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2020

Journal Article

Essential yet discounted: COVID-19 and the early childhood education workforce

Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Houen, S. and Beatton, T. (2020). Essential yet discounted: COVID-19 and the early childhood education workforce. Australian Educational Leader, 42 (3), 18-21.

Essential yet discounted: COVID-19 and the early childhood education workforce

2020

Journal Article

Supporting, failing to support and undermining breastfeeding self-efficacy: analyses of helpline calls

Thorpe, Karen, Danby, Susan, Cromack, Ceridwen and Gallegos, Danielle (2020). Supporting, failing to support and undermining breastfeeding self-efficacy: analyses of helpline calls. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 16 (2) e12919, e12919. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12919

Supporting, failing to support and undermining breastfeeding self-efficacy: analyses of helpline calls

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

2019

Journal Article

Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services

Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Pease, Anna, Blair, Peter, Young, Jeanine, Irvine, Susan and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104 (12), 1193-1197. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317000

Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services

2019

Conference Publication

“Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in childcare settings

Oakes, C., Staton, S., Houen, S., Cooke, E., Pattinson, C., Teo, S.-L. and Thorpe, K. (2019). “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in childcare settings. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1070

“Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in childcare settings

2019

Conference Publication

Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services

Staton, S., Rankin, P., Thorpe, K., Oakes, C., Houen, S., Cooke, E. and Smith, S. (2019). Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services. World Sleep 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1013

Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services

2019

Journal Article

“Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings

Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandra, Cooke, Emma, Pattinson, Cassandra, Teo, Sue-Lynn and Thorpe, Karen (2019). “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings. Child & Youth Care Forum, 49 (2), 265-283. doi: 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3

“Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings

2019

Conference Publication

“I like relaxing on the trees when the leaves are falling”: children’s experiences of relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). “I like relaxing on the trees when the leaves are falling”: children’s experiences of relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). International Society for Child Indicators, Tartu, Estonia, 27-29 August 2019.

“I like relaxing on the trees when the leaves are falling”: children’s experiences of relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

2019

Other Outputs

Measuring Goodstart children’s progress and outcomes

Thorpe, Karen, Azhar Hussain Potia, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony and Staton, Sally (2019). Measuring Goodstart children’s progress and outcomes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Measuring Goodstart children’s progress and outcomes

2019

Other Outputs

Test cases for using Goodstart data

Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony and Staton, Sally (2019). Test cases for using Goodstart data. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Test cases for using Goodstart data

2019

Conference Publication

Children’s sleep and fathers’ lives in the early years: a systematic review

Coles, Laetitia, Allen, Alicia, Westwood, Emily, Staton, Sally, Oakes, Candice, Hewitt, Belinda, Thorpe, Karen and Ruppanner, Leah (2019). Children’s sleep and fathers’ lives in the early years: a systematic review. Australian Father Research Consortium Symposium, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 2-3 May 2019.

Children’s sleep and fathers’ lives in the early years: a systematic review

2019

Journal Article

Prenatal maternal personality as an early predictor of vulnerable parenting style

Hazell Raine, Karen, Cockshaw, Wendell, Boyce, Philip and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Prenatal maternal personality as an early predictor of vulnerable parenting style. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 22 (6), 799-807. doi: 10.1007/s00737-019-00963-7

Prenatal maternal personality as an early predictor of vulnerable parenting style

2019

Conference Publication

Variation and average teaching quality as a predictor of academic outcomes: extending CLASS. Society for Research in Child Development

Rankin, P., Staton, S., Beatton, T. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Variation and average teaching quality as a predictor of academic outcomes: extending CLASS. Society for Research in Child Development. Society for Research in Child Development, Poster Symposium, Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD United States, 21 - 23 March 2019.

Variation and average teaching quality as a predictor of academic outcomes: extending CLASS. Society for Research in Child Development

2019

Conference Publication

Beliefs and Attribution: Insider accounts of men’s place in Early Childhood Education and Care

Sullivan, V., Perales, P. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Beliefs and Attribution: Insider accounts of men’s place in Early Childhood Education and Care. Gender and Education Association Conference (GEA), Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 25-27 June 2019.

Beliefs and Attribution: Insider accounts of men’s place in Early Childhood Education and Care

2019

Conference Publication

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: children's subversive behaviour during mandated sleep times in prior to school classrooms

Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: children's subversive behaviour during mandated sleep times in prior to school classrooms. EECERA Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: children's subversive behaviour during mandated sleep times in prior to school classrooms

2019

Conference Publication

Targeting and recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged families for participation in child nutrition research

Harris, Holly A., Mallan, Kimberley, Daniels, Lynne, Gallegos, Danielle and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Targeting and recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged families for participation in child nutrition research. Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Conference 2019, Sydney, NSW Australia, 13-16 October 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.237

Targeting and recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged families for participation in child nutrition research

2019

Other Outputs

What exactly is rest-time in childcare?

Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen and The Choosing Rest Research Team (2019, 01 01). What exactly is rest-time in childcare? Childmags.com.au

What exactly is rest-time in childcare?

2019

Conference Publication

Stress and relaxation in early childhood education and care: Experiences of relaxation: the voices of young children in early education and care

Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). Stress and relaxation in early childhood education and care: Experiences of relaxation: the voices of young children in early education and care. Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 December 2019.

Stress and relaxation in early childhood education and care: Experiences of relaxation: the voices of young children in early education and care

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

2019

Conference Publication

An intersectional approach to men’s career trajectories in ECEC: Comparisons of Australia, China, and Norway

Ljunggren, B., Xu, Y., Sullivan, V., Emilsen, K. and Thorpe, K. (2019). An intersectional approach to men’s career trajectories in ECEC: Comparisons of Australia, China, and Norway. European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.

An intersectional approach to men’s career trajectories in ECEC: Comparisons of Australia, China, and Norway