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Educational Leadership in Early Childhood Education: Participant Vulnerability and a 'Rule of Care'
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Linda Henderson; Joce Nuttall; Elizabeth Wood; Jenny Martin – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
There is considerable literature describing the use of Change Laboratory as a simultaneous research and intervention methodology in workplace settings. However, there is limited literature describing Change Laboratory from the researcher-facilitator perspective. This paper examines the ethical dimensions of Change Laboratory from this perspective…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Early Childhood Education, Laboratories, Child Care Centers
Physical Activity Intervention Improves Executive Function and Language Development during Early Childhood: The Active Early Learning Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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Lisa S. Olive; Rohan M. Telford; Elizabeth Westrupp; Richard D. Telford – Child Development, 2024
This study aimed to determine the effects of the Active Early Learning (AEL) childcare center-based physical activity intervention on early childhood executive function and expressive vocabulary via a randomized controlled trial. Three-hundred-and-fourteen preschool children (134 girls) aged 3-5 years from 15 childcare centers were randomly…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Child Development, Executive Function
Online Programs Build Confidence and Improve Healthy Eating Messages in Early Years Services
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Devine, Amanda; Wallace, Ruth; Lo, Johnny; Miller, Margaret; Sambell, Ros; Costello, Leesa; Lombardi, Karen; Veurink, Samantha – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Building on the success of the SNAC (Supporting Nutrition Australian Childcare) community, a comprehensive online programme SNACPlus provided professional development (PD) and resources to embed nutrition curriculum and supportive food environments in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services. Process and impact evaluation were conducted…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Nutrition Instruction, Food, Intervention
Caregivers and Service Providers' Perspectives on a Western Australian Aboriginal Community's 0-3 Years, Early Learning Programme
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Smith, Hayley C.; Batten, Rachel; McDonald, Helen; Taylor, Myra F. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
A broad range of initiatives including early intervention programmes have been implemented in Australia to assist disadvantaged and at-risk Indigenous parents and children. This qualitative exemplar case study details the perspectives of caregivers and service providers of one such early learning intervention programme situated within the remote…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Preschool Education, School Readiness
The Relationship between Parent-Reported Coping, Stress, and Mental Health in a Preschool Population
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Kiernan, Neisha; Frydenberg, Erica; Deans, Jan; Liang, Rachel – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2017
The present study explored the component structure of coping in preschoolers as measured by the Children's Coping Scale-Revised (CCS-R) through principal component analysis (PCA). The study also examined the relationship between different coping patterns and mental health (as measured by the Strengths and Diffculties Questionnaire; SDQ) in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Coping, Mental Health, Parent Child Relationship
Promoting Health in Early Childhood Environments: A Health-Promotion Approach
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Minniss, Fiona Rowe; Wardrope, Cheryl; Johnston, Donni; Kendall, Elizabeth – Child Care in Practice, 2013
This paper investigates the mechanisms by which a health-promotion intervention might influence the health-promoting behaviours of staff members working in early childhood centres. The intervention was an ecological health-promotion initiative that was implemented within four early childhood centres in South-East Queensland, Australia. In-depth,…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Intervention, Public Agencies, Foreign Countries
From Authoritarian to Restorative Schools
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Harrison, Lyn – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2007
Restorative methods seek to address problems by working with youth rather than doing things to them or for them. While individual teachers use such methods, a restorative school requires a consistent whole school approach. This article describes core principles for building restorative schools being implemented by Marist Youth Care in Sydney,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment