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Direct linkEdwards, Susan; McLean, Karen; Bartlett, Jacinta; Nolan, Andrea; Evangelou, Maria; Henderson, Michael; Skouteris, Helen; Tarasuik, Joanne – British Educational Research Journal, 2022
This paper identifies the shared features of provision in exemplar school playgroups defined using the social capital concepts of bonding and bridging relationships. Relationships promote capabilities amongst people, with play a known capability for advancing children's developmental and educational outcomes. By attending to the bonding and…
Descriptors: Play, Group Activities, Social Capital, Attachment Behavior
McLean, Karen; Edwards, Susan; Evangelou, Maria; Skouteris, Helen; Harrison, Linda J.; Hemphill, Sheryl A.; Sullivan, Peter; Lambert, Pamela – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2017
There is widespread international interest in parental education as a means of promoting educational equality through improving educational outcomes for young children. The research in this area suggests an association between the home learning environment and children's educational outcomes and highlights the importance of parental education for…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Play, Group Activities, Young Children
McLean, Karen; Edwards, Susan; Evangelou, Maria; Lambert, Pamela – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2018
Supported Playgroups in Schools (SPinS) are a new initiative in the Australian early childhood education landscape. SPinS are playgroups hosted by a playgroup coordinator co-located on a local school site. Research has identified positive benefits of playgroup participation for children and families. However, little is known about the potential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Play, Group Activities
