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2023

Journal Article

Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation

Cooke, Emma, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2023). Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 24 (1), 70-81. doi: 10.1177/1463949120983480

Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation

2023

Journal Article

Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031

Thorpe, Karen, Panthi, Narayan, Houen, Sandra, Horwood, Marcus and Staton, Sally (2023). Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s13384-022-00607-3

Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031

2022

Journal Article

Emotional quality of early education programs improves language learning: A within‐child across context design

Rankin, Peter Sheldon, Staton, Sally, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Emotional quality of early education programs improves language learning: A within‐child across context design. Child Development, 93 (6), 1680-1697. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13811

Emotional quality of early education programs improves language learning: A within‐child across context design

2022

Journal Article

Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years

Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, van Os, Danielle, Westwood, Emily, Toon, Danielle and Staton, Sally (2022). Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years. Educational Research Review, 37 100473, 100473. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100473

Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years

2022

Journal Article

Do the numbers add up? Questioning measurement that places Australian ECEC teaching as ‘low quality’

Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter, Pattinson, Cassandra and Staton, Sally (2022). Do the numbers add up? Questioning measurement that places Australian ECEC teaching as ‘low quality’. The Australian Educational Researcher, 50 (3), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s13384-022-00525-4

Do the numbers add up? Questioning measurement that places Australian ECEC teaching as ‘low quality’

2021

Journal Article

'Two's company, three's a crowd' Multi-modal engagement with objects to position a child on the periphery of peer membership in a preschool clasroom

Houen, Sandy and Susan Danby (2021). 'Two's company, three's a crowd' Multi-modal engagement with objects to position a child on the periphery of peer membership in a preschool clasroom. Research on Children and Social Interaction, 5 (1), 33-56. doi: 10.1558/rcsi.18175

'Two's company, three's a crowd' Multi-modal engagement with objects to position a child on the periphery of peer membership in a preschool clasroom

2020

Journal Article

The when and what of measuring ECE quality: Analysis of variation in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) across the ECE day

Thorpe, Karen, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony, Houen, Sandy, Sandi, Matteo, Siraj, Iram and Staton, Sally (2020). The when and what of measuring ECE quality: Analysis of variation in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) across the ECE day. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 53, 274-286. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.05.003

The when and what of measuring ECE quality: Analysis of variation in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) across the ECE day

2020

Journal Article

Correction to: “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings (Child & Youth Care Forum, (2019), 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3)

Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandra, Cooke, Emma, Pattinson, Cassandra, Teo, Sue-Lynn and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Correction to: “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings (Child & Youth Care Forum, (2019), 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3). Child and Youth Care Forum, 49 (2), 285-286. doi: 10.1007/s10566-019-09531-7

Correction to: “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings (Child & Youth Care Forum, (2019), 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3)

2020

Journal Article

Working towards the Australian National Quality Standard for ECEC: what do we know? Where should we go?

Thorpe, Karen, Westwood, Emily, Jansen, Elena, Menner, Ryan, Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2020). Working towards the Australian National Quality Standard for ECEC: what do we know? Where should we go?. Australian Educational Researcher, 48 (2), 227-247. doi: 10.1007/s13384-020-00387-8

Working towards the Australian National Quality Standard for ECEC: what do we know? Where should we go?

2020

Journal Article

“Lie in the grass, the soft grass”: Relaxation accounts of young children attending childcare

Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2020). “Lie in the grass, the soft grass”: Relaxation accounts of young children attending childcare. Children and Youth Services Review, 109 104722, 104722. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104722

“Lie in the grass, the soft grass”: Relaxation accounts of young children attending childcare

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

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

2018

Journal Article

Adopting an unknowing stance in teacher–child interactions through ‘I wonder…’ formulations

Houen, S., Danby, S., Farrell, A. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Adopting an unknowing stance in teacher–child interactions through ‘I wonder…’ formulations. Classroom Discourse, 10 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/19463014.2018.1518251

Adopting an unknowing stance in teacher–child interactions through ‘I wonder…’ formulations

2017

Journal Article

Soliciting and pursuing suggestions: Practices for contemporaneously managing student-centred and curriculum-focused activities

Ekberg, Stuart, Danby, Susan, Houen, Sandra, Davidson, Christina and Thorpe, Karen J. (2017). Soliciting and pursuing suggestions: Practices for contemporaneously managing student-centred and curriculum-focused activities. Linguistics and Education, 42, 65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.linged.2017.07.007

Soliciting and pursuing suggestions: Practices for contemporaneously managing student-centred and curriculum-focused activities

2016

Journal Article

Creating spaces for children’s agency: ‘I wonder…’ formulations in teacher–child interactions

Houen, Sandy, Danby, Susan, Farrell, Ann and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Creating spaces for children’s agency: ‘I wonder…’ formulations in teacher–child interactions. International Journal of Early Childhood, 48 (3), 259-276. doi: 10.1007/s13158-016-0170-4

Creating spaces for children’s agency: ‘I wonder…’ formulations in teacher–child interactions

2016

Journal Article

'I wonder what you know . . . ' teachers designing requests for factual information

Houen, Sandy, Danby, Susan, Farrell, Ann and Thorpe, Karen (2016). 'I wonder what you know . . . ' teachers designing requests for factual information. Teaching and Teacher Education, 59, 68-78. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2016.02.002

'I wonder what you know . . . ' teachers designing requests for factual information

2016

Journal Article

How talk and interaction unfold in a digitally enabled preschool classroom

Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Houen, Sandy, Scriven, Brooke and Thorpe, Karen (2016). How talk and interaction unfold in a digitally enabled preschool classroom. Australian Journal of Linguistics, 36 (2), 189-204. doi: 10.1080/07268602.2015.1121530

How talk and interaction unfold in a digitally enabled preschool classroom

2015

Journal Article

Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia

Thorpe, Karen, Hansen, Julie, Danby, Susan, Zaki, Filzah Mohamed, Grant, Sandra, Houen, Sandra, Davidson, Christina and Given, Lisa M. (2015). Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 32, 174-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.04.001

Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia

2013

Journal Article

Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Scriven, Brooke, Cobb-Moore, Charlotte, Houen, Sandra, Grant, Sandra, Given, Lisa M. and Thorpe, Karen (2013). Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home. Australian Journal of Communication, 40 (2), 83-100.

Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home

2013

Journal Article

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies

Thorpe, K., Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Scriven, B., Cobb-Moore, C. and Houen, S. (2013, 01 01). The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies Cascades Newsletter

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies