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View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development Open
There is growing recognition amongst non-Indigenous New Zealanders of the importance of te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Several initiatives in Aotearoa aim to revitalise te reo Māori. Recent research highli…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development Open
There is growing recognition amongst non-Indigenous New Zealanders of the importance of te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Several initiatives in Aotearoa aim to revitalise te reo Māori. Recent research highli…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study): Effects of an Oral Language Professional Development Program (ENRICH) on Educator-Toddler Conversations
Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study): Effects of an Oral Language Professional Development Program (ENRICH) on Educator-Toddler Conversations Open
This study investigates the impact of a professional development (PD) initiative, ENRICH, on educator and toddler language quality and quantity. Data comes from a larger randomized control trial, Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study), aime…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study): Effects of an Oral Language Professional Development Program (ENRICH) on Educator-Toddler Conversations
Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study): Effects of an Oral Language Professional Development Program (ENRICH) on Educator-Toddler Conversations Open
This study investigates the impact of a professional development (PD) initiative, ENRICH, on educator and toddler language quality and quantity. Data comes from a larger randomized control trial, Kia Tīmata Pai (The Best Start Study), aime…
View article: Stakeholder alignment to government reform: Mapping responses to the Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) proposal to improve the quality of Professional Experience in Australia
Stakeholder alignment to government reform: Mapping responses to the Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) proposal to improve the quality of Professional Experience in Australia Open
High-quality Professional Experience (PEx) placements are central to the preparation of ‘classroom ready’ graduate teachers in Australia. However, there are frequent suggestions from the Australian Government that PEx is not as effective a…
View article: ‘Quality and consequence’: interrogating the drive for new performance indicators and funding levers in Australian initial teacher education programs
‘Quality and consequence’: interrogating the drive for new performance indicators and funding levers in Australian initial teacher education programs Open
Performance indicators and other accountability measures are increasingly common in higher education internationally. Consistent with this trend, the Australian Federal Government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) recently recommende…
View article: Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) students and online education in Australia
Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) students and online education in Australia Open
View article: What Are Teacher–Student Relationships in Adolescent Motivation Research? A Systematic Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement, and Analysis
What Are Teacher–Student Relationships in Adolescent Motivation Research? A Systematic Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement, and Analysis Open
Positive teacher–student relationships are critical for motivation in secondary school yet are conceptualized and measured inconsistently in motivation research. Motivation studies that draw on relational theories typically treat teacher–s…
View article: Exploring teacher–student relationships outside the positive/negative binary: A multistudy latent profile analysis of relationships and engagement in secondary science and mathematics.
Exploring teacher–student relationships outside the positive/negative binary: A multistudy latent profile analysis of relationships and engagement in secondary science and mathematics. Open
View article: The positioning of quality and expertise in initial teacher education: policy enactment in the Australian context
The positioning of quality and expertise in initial teacher education: policy enactment in the Australian context Open
Teacher quality and teacher education improvement have been central discourses for at least two decades in global education. In Australia, despite the pervasive nature of these discussions, there is a lack of substantial evidence indicatin…
View article: LGBTQ+ student, staff, and parent perceptions of Australian school climates
LGBTQ+ student, staff, and parent perceptions of Australian school climates Open
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, or queer (LGBTQ+) students, staff and parents can each perceive school as challenging environments. These challenges have typically been explored within three disparate bodies of research…
View article: It takes two: A dyadic approach to the content and functions of vicarious memories.
It takes two: A dyadic approach to the content and functions of vicarious memories. Open
View article: Forum: Our 21st Century Brain – I – The Developing Mind
Forum: Our 21st Century Brain – I – The Developing Mind Open
View article: Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Students & Online Education
Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Students & Online Education Open
View article: Sharing memory and wisdom across generations: A scaffolded community reminiscing programme for adolescents and older adults
Sharing memory and wisdom across generations: A scaffolded community reminiscing programme for adolescents and older adults Open
The role of memory in supporting adolescents' sense of place and past is not well understood, but older adults offer a wealth of life stories and wisdom that they can share with younger generations. This in-depth pilot study positioned Aus…
View article: Santa Claus is coming to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas
Santa Claus is coming to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas Open
View article: ‘Lockdown’ learning designs – Parent preferences towards remote and online learning for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic
‘Lockdown’ learning designs – Parent preferences towards remote and online learning for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
The widespread move to online schooling during the COVID-19 crisis meant that parents played a significant role in educating their children. However, there is a paucity of research relating to parents’ perceptions of online and remote lear…
View article: Thriving Not Surviving: LGBTQ+ Students’, Staff, and Parents’ Experiences of Schools as Sites of Euphoria
Thriving Not Surviving: LGBTQ+ Students’, Staff, and Parents’ Experiences of Schools as Sites of Euphoria Open
Introduction Internationally, research has shown Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/gender diverse, and Queer (LGBTQ+) people experience multifaceted challenges within school contexts. However, there is only a small emergent body of resea…
View article: Shifts in students’ predictive reasoning from data tables in years 3 and 4
Shifts in students’ predictive reasoning from data tables in years 3 and 4 Open
In this exploratory descriptive study, changes in one cohort’s responses to an authentic statistical investigation at the commencement of years 3 and 4 were analysed. Forty-four students made predictions by interpreting a data table of his…
View article: Online support seeking, co-rumination, and mental health in adolescent girls
Online support seeking, co-rumination, and mental health in adolescent girls Open
Introduction Adolescents frequently use informal support seeking to cope with stress and worries. Past research in face-to-face contexts has shown that the relationship between informal support seeking and mental health is influenced by th…
View article: Teacher burnout during COVID-19: associations with instructional self-efficacy but not emotion regulation
Teacher burnout during COVID-19: associations with instructional self-efficacy but not emotion regulation Open
Teachers face a range of exhausting job demands which contribute to burnout. These demands may be particularly acute during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lockdowns forcing rapid shifts to remote teaching. Yet during times of stress and uphea…
View article: Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking
Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking Open
These findings suggest that informal digital support seeking may be considered a problematic way of coping with academic stress for adolescent girls, while seeking support from parents can be considered a protective factor due to its negat…
View article: Mnemicity: A Cognitive Gadget?
Mnemicity: A Cognitive Gadget? Open
Episodic representations can be entertained either as “remembered” or “imagined”—as outcomes of experience or as simulations of such experience. Here, we argue that this feature is the product of a dedicated cognitive function: the metacog…
View article: Mnemicity - A cognitive gadget?
Mnemicity - A cognitive gadget? Open
Episodic representations can be entertained either as ‘remembered’ or as ‘imagined’ – as outcomes of experience or as simulations of such experience. Here, we argue that this feature is the product of a dedicated cognitive function: the me…
View article: Positive, complicated, distant, and negative: How different teacher‐student relationship profiles relate to students’ science motivation
Positive, complicated, distant, and negative: How different teacher‐student relationship profiles relate to students’ science motivation Open
Introduction Researchers note a consistent decline in adolescents’ motivation and participation in science. It is important to examine factors vital to students’ motivation in science, such as teacher‐student relationships (TSRs). Limited …
View article: “I miss seeing the kids!”: Australian teachers’ changing roles, preferences, and positive and negative experiences of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
“I miss seeing the kids!”: Australian teachers’ changing roles, preferences, and positive and negative experiences of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
View article: What Drives Quality Physical Education? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Learning and Development Effects From Physical Education-Based Interventions
What Drives Quality Physical Education? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Learning and Development Effects From Physical Education-Based Interventions Open
Objective To determine the effects of learning interventions aimed at optimizing the quality of physical education (PE) on psychomotor, cognitive, affective and social learning outcomes in children and adolescents. Design A systematic revi…
View article: Teaching Elaborative Reminiscing to Support Autobiographical Memory and Relationships in Residential and Community Aged Care Services
Teaching Elaborative Reminiscing to Support Autobiographical Memory and Relationships in Residential and Community Aged Care Services Open
Memories of the past are critically important as we age. For older adults receiving formal care in a range of settings, reminiscing with care staff may provide frequent opportunities for recalling autobiographical memories with a supportiv…
View article: Does It Matter If Students (Dis)like School? Associations Between School Liking, Teacher and School Connectedness, and Exclusionary Discipline
Does It Matter If Students (Dis)like School? Associations Between School Liking, Teacher and School Connectedness, and Exclusionary Discipline Open
School liking is an important factor in student engagement, well-being, and academic achievement, but it is also potentially influenced by factors external to the individual, such as school culture, teacher support, and approaches to disci…
View article: Prevalence, Predictors and Sources of Information Regarding Neuromyths in an Australian Cohort of Preservice Teachers
Prevalence, Predictors and Sources of Information Regarding Neuromyths in an Australian Cohort of Preservice Teachers Open
The term neuromyths refers to misconceptions about learning and the brain. Educator neuromyths may result in inappropriate instruction, labelling of learners, and wasted resources. To date, little research has considered the sources of the…