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Garvis, Susanne; Lemon, Narelle; Pendergast, Donna; Yim, Bonnie – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
In Australia, the growth in the provision of early childhood services for very young children aged birth to three years has placed increased demands on pre-service teachers as new policy stipulates the need for qualified early childhood teachers. While many teacher education programs offer early childhood courses, they have traditionally had a…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Infants
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Mate, Karen; Sim, Alistair; Weidenhofer, Judith; Milward, Liz; Scott, Judith – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2013
A blended approach encompassing problem-based learning (PBL) and structured inquiry was used in this laboratory exercise based on the congenital disease Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), to introduce commonly used techniques in biomolecular analysis within a clinical context. During a series of PBL sessions students were presented with several…
Descriptors: Diseases, Molecular Biology, Science Instruction, Problem Based Learning
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Wallen, Margaret; Ziviani, Jenny; Naylor, Olivia; Evans, Ruth; Novak, Iona; Herbert, Robert D. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: Conventional constraint-based therapies are intensive and demanding to implement, particularly for children. Modified forms of constraint-based therapies that are family-centred may be more acceptable and feasible for families of children with cerebral palsy (CP)-but require rigorous evaluation using randomized trials. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Scaling, Cerebral Palsy, Measures (Individuals)
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Hosking, Amanda; Whitehouse, Gillian; Baxter, Janeen – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
This article uses time-diary data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC; N = 2,157 weekday diaries; N = 2,110 weekend diaries) to examine differences in infants' time with a resident father at age 4-19 months according to fathers' duration of leave around the birth. Results showed that those infants whose fathers took 4 weeks'…
Descriptors: Infants, Diaries, Foreign Countries, Infant Care
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Veness, Carly; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Eadie, Patricia; Cini, Eileen; Reilly, Sheena – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Prospective questionnaire data from a longitudinal population sample on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), developmental delay, specific language impairment, or typical development (TD), were collected at ages eight, 12 and 24 months, via the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scale Developmental Profile (CSBS)--Infant Toddler…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Young Children, Comparative Analysis
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Bretherton, Lesley; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Cini, Eileen; Eadie, Patricia; Reilly, Sheena – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender, IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal distress) and environmental factors (SES) in the relationship between language impairment and behaviour problems in preschool children. Participants were drawn from…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
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Ebbeck, Marjory; Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
This article provides a synthesis of current theory and research in relation to attachment between infants/toddlers and their caregivers. Worldwide statistics show that there are a significant number of women working in the global labour market. In Australia, recent research also found that over 300,000 children aged 0-5 years are currently…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Toddlers, Infants, Interviews
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Eadie, Patricia Ann; Ukoumunne, Obioha; Skeat, Jemma; Prior, Margot Ruth; Bavin, Edith; Bretherton, Lesley; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Parent report instruments are frequently used for the identification of both "at-risk" children and to support the diagnosis of communication delay. Whilst the evidence is strong for the accuracy of parent report of vocabulary between 2 and 3 years, there are fewer studies that have considered the ability of parents to report…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Factor Structure, Toddlers, Infants
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Gribble, Karleen D. – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The breastfeeding experiences of 114 Australian children who were currently breastfeeding were explored via maternal observation and direct questioning of the children. Mothers commonly stated that their child breastfed for comfort and this opinion was validated by observations of when the children breastfed, which was often in the transition to…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Toddlers, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Ireland, Lynda – Education in Rural Australia, 2007
The Children's Services Regulation 2004 (NSW) makes it possible for children aged between birth and two years to be without a university qualified teacher in a centre-based long day care service. However, research demonstrates important links between caregivers' formal training and the quality of early childhood education. This case study, about a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Caregivers, Toddlers, Infants
Szarkowicz, Diane Louise – Early Childhood Australia, 2007
The Everyday Learning Series has been developed to focus attention on the every day life experiences of early childhood and to offer insight about how parents and care givers can make the most of these experiences. Having angry feelings or feeling aggressive is normal. Most children learn to manage such feelings in safe and acceptable ways,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Children, Young Children
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Rubin, Kenneth H.; Hemphill, Sheryl A.; Chen, Xinyin; Hastings, Paul; Sanson, Ann; Coco, Alida Lo; Zappulla, Carla; Chung, Ock-Boon; Park, Sung-Yun; Doh, Hyun Sim; Chen, Huichang; Sun, Ling; Yoon, Chong-Hee; Cui, Liyin – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
The prevalence of behavioral inhibition in toddlers was examined in five cultures. Participants in this study included 110 Australian, 108 Canadian, 151 Chinese, 104 Italian, and 113 South Korean toddlers and their mothers who were observed during a structured observational laboratory session. Matched procedures were used in each country, with…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Inhibition, Foreign Countries, Mothers
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Skouteris, Helen; Robson, Natalie – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2006
This experiment examined delayed self-recognition in 24 2.5-year-old and 24 3-year-old children. Children were marked covertly with a sticker on their forehead while playing a game, after which their photograph was taken. When shown this photograph, the 3- but not the 2.5-year-olds reached to remove this sticker reliably. However, the older…
Descriptors: Photography, Toddlers, Foreign Countries, Age Differences
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Prior, Margot; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
This study was designed to (1) gather Australian data on the Toddler Temperament Scale (TTS), (2) assess age differences on temperament in the one- to three-year-old group; (3) assess the psychometric properties of the TTS; and (4) consider some issues of concurrent validity in the measurement of temperament and behavioral adjustment. (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Rating Scales, Research Problems
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Diamond, Alexandra; Bowes, Jennifer; Robertson, Greg – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
Injury prevention at home is an important concern for parents of toddlers. This study investigated safety-related intervention strategies of 40 middle-class Australian mothers, and their relationship with three child characteristics: gender, temperament and language comprehension. In an interview at home, mothers reported frequency of use of 15…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Personality, Intervention, Comprehension
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