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2026 Journal Article At the margin and in the centre: how men working in early childhood education and care frame their roleColes, Laetitia, Xu, Yuwei, Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2026). At the margin and in the centre: how men working in early childhood education and care frame their role. Community, Work and Family, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2026.2621909 |
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2026 Journal Article Serve-return-rally-learn: extending the serve and return metaphor in adult–child interactionsHouen, Sandy, Staton, Sally, Mulvihill, Aisling and Thorpe, Karen (2026). Serve-return-rally-learn: extending the serve and return metaphor in adult–child interactions. Child Development Perspectives, 20 (1) aadaf005, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/cdpers/aadaf005 |
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2026 Journal Article The challenges of challenging behaviour: early childhood educators’ understandings of child behaviour and impact on occupational wellbeingPanthi, Narayan, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandra, Casey, Charlotte and Staton, Sally (2026). The challenges of challenging behaviour: early childhood educators’ understandings of child behaviour and impact on occupational wellbeing. Teachers and Teaching, 32 (1), 162-176. doi: 10.1080/13540602.2025.2463018 |
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2026 Journal Article Exploring the Relationship Between Age of Nap Cessation, Screen-Positive Autism Spectrum Disorder Traits and Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderEllis, Meghan, Jones, Andrew T., Rankin, Peter, Bernard, Anne, Thorpe, Karen, Glozier, Nick and Staton, Sally (2026). Exploring the Relationship Between Age of Nap Cessation, Screen-Positive Autism Spectrum Disorder Traits and Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi: 10.1007/s10803-026-07461-7 |
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2026 Journal Article Regulation or education?: How are provision of food and mealtime practices represented in Australia's National Quality Standards for Early Education and CareSearle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2026). Regulation or education?: How are provision of food and mealtime practices represented in Australia's National Quality Standards for Early Education and Care. Child: Care, Health and Development, 52 (1) e70195, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cch.70195 |
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2025 Journal Article Behavioural sleep interventions for the management of non-respiratory sleep disorders in children with neurodisabilityFullwood, Kasey, Thorpe, Karen, Coles, Laetitia, Vandeleur, Moya, Waters, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2025). Behavioural sleep interventions for the management of non-respiratory sleep disorders in children with neurodisability. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 84 102185, 102185. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102185 |
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2025 Journal Article School-based Entry to Careers in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Insights from career construction theoryMcKinlay, Sharon, Irvine, Susan, Whiteford, Chrystal, Brownlee, Joanne Lunn and Thorpe, Karen (2025). School-based Entry to Careers in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Insights from career construction theory. Australian Journal of Career Development, 34 (3), 301-312. doi: 10.1177/10384162251365365 |
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2025 Journal Article Improving Australia's quality rating and improvement systems for early childhood education and careStaton, Sally, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Improving Australia's quality rating and improvement systems for early childhood education and care. Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (6), 4243-4268. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00896-4 |
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2025 Journal Article Focused, fair and frequent: A framework to improve equity, effectiveness and efficiency of quality rating and improvement systems for early care and educationThorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2025). Focused, fair and frequent: A framework to improve equity, effectiveness and efficiency of quality rating and improvement systems for early care and education. Children and Youth Services Review, 179 108577, 108577. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108577 |
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2025 Journal Article Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy ReformPotia, Azhar Hussain, Wheeler, Kai W., Woodroffe, Tracy and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform. Australian Journal of Social Issues ajs4.70041. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70041 |
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2025 Journal Article Policy to practice: drop-off and pick-up times as ‘barometers of quality’ in assessment and rating of Australian early childhood education and care servicesCasey, Charlotte, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Zhaoxi and Staton, Sally (2025). Policy to practice: drop-off and pick-up times as ‘barometers of quality’ in assessment and rating of Australian early childhood education and care services. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (5), 3421-3444. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00857-x |
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2025 Journal Article Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect programMilton, Alyssa C., Ballesteros, Kristin, Hernandez, Helen, Hwang, Yenni, Glozier, Nick, McClean, Tom, LaMonica, Haley M., Thorpe, Karen and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program. Frontiers in Education, 9 1457286, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1457286 |
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2025 Journal Article Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care servicesSearle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care services. Public Health Nutrition, 28 (1) e50, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1368980025000011 |
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2024 Journal Article The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practiceStaton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Normore, George, Casey, Charlotte, Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Potia, Azhar, Crompton, Rebecca, Long, Deborah, Hogan, Michael and Thorpe, Karen (2024). The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practice. Brain Sciences, 14 (12) 1243, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121243 |
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2024 Journal Article Professionalization and professionalism: quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)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 |
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2024 Journal Article Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel modelMann, Dwayne L., Pattinson, Cassandra L, Allan, Alicia, St Pierre, Liam, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Rossa, Kalina and Smith, Simon S. (2024). Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model. European Journal of Sport Science, 24 (8), 1176-1185. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12143 |
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2024 Journal Article How women educators frame the scarcity of men in early childhood education and careMcDonald, Paula, Coles, Laetitia and Thorpe, Karen (2024). How women educators frame the scarcity of men in early childhood education and care. Gender and Education, 36 (5), 510-526. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2024.2357825 |
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2024 Journal Article Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?McKinlay, Sharon, Thorpe, Karen, Whiteford, Chrystal, Bentley, Laura and Irvine, Susan (2024). Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (1), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00715-2 |
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2024 Journal Article Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in childrenLoeffler, Anna, Rankin, Peter, Smith, Simon S., Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2024). Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 45 (2), e150-e158. doi: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001259 |
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2024 Journal Article Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated dataTang, Angelina, Rankin, Peter, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated data. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 67, 352-362. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.02.001 |
