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TALIS 2024 Australian Report: The Teaching and Learning International Survey Open

Tim Friedman, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, Katherine Dix · 2025

The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) collects internationally comparable data on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers and principals in schools across the world. This report outlines the re…

The Teaching and Learning International Survey 2024: Non-Response Bias Analysis Report for Australia Open

Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake · 2025

This report considers potential non-response bias in the 2024 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). Analysis in this report demonstrates that Australia’s ISCED 1 and ISCED 2 respondents are representative of the broader schoo…

Evidence base and development of the Wellbeing Program Guide Open

Katherine Dix, Ee Liz Puah, Tamara Van Der Zant, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Shani Sniedze-Gregory · 2025

This report outlines the background and initial development stage of The Wellbeing Program Guide (wellbeingguide.acer.org), a comprehensive national resource aimed at supporting schools in selecting and implementing wellbeing programs that…

School Libraries in South Australia: 2024 Census Open

Katherine Dix, Tamara Van Der Zant · 2025

The School Libraries in South Australia 2024 Census offers a snapshot of the current state, challenges, and evolving roles of school libraries and their staffing in South Australia. Conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Resea…

An exploratory evaluation of universal social-emotional learning programs delivered during elementary school to Australian students Open

Emma J. Carpendale, Melissa J. Green, Katherine Dix, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kate Williams , et al. · 2025

Whole-school Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs demonstrate promise as an avenue for universally and equitably fostering student social and emotional wellbeing. This study used population data collected in 2015 to examine the associa…

Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) Storm and Flood Industry Recovery Program: Evaluation report Open

Tamara Van Der Zant, Katherine Dix · 2024

Despite the growing diversity of careers in Primary Industries, young peoples’ pursuit of agricultural careers is often hampered by outdated perceptions of the sector and its opportunities. As Primary Industries adapt to the threat of natu…

Evaluation of the Smiling Mind Primary School Program 2023 Open

Tamara Van Der Zant, Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake · 2024

In its various forms, the Smiling Mind Primary School Program (the Program) has been delivered in Australian schools since 2016. The Program is a mindfulness-based social and emotional learning (SEL) program designed for primary school stu…

Children’s University in Australia and New Zealand: Reach and impact Open

Katherine Dix, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Tamara Van Der Zant · 2024

This report presents a comprehensive overview of the reach and impact of Children’s University in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Council for Educational Research compiled available evidence of the Children's University outreach …

Smiling Mind Evaluation 2021-2022: Effectiveness of the Smiling Mind Primary School program Open

Katherine Dix, Tamara Van Der Zant, Toby Carslake, Rachel Felgate, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed · 2023

In Australia, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of mental wellbeing and emotional resilience in students’ overall development. In response, the Smiling Mind Primary School Program was designed as a mindfulness-based so…

Worry About COVID-19 and Other Extreme Events Amongst Educators in Australia Open

Tamara Van Der Zant, Katherine Dix · 2023

The significant disruption of COVID-19 on schooling has heightened concerns about its impact on educators’ wellbeing. The current study examined how educators’ worry regarding the COVID-19 pandemic compared to their worry about other extre…

School-based interventions that support mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries Open

Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Anna Dabrowski, Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake · 2023

It is encouraging to see a focus on student mental health increasingly reflected in international education policies. However, the growing number of school-based mental health and wellbeing programs makes it challenging to identify quality…

School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Early Intervention Programs in New South Wales, Australia: Mapping Practice to Policy and Evidence Open

Kristin R. Laurens, Linda J. Graham, Katherine Dix, Felicity Harris, Stacy Tzoumakis , et al. · 2021

Evidence of impact underpinning Life Education Programs Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze-Gregory · 2021

This rapid evaluation of core Life Education programs conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in June 2021 is an independent investigation that demonstrates the evidence base underpinning Life Education programs…

Implementing evidence-based strategies to improve student wellbeing Open

Pauline Ho, Katherine Dix · 2020

The findings of a systematic review investigating the impact of wellbeing-related interventions on student academic and wellbeing outcomes, including four ingredients for effective implementation and three recommended actions for schools.

School libraries in South Australia 2019 Census Open

Katherine Dix, Rachel Felgate, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze-Gregory · 2020

This report presents the results of a survey census and website review of school libraries, taken across all South Australian schools in Term 3, 2019. The census collected data on school library staffing, facilities, funding, and support. …

Interventions for anxiety in mainstream school‐aged children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review Open

Kylie Hillman, Katherine Dix, Kashfee Ahmed, Petra Lietz, Jenny Trevitt , et al. · 2020

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ResourceSmart Schools and wellbeing. Main study Open

Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Shani Sniedze-Gregory · 2020

This report presents the findings of a study into the wellbeing impacts of the ResourceSmart Schools (RSS) program in Victoria, Australia. The findings are based on a literature review and a state-wide survey of program schools to inform t…

Effectiveness of school-based wellbeing interventions for improving academic outcomes in children and young people: A systematic review protocol Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Toby Carslake, Jenny Trevitt · 2020

This systematic review protocol outlines the background, methodology and inclusion and exclusion criteria for a systematic review of how effective are school-based wellbeing interventions for improving the academic and non-academic outcome…

Student health and wellbeing: A systematic review of intervention research examining effective student wellbeing in schools and their academic outcomes. Main report and executive summary. Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Elizabeth O’Grady , et al. · 2020

This review explored the research regarding the effects of school-based wellbeing interventions on student academic achievement (N = 320,505) and the wellbeing-related outcomes (N = 411,535) of social-emotional adjustment, behavioural adju…

Student health and wellbeing Addendum: Wellbeing programs in Australia Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Elizabeth O’Grady , et al. · 2020

This list of wellbeing programs available to Australian educators and parents is categorised according to target audience: students, parents, educators/staff, or leaders; level of schooling: early learning, primary school, or secondary sch…

Early Career Teacher Development Program: Evaluation final report Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake · 2019

This is the final report summarising the evaluation of the South Australian Department for Education’s Early Career Teacher Development (ECTD) Program, conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Report 3 presents …

Early Career Teacher Development Program: Review of existing data Open

Katherine Dix · 2019

This report, the first of three, presents insights from the evaluation of the South Australian Department for Education’s Early Career Teacher Development (ECTD) program, independently conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Re…

Early Career Teacher Development Program: Two-Years-On Survey development Open

Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed · 2019

This report, the second of three, presents insights into the development of the Two-Years-On survey to inform the South Australian Department for Education’s Early Career Teacher Development (ECTD) program evaluation, conducted by the Aust…

The Survey of School Promotion of Emotional and Social Health (SSPESH): A Brief Measure of the Implementation of Whole-School Mental Health Promotion Open

Katherine Dix, Melissa J. Green, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kimberlie Dean, Felicity Harris , et al. · 2018

This paper describes the development of a brief school-based instrument designed for use in research and in educational practice. The Survey of School Promotion of Emotional and Social Health differentiates states of high, moderate, and lo…

Protocol for a Systematic Review: Interventions for Anxiety in School‐Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review Open

Petra Lietz, Julie Kos, Katherine Dix, Jenny Trevitt, Mirko Uljarević , et al. · 2018

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Thinking Maths: Learning Impact Fund Evaluation Report: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary Open

Katherine Dix, Hilary Hollingsworth, Toby Carslake · 2018

Thinking Maths is a three-term structured professional learning program for Years 6 - 9 mathematics teachers to engage middle school students’ mathematics learning. The Thinking Maths program has been developed by the South Australian Depa…

Thinking Maths: Learning Impact Fund Evaluation Report: Addendum to the Evaluation Report Open

Katherine Dix, Hilary Hollingsworth, Toby Carslake · 2018

Thinking Maths is a three-term structured professional learning program for Years 6 - 9 mathematics teachers to engage middle school students’ mathematics learning. The Thinking Maths program has been developed by the South Australian Depa…

The Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018: Australian Non-Response Bias Analysis Report Open

Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake, Elizabeth O’Grady · 2018

This non-response bias analysis (NRBA) report was produced due to lower than expected response rates for Australian primary and secondary schools and teachers to the 2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) surveys. Analysis…

Single-Sex Schooling and Girls' Achievement in Australia Open

Katherine Dix · 2018

Data from research studies such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and NAPLAN have been utilised to c…

New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS): an Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage study Open

Vaughan J. Carr, Felicity Harris, Alessandra Raudino, Luming Luo, Maina Kariuki , et al. · 2016

Purpose The initial aim of this multiagency, multigenerational record linkage study is to identify childhood profiles of developmental vulnerability and resilience, and to identify the determinants of these profiles. The eventual aim is to…

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