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Russell A. Fox; Umesh Sharma; Erin S. Leif – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
A need for the successful and sustained implementation of positive and proactive approaches to behaviour support has been widely acknowledged in Australia. School-wide positive behavioural interventions and supports (SWPBIS) is one approach that has been increasingly adopted across Australia to meet the social and behavioural needs of all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Evidence Based Practice
Jon Quach; Kate Scott; Georgia Dawson; Cecilia Sinclair; Laura Heim; Melissa Siew; Sharon Goldfeld – Australian Education Research Organisation Limited, 2024
Getting it Right from the Start (GIRFTS) is a research study that aims to implement a response to intervention (RTI) framework in early primary school (Foundation and Grade 1) to improve oral language and reading. RTI is a multi-tiered conceptual framework that supports student learning through delivery of high-quality classroom instruction, early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Schools, Educational Change
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Keen, Deb; Paynter, Jessica; Simpson, Kate; Sulek, Rhylee; Trembath, David – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Implementation of evidence-based practices with fidelity during early intervention is important in achieving positive outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder. However, uptake with fidelity has been poor in community settings. Traditional professional development approaches have done little to change practice. This has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fidelity, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation
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Hughes-Scholes, Carolyn H.; Gatt, Sarah L.; Davis, Kate; Mahar, Nicole; Gavidia-Payne, Susana – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
The aim of the current pilot study was to evaluate the implementation of a "routines-based early childhood intervention" (RBECI) model by Australian Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) professionals. The RBECI model consisted of four key components: (a) Routines-Based Interviews (RBIs), (b) participation-based goals, (c) home visits, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Program Implementation
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Robinson, Gary; Tyler, William; Jones, Yomei; Silburn, Sven; Zubrick, Stephen R. – Children & Society, 2012
This article describes challenges met implementing an early intervention programme for Aboriginal parents and their children in the NT (Northern Territory) of Australia in the context of efforts to remediate Aboriginal disadvantage. The intervention is an adaptation of an 8- to 10-week, manualised parenting programme designed for four- to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Indigenous Populations, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
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Stewart, Donald – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of an Australian health promoting schools (HPS) project to identify key features of the concept of resilience and how it can be used in a school setting to develop and strengthen protective factors in young people, as a mechanism for improving social functioning and reducing involvement in…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Comprehensive School Health Education, Literature Reviews, Grade 3
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Cortis, Natasha – Children & Society, 2008
Increasingly, governments in wealthy countries are designing early intervention initiatives around principles of "community regeneration" or "place management". Because these initiatives are multi-site, aimed at long-term systemic change, and implemented amidst a range of other initiatives, assessing their quality and outcomes…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
2003
This report provides a description of a national consultation that was undertaken in 2001-2002 to provide feedback on two companion national policy documents: "National Action Plan for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health 2000" and "Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health: A…
Descriptors: Consultants, Early Intervention, Feedback, Foreign Countries
Power, Jenny; Sawkins, Sue – 1992
A study traced the establishment and implementation of the Reading Recovery program on the North Coast of New South Wales (Australia) in 1991. Teachers at the 12 schools involved in the program, key personnel at the New South Wales Department of School Education and the Catholic Education Office, and the Reading Recovery Tutor were interviewed.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, High Risk Students
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Beamish, Wendi; Bryer, Fiona – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
A survey of 234 early interventionists and 242 parents found strong support for a listing of program quality indicators for early intervention services in Australia and a high level of indicator acceptance accompanied by a lower level of indicator implementation. Lack of time and staff were identified as implementation barriers. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Quality
McSwan, David – 2001
Otitis media (OM) is an inflammation of the middle ear that is prevalent in childhood. OM can result in hearing loss, which interferes with learning. In Australia, indigenous children experience OM more often than other populations. Because teachers lack knowledge of OM and its effects on learning, affected children are often mislabeled as problem…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Agency Cooperation, Community Health Services, Community Involvement
Westheimer, Miriam, Ed. – 2003
Begun in Israel in 1960, the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program is a family support, parent-focused, early childhood literacy program. This book compiles 17 evaluation studies of the program, from researchers and practitioners in 7 countries. The studies are organized around five themes: exploring theoretical…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
Semmens, Bob, Ed.; Cook, Sandy, Ed. – 1998
This document contains 19 papers presented at an international forum on education in penal systems. The following papers are included: "Burning" (Craig W.J. Minogue); "The Acquisition of Cognitive Skills as a Means of Recidivism Reduction: A Former Prisoner's Perspective" (Trevor Darryl Doherty); "CEA (Correctional…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Programs