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2024

Book Chapter

Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19

Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Houen, Sandy (2024). Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19. Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research. (pp. 15-25) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766-2

Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19

2024

Book Chapter

Friendships

Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Thompson, Catherine and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Friendships. Health and Wellbeing in Childhood. (pp. 224-238) Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009339506.015

Friendships

2021

Book Chapter

Researching men’s career trajectories in ECEC: a cross-cultural inter-researcher approach

Xu, Yuwei, Warin, Jo, Thorpe, Karen and Rohrmann, Tim (2021). Researching men’s career trajectories in ECEC: a cross-cultural inter-researcher approach. Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce: Why They Leave and Why They Stay. (pp. 43-56) edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann and Jo Warin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003048473-6

Researching men’s career trajectories in ECEC: a cross-cultural inter-researcher approach

2021

Book Chapter

Experiences of workplace relationships as factors precipitating or preventing dropout of male educators in ECEC

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

Experiences of workplace relationships as factors precipitating or preventing dropout of male educators in ECEC

2020

Book Chapter

Methodology for a 12 country study

Brody, D., Xu, Y., Thorpe, K. and Rohrmann, T. (2020). Methodology for a 12 country study. Men in childcare: factors affecting entry and exit of a career in ECEC. (pp. ---) edited by Brody, D., Rohrmann, T., Emilsen, K. and Warin, J.. -: Routledge.

Methodology for a 12 country study

2020

Book Chapter

Friendships

Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Thompson, Catherine and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Friendships. Health and Wellbeing in Childhood. (pp. 235-256) edited by Susanne Garvis and Donna Pendergast. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108658874.015

Friendships

2020

Book Chapter

‘It’s much more than getting ready to go to school’: thinking about young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children learning literacy

Sarmardin, Dixie, Leske, Rachel, Woods, Annette and Thorpe, Karen (2020). ‘It’s much more than getting ready to go to school’: thinking about young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children learning literacy. Literacies in early childhood: foundations for equity and quality. (pp. 100-111) edited by Annette Woods and Beryl Exley. Docklands, Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press.

‘It’s much more than getting ready to go to school’: thinking about young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children learning literacy

2020

Book Chapter

Twins and other multiples

Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally and Bekkhus, Mona (2020). Twins and other multiples. Encyclopaedia of child and adolescent development. (pp. 1-15) edited by Stephen Hupp and Jeremy D Jewell. New York, United States: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119171492.wecad219

Twins and other multiples

2019

Book Chapter

Cultural security in Australian classrooms: entanglements with mainstream education as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children transition to school

Miller, M., Dawson-Sinclair, K., Eivers, A. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Cultural security in Australian classrooms: entanglements with mainstream education as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children transition to school. Culture in education, education in culture: tensioned dialogues and creative constructions. (pp. 57-77) edited by Pernille Hviid and Mariann Martsin. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28412-1

Cultural security in Australian classrooms: entanglements with mainstream education as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children transition to school

2018

Book Chapter

Producing contexts for young children’s digital technology use: web searching during adult-child interactions at home and preschool

Davidson, Christina, Danby, Susan J., Given, Lisa M. and Thorpe, Karen (2018). Producing contexts for young children’s digital technology use: web searching during adult-child interactions at home and preschool. Digital childhoods: technologies and children’s everyday lives. (pp. 65-82) edited by Susan J. Danby, Marilyn Fleer , Christina Davidson and Maria Hatzigianni. Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6484-5_5

Producing contexts for young children’s digital technology use: web searching during adult-child interactions at home and preschool

2017

Book Chapter

Web searching as a context to build on young children’s displayed knowledge

Houen, Sandra, Danby, Susan, Farrell, Ann and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Web searching as a context to build on young children’s displayed knowledge. Children's knowledge-in-interaction: studies in conversation analysis. (pp. 57-72) edited by Amanda Bateman and Amelia Church. Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1703-2_4

Web searching as a context to build on young children’s displayed knowledge

2017

Book Chapter

Friendships

Theobald, M., Danby, S., Thorpe, K. and Thompson, C. (2017). Friendships. Health and wellbeing in the early years. (pp. 141-160) edited by Susanne Garvis and Donna Pendergast. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316780107.011

Friendships

2017

Book Chapter

Pretend play and technology: Young children making sense of their everyday social worlds

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Houen, Sandra and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Pretend play and technology: Young children making sense of their everyday social worlds. Multidisciplinary perspectives on play from birth and beyond. (pp. 231-245) edited by Sandra Lynch, Deborah Pike and Cynthia à Beckett. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-2643-0_14

Pretend play and technology: Young children making sense of their everyday social worlds

2017

Book Chapter

"Uh Oh": Multimodal meaning making during viewing of YouTube videos in preschool

Davidson, Christina, Danby, Susan J. and Thorpe, Karen (2017). "Uh Oh": Multimodal meaning making during viewing of YouTube videos in preschool. Multimodal perspectives of language, literacy, and learning in early childhood: the creative and critical "art" of making meaning. (pp. 233-255) edited by Marilyn J. Narey. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44297-6_12

"Uh Oh": Multimodal meaning making during viewing of YouTube videos in preschool

2016

Book Chapter

Composing an email: social interaction in a preschool classroom

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Given, Lisa M. and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Composing an email: social interaction in a preschool classroom. Understanding digital technologies and young children: an international perspective. (pp. 5-17) edited by Susanne Garvis and Narelle Lemon. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315753027

Composing an email: social interaction in a preschool classroom

2016

Book Chapter

Working it out: balancing work and care after the birth of a first child

Boyd, Wendy, Millear, Prudence M. , Thorpe, Karen and Walker, Sue (2016). Working it out: balancing work and care after the birth of a first child. Exploring resources, life-balance and well-being of women who work in a global context. (pp. 145-159) edited by Roxane L Gervais and Prudence M. Millear. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31736-6_9

Working it out: balancing work and care after the birth of a first child

2014

Book Chapter

Language development in twins

Thorpe, K. (2014). Language development in twins. Encyclopedia of language development. (pp. Unknown-Unknown) edited by Patricia J. Brooks and Vera Kempe. New York, United States: Sage.

Language development in twins

2014

Book Chapter

Friendships

Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Thompson, Catherine and Thorpe, Karen (2014). Friendships. Health and wellbeing in childhood. (pp. 114-132) edited by Susanne Garvis and Donna Pendergast. Port Melbourne, Vic, Australia: Cambridge University Press.

Friendships

2010

Book Chapter

Rethinking early childhood education and care: Implications for research and evaluation

Thorpe, K., Cloney, D. and Tayler, C. (2010). Rethinking early childhood education and care: Implications for research and evaluation. International Encyclopedia of Education. (pp. 144-150) Elsevier Ltd. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.01201-X

Rethinking early childhood education and care: Implications for research and evaluation

2010

Book Chapter

Changing policy conceptualisations of ECEC: implications for research and evaluation

Thorpe, K., Cloney, D., and Tayler, C. (2010). Changing policy conceptualisations of ECEC: implications for research and evaluation. International encyclopaedia of education. (pp. Unknown-Unknown) New Delhi, India: APH Publishing.

Changing policy conceptualisations of ECEC: implications for research and evaluation