Overview
Availability
- Dr Sandy Houen is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Research) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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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.
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.
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.
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
2018
Other Outputs
“Get all cosy…. it’s like chill out”: children’s perspectives on relaxation in early childhood education and care
Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and The Choosing Rest Research Team (2018, 01 01). “Get all cosy…. it’s like chill out”: children’s perspectives on relaxation in early childhood education and care Reflections Gowrie Australia Publication 1-2.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
2016
Conference Publication
Teacher-child interactions, displays of expertise and 'I wonder...'formulations
Houen, Sandy and Austin, Leanne (2016). Teacher-child interactions, displays of expertise and 'I wonder...'formulations. QUT Communication Seminar: Who is the expert here?, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12 October 2016.
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
2015
Conference Publication
Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology
Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology. American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States, April 2015.
2014
Conference Publication
Children’s fantasy play and formulating the use of objects in spontaneous activity with digital technology in Symposium Activity in Talk: Using objects in children’s spontaneous activities
Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Houen, S. and Thorpe, K. (2014). Children’s fantasy play and formulating the use of objects in spontaneous activity with digital technology in Symposium Activity in Talk: Using objects in children’s spontaneous activities. 4th International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA-14), Los Angeles, CA, United States, 25-29 June 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Digital equity and early childhood classrooms
Thorpe, K., Hansen, J., Danby, S., Grant, S., Houen, S., Davidson, C. and Given, L. (2014). Digital equity and early childhood classrooms. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Brisbane, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Teachers’ questioning students about technology: Making digital literacy relevant in preschool classrooms
Ekberg, S., Houen, S., Danby, S., Davidson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2014). Teachers’ questioning students about technology: Making digital literacy relevant in preschool classrooms. International Communication Association Regional Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 October 2014.
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.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Dr Sandy Houen is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Can attachment theory be applied in early education and care environments? Theorising and measuring qualities of child-educator relationships
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Thorpe, Associate Professor Sally Staton
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Doctor Philosophy
Same Educator, Different Day
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Staton, Professor Karen Thorpe
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Doctor Philosophy
Can attachment theory be applied in early education and care environments? Theorising and measuring qualities of child-educator relationships
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Thorpe, Associate Professor Sally Staton
Media
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- Early childhood education
- Teacher-child interactions
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