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Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=3921
Work: 8344 0988
Fax: 8344 0995
Room: 3.37
Level: 03
Building: Alice Hoy Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Early childhood education; Child care; infant - toddler care; adjustment Australia
Primary education; Transition and adjustment to school; Progress through school Australia
Teacher education: Early childhood; Web-based learning and teaching of preservice teachers on-line practicum support Australia
Teacher education: Primary and secondary; Educational psychology Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Wales Glynd?r University Research
Denmark The Danish University of Education Research
Iceland Iceland University of Education Research
Norway Oslo University College Research
Poland University of Bialystock Research
Sweden Stockholm Institute of Education Research
United Kingdom University of Strathclyde Research
New Zealand The University of Waikato Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood) Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College 31-Dec-1972
Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Studies University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1992
Master of Education University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1995
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2002

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
EARLY YEARS SCHOOL PRACTICES AND BACKGROUND FACTORS FOR IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S ADJUSTMENT AND PROGRESS IN SCHOOL Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 30/06/2008

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Shared Learning: A Collaborative Approach for Supporting Pre-Service Teacher's Reflective Practice
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 61-68
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Supporting and empowering pre-service teachers in their transition to the independent teacher


    Year: 2008
    Event name: AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conference - Fremantle
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conference - Fremantle
    Page numbers: 1-18
    Publisher: Australian Association for Research in Education(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2007

Books

  • Educational Psychology
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Pearson Education Australia(Frenchs Forest)
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Book Chapters

  • Understanding and supporting children: Shaping transition practices
    Year: 2007
    Book: Informing Transitions in the Early Years
    Publisher: Open University Press(Berkshire)
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Journal Articles

  • Preparing children for school - benefits and privileges
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Journal of Early Childhood
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 43-50
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  • Shared learning: Reflecting on practice using a collaborative approach
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 61-68
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Reports

  • Response to the Draft Report on the Implementation of a National Eligible School Starting Age (NESSA)
    Year: 2007
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Victorian Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • "Teachers should explain what they mean": What new children need to know about starting school
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Transitions in Early Childhood
    Volume: 2006 Edition
    Page numbers: 1-7
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  • Editorial: International Journal of Transitions in Childhood
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Transitions in Childhood
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 2-3
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  • What Do Children Do When They Are at Home and Who Do They Do It With?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 55-65
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Reports

  • Later School Starting Age Compared with Earlier School Starting Ages
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Children's adjustment to the first year of schooling: Indicators of hyperactivity, internalising and externalising behaviours
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Transitions in Childhood
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 36-44
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Responsive caregiving: Reducing the stress in infant toddler care
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Early Childhood
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 77-84
    Publisher: World Organization for Early Childhood Education
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  • The use and influence of outside-school-hours care in the first year of school
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 73-85
    Publisher: Monash University(Clayton)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • What do children do when they are at home and who do they do it with?
    Year: 2005
    Event name: ARECE 13th Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: ARECE 13th Annual Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-20
    Publisher: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education(Sydney)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Identifying and Supporting Behaviours Associated With Co-operation, Assertion And Self-control in Young Children Starting School
    Year: 2004
    Journal: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 75-85
    Publisher: Amber Publishing
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  • Who is Minding Our Children?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 111-122
    Publisher: Monash University(Clayton)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Curriculum - Teaching and Learning Project (C-TaLP)
    Year: 2004
    Event name: METTLE
    Conference Publication: Multimedia & Educational Technologies for Teaching and Learning Enhancement (METLE)
    Page numbers: 1
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Early Transition and Adjustment and Children's Adjustment After 6 Years of Schooling
    Year: 2004
    Event name: European Early Childhood Education Reserach Association 14th Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: European Early Childhood Education Research Association 14th Annual Conference
    Page numbers: 2 - 12
    Publisher: European Early Childhood Education Research Association(Valletta)
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  • Preparing children for the transition to school - benefits and privileges
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Australian Association of Research in Education AARE
    Conference Publication: Australian Association of Research in Education AARE
    Page numbers: 1 - 11
    Publisher: AARE(Melbourne)
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  • Researcher & practitioner perspectives about transition to school. An Australian perspective
    Year: 2004
    Event name: European Early Childhood Education Research Association 14th Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: European Early Childhood Education Research Association 14th Annual Conferencce
    Page numbers: 1 - 1
    Publisher: European Early Childhood Education Research Association(Valletta)
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  • Responsive caregiving: Easing the stress in infant toddler care
    Year: 2004
    Event name: XXIV World Congress of OMEP
    Conference Publication: XXIV World Congress of OMEP
    Page numbers: 1 - 4
    Publisher: OMEP Australia(Melbourne)
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  • Supporting Considerate Behaviours
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Graduates in Early Childhood Studies Conference
    Conference Publication: Graduates in Early Childhood Studies Conference
    Page numbers: 1 - 3
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • The use and influence of outside-school-hours care in the first year of school
    Year: 2004
    Event name: ARECE 12th Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: ARECE 12th Annual Conference
    Page numbers: 1 - 3
    Publisher: ARECE(Melbourne)
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  • Weaving Web of support for children's transition to school
    Year: 2004
    Event name: OMEP World Congress for Early Childhood Education 2004
    Conference Publication: OMEPWorld Organisation for Early Chidlhood Education
    Page numbers: 10
    Publisher: OMEP Australia(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Children bring more to school than their backpacks: Starting school down under
    Year: 2003
    Journal: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 5-14
    Publisher: Amber Publishing
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  • Does adjustment at preschool predict adjustment in the first years of schooling?
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Research in Early Childhood Education
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 13-25
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  • How transition programs help students adjust
    Year: 2003
    Journal: EQ Australia
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 16
    Page numbers: 15 - 16
    Publisher: Curriculum Corporation(Melbourne)
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  • Preparing children for the first year of school
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Rattler
    Volume: 65
    Issue: Autumn 2003
    Page numbers: 14 - 17
    Publisher: Community Child Care Cooperative (NSW)(Sydney)
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  • Starting school: Not so easy
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Prime Focus
    Volume: July
    Issue: 34
    Page numbers: 2 - 4
    Publisher: VPPA(Melbourne)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Personal, family and social influences on children's early school adjustment
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Australian Early Childhood Association Biennial Conference
    Conference Publication: Personal, family and social influences on children's early school adjustmen
    Page numbers: 1 - 4
    Publisher: Australian Early Childhood Association(Hobart)
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  • Reducing the stress in infant/toddler care
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Australian Early Childhood Association Biennial Conference
    Conference Publication: Reducing the stress in infant/toddler care
    Page numbers: 1 - 5
    Publisher: Australian Early Childhood Association(Canberra)
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Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Planning transition programmes
    Year: 2002
    Book: Transitions in the Early Years: Debating continuity and progression for young children in early education
    Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer(London)
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Journal Articles

  • Transition to school - Complexity and diversity
    Year: 2002
    Journal: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 103-114
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • FLIP - A student centred online flexible learning environment
    Year: 2002
    Event name: The Global Summit of Online Knowledge Networks 2002
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Global Summit of Online Knowledge Networks
    Page numbers: 129-133
    Publisher: Global Summit of Online Knowledge Networks
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  • Starting school matters: Supporting children's transition to school
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 2002 Early Childhood Matters Conference
    Conference Publication: Papers from the 2002 Early Childhood Matters Conference
    Publisher: Department of Human Services (Melbourne)
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Reports

  • Submission to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia Inquiry into the Education of Boys: Appendix B of the report, Boys: Getting it Right
    Year: 2002
    Customer: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training
    Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia(Canberra)
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Publications in 2001

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Children's adjustment to the first year of schooling: indicators of hyperactivity, internalising and externalising behaviours
    Year: 2001
    Event name: Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Research in Education
    Conference Publication: AARE Conference Papers
    Page numbers: 1-7
    Publisher: Australian Association for Research in Education(Melbourne)
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  • Transition and learning - A vital partnership
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 2001 Early Years of School Conference
    Conference Publication: 2001 Early Years of Schooling Conference
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Department of Education Employment and Training(Melbourne)
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