works and why F Hadley, M Waniganayake, W Shepherd The professional development of early years educators, 29-44, 2019 | 83 | 2019 |
| The performance of compliance in early childhood: Neoliberalism and nice ladies M Sims, M Waniganayake Global Studies of Childhood 5 (3), 333-345, 2015 | 79 | 2015 |
| Leading professional learning in early childhood centres: Who are the educational leaders? K Colmer, M Waniganayake, L Field Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 39 (4), 103-113, 2014 | 78 | 2014 |
| Researching Leadership in Early Childhood Education J Hujala, E., Waniganayake, M. and Rodd University of Tampere, Finland, 2013 | 78* | 2013 |
| Implementing curriculum reform: Insights into how Australian early childhood directors view professional development and learning K Colmer, M Waniganayake, L Field The Professional Development of Early Years Educators, 45-63, 2019 | 72 | 2019 |
| Being and becoming early childhood leaders: Reflections on leadership studies in early childhood education and the future leadership research agenda M Waniganayake Journal of Early Childhood Education Research 3 (1), 65-81, 2014 | 72 | 2014 |
| Find your tribe! Early childhood educators defining and identifying key factors that support their workplace wellbeing C Jones, F Hadley, M Waniganayake, M Johnstone Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 44 (4), 326-338, 2019 | 66 | 2019 |
| Play in early childhood education: Learning in diverse contexts M Ebbeck, MA and Waniganayake Oxford University Press, 2010 | 64* | 2010 |
| More than a shortage of early childhood teachers: Looking beyond the recruitment of university qualified teachers to promote quality early childhood education and care M Fenech, M Waniganayake, A Fleet Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education 37 (2), 199-213, 2009 | 64 | 2009 |
| An exploratory study of gender and male teachers in early childhood education and care centres in China Y Xu, M Waniganayake Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 48 (4), 518-534, 2018 | 59 | 2018 |
| The Role of Staff in Quality Improvement in Early Childhood. M Sims, M Waniganayake Journal of Education and Training Studies 3 (5), 187-194, 2015 | 59 | 2015 |
| Qualitative shadowing as a research methodology for exploring early childhood leadership in practice M Bøe, K Hognestad, M Waniganayake Educational Management Administration & Leadership 45 (4), 605-620, 2017 | 55 | 2017 |
Fay HadleyProfessor, Macquarie UniversityVerified email at mq.edu.au
