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Dr Sandy Houen
Dr

Sandy Houen

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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

Search Professor Sandy Houen’s works on UQ eSpace

72 works between 2012 and 2025

41 - 60 of 72 works

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

Book Chapter

Engaging young children in speech and language therapy via videoconferencing

Ekberg, Stuart, Houen, Sandra, Fisher, Belinda, Theobald, Maryanne and Danby, Susan (2019). Engaging young children in speech and language therapy via videoconferencing. Everyday technologies in healthcare. (pp. 175-192) edited by Christopher M. Hayre, Dave Muller and Marcia Scherer. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781351032186-10

Engaging young children in speech and language therapy via videoconferencing

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

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

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

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

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

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.

“Get all cosy…. it’s like chill out”: children’s perspectives on relaxation in early childhood education and care

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

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

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

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

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

Web searching as a context to build on young children’s displayed knowledge

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

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.

Teacher-child interactions, displays of expertise and 'I wonder...'formulations

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

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Places and Spaces to Thrive: Optimising Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environments for children's health, wellbeing, and learning
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Thriving kids, active brains: A collaborative to support early child development
    Ian Potter Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Provision of exploratory research related to early childhood data
    Australian Education Research Organisation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Brain Builders Initiative
    Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Evaluation of the Queensland KindyLinQ Pilot Program
    Social Ventures Australia
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    The when, what, and how of observing and assessing practice in ECEC: Towards an observational framework for Authorised Officers in Queensland
    Education Horizon
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

Media

Enquiries

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  • Early childhood education
  • Teacher-child interactions

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