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2018

Conference Publication

Professionalism, paperwork and pedagogy: Identifying leadership strategies that enable professional practice in long day care

Irvine, S., Thorpe, K. and Bourne, J. (2018). Professionalism, paperwork and pedagogy: Identifying leadership strategies that enable professional practice in long day care. Early Childhood Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2018.

Professionalism, paperwork and pedagogy: Identifying leadership strategies that enable professional practice in long day care

2018

Conference Publication

An insider's view: women's talk about men in childcare

Sullivan, V., Perales, F. and Thorpe, K. (2018). An insider's view: women's talk about men in childcare. European Early Childhood Education Research Association, Budapest, Hungary, 30 August 2018.

An insider's view: women's talk about men in childcare

2018

Conference Publication

A Man in the Centre: Insider perspectives on the unique contribution of male educators to children, families and the ECEC workplace

Thorpe, K., Sullivan, V., Jansen, E., Irvine, S., Sumision, J. and McDonald, P. (2018). A Man in the Centre: Insider perspectives on the unique contribution of male educators to children, families and the ECEC workplace. European Early Education and Care Research Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 28-31 August 2018.

A Man in the Centre: Insider perspectives on the unique contribution of male educators to children, families and the ECEC workplace

2017

Conference Publication

SLEEP: Sleep learning for Early Education Professionals for Babies and Toddlers Workshop

Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2017). SLEEP: Sleep learning for Early Education Professionals for Babies and Toddlers Workshop. Early Start Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 27-29 September 2017.

SLEEP: Sleep learning for Early Education Professionals for Babies and Toddlers Workshop

2017

Conference Publication

It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care

Staton, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2017.

It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care

2017

Conference Publication

Belonging, being or becoming: educators’ understandings of their professional status and work roles

Irvine, Sue , Lunn, Jo , Sumsion, Jennifer , Jansen, Elena , Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Belonging, being or becoming: educators’ understandings of their professional status and work roles. European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Bologna, Italy, 27 August-1 September 2017.

Belonging, being or becoming: educators’ understandings of their professional status and work roles

2017

Conference Publication

Providing safe and supportive sleep environments in early childhood education and care

Staton, S., Pattison, C., Irvine, S., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Providing safe and supportive sleep environments in early childhood education and care. Early Start Conference, Wollongong, Australia, 2017.

Providing safe and supportive sleep environments in early childhood education and care

2017

Conference Publication

ECEC quality assessed, observed and enabled

Thorpe, K. (2017). ECEC quality assessed, observed and enabled. In: Early Start Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, (). 27-29 September 2017.

ECEC quality assessed, observed and enabled

2017

Conference Publication

What about the childcare educator? Sustaining positive ECEC experiences.

Thorpe, Karen , Jansen, Elena , Irvine, Sue , McDonald, Paula , Sullivan, Victoria , Lunn, Jo and Sumsion, Jennifer (2017). What about the childcare educator? Sustaining positive ECEC experiences. . European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, Netherlands, 29 August-1 September 2017.

What about the childcare educator? Sustaining positive ECEC experiences.

2017

Conference Publication

Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC

Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Irvine, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., McArdle, F., McNellie, P., Oakes, C. and Houen, S. (2017). Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.

Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC

2017

Conference Publication

Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?

Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?. 18th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2017.

Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?

2017

Conference Publication

Meeting in the middle – How can governments and researchers work together to achieve impact. A case study from Queensland. Featured Symposium: Impact of schooling education research on policy and practice in Australia (NSW, QLD and WA Departments of Education)

Fergusson, A., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Irvine, S. (2017). Meeting in the middle – How can governments and researchers work together to achieve impact. A case study from Queensland. Featured Symposium: Impact of schooling education research on policy and practice in Australia (NSW, QLD and WA Departments of Education). Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 26-30 November 2017.

Meeting in the middle – How can governments and researchers work together to achieve impact. A case study from Queensland. Featured Symposium: Impact of schooling education research on policy and practice in Australia (NSW, QLD and WA Departments of Education)

2017

Conference Publication

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

Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2017). Pretend play and technology: young children making sense of their everyday social worlds. Symposium on The Multidisciplinary Aspects of Play, Australia, 2017.

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

2017

Conference Publication

Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors

St Pierre, L., Allan, A., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2017). Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors. Joint Congress of World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) & World Sleep Federation (WSF), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.023

Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors

2017

Conference Publication

Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals

Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.

Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals

2016

Conference Publication

Do Men Matter? Educator Perspectives on the role of Men in ECEC

Sullivan, V., Jansen, E., McDonald, P. and Thorpe, K. (2016). Do Men Matter? Educator Perspectives on the role of Men in ECEC. ARACY Early Years Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, August 2016.

Do Men Matter? Educator Perspectives on the role of Men in ECEC

2016

Conference Publication

Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce

Thorpe, K. and Jansen, E. (2016). Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce. ARACY Early Years Conference, Cairns, August 2016.

Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce

2016

Conference Publication

Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings

Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon, Hurst, C., Pattinson, Cassandra and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings. SLEEP, Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Boston, MA USA, 2016.

Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings

2016

Conference Publication

Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology

Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Cockshaw, W., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2016). Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Denver, CO, United States, June 2016.

Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology

2016

Conference Publication

Building a professional ECEC workforce: An Australian case study

Irvine, S., Thorpe, K., Lunn, J., Sumsion, J. and Mckinlay, S. (2016). Building a professional ECEC workforce: An Australian case study. In: European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Dublin, Ireland, (). August 2016.

Building a professional ECEC workforce: An Australian case study