A5031123722- Children's Rights and Participation
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Literacy, Media, and Education
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Competency Development and Evaluation
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Critical and Liberation Pedagogy
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Online and Blended Learning
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Gender and Technology in Education
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
2024
Curtin University
2019-2024
Educators in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) have experienced changes policies, accountability curriculum. Concerns arise for educators regarding rapid staff turnover, pressure of expectations, burnout. Although increased research has examined teacher resilience, less focused on the perspectives ECEC what helps them continue their work maintain wellbeing. We examine perceptions Australian early childhood about challenges they face personal contextual resources harness to cope...
Abstract Recognition that schools should be responsive to children who are impacted by adversity and trauma is burgeoning internationally. However, consensus regarding the necessary components of a trauma-informed school lacking. This research developed expert-informed internationally relevant best-practice principles for schools. A four-phase methodology included (i) identification school-relevant practice programs, (ii) inductive thematic analysis main concepts underlying (iii) phrasing...
This paper will explores the experiences of embedding queer perspectives and approaches into Initial Teacher Education (ITE). teacher education is a topic great interest; however, little known about how educators training institutions can support preservice graduate teachers' transition their chosen profession. Queer face unique challenges, including homophobia transphobia, covert complex norms that regulate silence identities, systemic, macro forces play out in everyday work. article...
This paper explores issues surrounding children's participation in research relating to digital childhoods, with an emphasis on the process of obtaining ethics approvals and other necessary from Australian education authorities (e.g. Departments Education), along associated tensions. It will report patterns apparent existing literature terms how much is being undertaken independent, government, or Catholic schools, as well researchers' experiences working across states territories. In...
Alongside the rapid and broad uptake of online learning in higher education, fully students report feeling isolated disconnected from their institutions. Although formal course content may be expertly designed to engage learners, much information provided support education students’ orientation institution study is presented a written static form. Such presentations not accessible engaging contribute feelings disconnection. Technologies such as virtual reality (VR) are being used engage,...
Leadership competencies in early childhood (EC) education present an intricate policy and practice landscape. This article provides insights into these complexities shares a novel survey evaluation tool that can be used services for identifying leadership gaps ongoing professional development. The research employed two-phase approach involving thematic analysis of governing documents focus group interview data. resulted the development five core domains represented throughout tool....
Nature connection fosters children's healthy development, and long-term sustainable behaviours. Most research into children-nature has focused on positive experiences. However, theories of constructive hope suggest that as well imbuing a love nature we should also help children understand environmental challenges. Computational thinking is skillset might young frame address complex problems. This currently exclusively developed indoors using technological devices indoor activities. Our...