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2024

Conference Publication

Serve, return, rally, learn: interactional strategies to support children’s brain development through play

Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2024). Serve, return, rally, learn: interactional strategies to support children’s brain development through play. Realising the Vision: An Integrated Future for the Early Years., Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-20 September 2024.

Serve, return, rally, learn: interactional strategies to support children’s brain development through play

2023

Conference Publication

Exploring our understanding of drop-off and pick-up in early childhood education and care contexts

Coles, Laetitia, Casey, Charlotte, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Z. and Staton, Sally (2023). Exploring our understanding of drop-off and pick-up in early childhood education and care contexts. 31st EECERA Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August – 2 September 2023.

Exploring our understanding of drop-off and pick-up in early childhood education and care contexts

2022

Conference Publication

The when, what, and how of observing practice in Early Childhood Education and Care: development of the Assisting Observations Toolkit for Authorised Officers

Staton, S., Houen, S., Rankin, P., Cooke, E., Zheng, Z. and Thorpe, K. (2022). The when, what, and how of observing practice in Early Childhood Education and Care: development of the Assisting Observations Toolkit for Authorised Officers. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November - 1 December 2022.

The when, what, and how of observing practice in Early Childhood Education and Care: development of the Assisting Observations Toolkit for Authorised Officers

2022

Conference Publication

Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review

Houen, S., Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Toon, D., Westwood, E. and VanOers, D. (2022). Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.

Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review

2022

Conference Publication

Teacher vs child: an interactional tug of war to decide their next activity

Houen, S. and Danby, S. (2022). Teacher vs child: an interactional tug of war to decide their next activity. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November-1 December .

Teacher vs child: an interactional tug of war to decide their next activity

2022

Conference Publication

Challenging behaviour of children and its impact on educators

Panthi, Narayan, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2022). Challenging behaviour of children and its impact on educators. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.

Challenging behaviour of children and its impact on educators

2020

Conference Publication

The importance of understanding children’s perspectives: research with children

Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Zhaoxi and Staton, Sally (2020). The importance of understanding children’s perspectives: research with children. Paediatric Sleep Medicine Research Group (PSMRG) Research Mentorship Program Clinical Nurses Introduction Day, Queensland Children's Hospital, 19 October 2020.

The importance of understanding children’s perspectives: research with children

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

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

“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

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

Conference Publication

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: The push-and-pull of peer membership.

Danby, Susan, Miller, Pernilla and Houen, Sandy (2019). Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: The push-and-pull of peer membership.. EECERA Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: The push-and-pull of peer membership.

2019

Conference Publication

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: Places and spaces

Peel, Rhaisa, Danby, Susan and Houen, Sandy (2019). Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: Places and spaces. EECERA Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.

Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: Places and spaces

2019

Conference Publication

Supporting pre-school educators to respond to challenging behaviours in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) - a systematic review

Panthi, N., Houen, S., Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2019). Supporting pre-school educators to respond to challenging behaviours in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) - a systematic review. Australian Association for Research In Education Conference 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 1-5 December 2019.

Supporting pre-school educators to respond to challenging behaviours in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) - a systematic review

2019

Conference Publication

Experiences of relaxation: the voices of early childhood education and care educators

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

Experiences of relaxation: the voices of early childhood education and care educators

2019

Conference Publication

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

Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy and Cooke, Emma (2019). "Did my child sleep today?": communication between parents and educators in childcare settings. World Sleep Conference, Vanouver, BC, Canada, 21-25 September 2019.

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

2019

Conference Publication

All in the family: Siblings' multimodal interactions with digital media

Danby, Susan, Houen, Sandy and Miller, Pernilla (2019). All in the family: Siblings' multimodal interactions with digital media. Reconceptualising Early Childhood Literacies: An International Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, 7-8 March 2019.

All in the family: Siblings' multimodal interactions with digital media

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

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

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