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Deans, Jan

Jan Deans is the Associate Directore of early childhood education at the University of Melbourne. She is also the director of the Universitiy's early learning centre, which is the University of Melbourne's research and demonstration preschool. She is a long-time advocate for teaching and learning through the arts and has worked both locally and internationally in early childhood, primary, tertiary, and special education settings. Her recent research interests include learning through dance, music education, social emotional competence and learning in the natural environment.