Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 7 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 13 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 23 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Callanan, John | 2 |
Carr, Vaughan J. | 2 |
Dix, Katherine L. | 2 |
Green, Melissa J. | 2 |
Harris, Felicity | 2 |
Laurens, Kristin R. | 2 |
Matthews, Jan | 2 |
McAdie, Tina | 2 |
Signal, Tania | 2 |
Tzoumakis, Stacy | 2 |
Amy Large | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Administrators | 2 |
Practitioners | 2 |
Teachers | 2 |
Community | 1 |
Parents | 1 |
Location
Australia | 39 |
Canada | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Europe | 2 |
Algeria | 1 |
Arizona | 1 |
Asia | 1 |
Brazil | 1 |
California | 1 |
China | 1 |
Costa Rica | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Developmental Behavior… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stevenson, A.; Wainwright, N.; Williams, A. – Education 3-13, 2023
Competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) lays the foundation for developing more complex motor skills and supporting a physically active future. Preschool-aged children are at a crucial window of development, so intervening with motor skill programmes increases the likelihood of future physical activity (PA) participation. Parents/carers…
Descriptors: Intervention, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Parent Participation
Callanan, John; Signal, Tania; McAdie, Tina – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Interventions to develop functional capacity for children with developmental difficulties have tended to be therapist driven. Such approaches can present difficulties for parents who describe increased stress and feelings of incompetence in a paradigm that can feel imposed. Recent findings have questioned the efficacy of the approach, given a…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Early Intervention
Amy Large; Reearna Morgan; Stella Kalas; Katherine Appleton; Roslyn Giglia – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
Established healthy eating behaviours in childhood underpin the development of similar patterns into adulthood. School-based nutrition and cooking programs have been found to enhance nutrition and cooking knowledge and cooking self-efficacy. This scoping review examined the literature about the effectiveness of nutrition education programs…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Nutrition Instruction, Teaching Methods, Eating Habits
Callanan, John; Signal, Tania; McAdie, Tina – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Including parents of children with developmental delays in early intervention programs has been widely endorsed as best practice across the multiple disciplines that work in that context. Parents have echoed that sentiment, commenting on the benefits of being able to apply skills in broader family and community contexts. Despite a 20-plus year…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Early Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Developmental Delays
Laurens, Kristin R.; Graham, Linda J.; Dix, Katherine L.; Harris, Felicity; Tzoumakis, Stacy; Williams, Kate E.; Schofield, Jill M.; Prendergast, Traci; Waddy, Neale; Taiwo, Mary; Carr, Vaughan J.; Green, Melissa J. – School Mental Health, 2022
Limited empirical evidence is available regarding the uptake and effectiveness of school-based mental health and wellbeing programs implemented in Australian schools. This study aimed to characterise the delivery of programs in primary (elementary) schools across New South Wales, Australia, and to assess this information against published ratings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Health Services, Mental Health, Well Being
Webster, Amanda; Roberts, Jacqueline – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022
The rising number of students in schools identified as being on the autism spectrum has placed pressure on school leaders and staff to gain knowledge and take on new practice. A school-wide autism competency (SAC) approach utilises the research on elements of effective practice to build the capacity of school leaders and staff to create inclusive…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Leadership Qualities
Bromley, Jennifer; Yazdanpanah, Lilly K. – TESL-EJ, 2021
This article reports on a research project that aimed to explore teachers' perspectives on parental involvement at a Melbourne based primary school with a high number of refugee and migrant children. Despite the acknowledged value of parental involvement in a child's schooling, we have found that parents are not always viewed as a valuable…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Dix, Katherine L.; Green, Melissa J.; Tzoumakis, Stacy; Dean, Kimberlie; Harris, Felicity; Carr, Vaughan J.; Laurens, Kristin R. – School Mental Health, 2019
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 low implementation of whole-school policies and practices that promote the emotional and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals)
van Haren, Rita; Kiddy, Robyn – Global Studies of Childhood, 2018
This article reports on an Australian project involving preschool and kindergarten children learning about 'giving' and the environment. Teachers designed learning modules based on the Learning by Design framework, which views pedagogies as knowledge processes, and conducted action research to explore the impact of learning about 'giving' on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Wadley, Chloe C.; Stagnitti, Karen – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
In Australia, children with developmental delay and disability, who have an IQ less than 70, are eligible to attend a specialist school. These schools are called special schools or special developmental schools. Teachers, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists work in these schools together with integration aids. Children with…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Special Education Teachers, Allied Health Personnel, Occupational Therapy
Fischer, Sarah; Barnes, Robin Katersky; Kilpatrick, Sue – Educational Review, 2019
This paper reviews the literature on best practices to engage parents in order to equip them to support their children's higher education aspirations. Parents from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds, in common with other parents, report that they want "the best" for their children's future. Getting a good education is a part of…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Academic Aspiration, Higher Education, Low Income Groups
Taylor, Catherine L.; Jose, Kim; van de Lageweg, Wietse I.; Christensen, Daniel – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Tasmania's child and family centres (Centres) provide a single entry point to early childhood services (ECS) for children and families living in amongst the most disadvantaged communities in Australia. This study investigated the impact of Centres on parents' use and experiences of ECS using a mixed methods approach. The results showed that Centre…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Family Programs
May, Fiona S.; Mclean, Louise A.; Anderson, Angelika; Hudson, Alan; Cameron, Christine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: The Signposts program is an evidence-based intervention system for parents of children with intellectual disability and problem behaviours. This study provided an initial investigation of the outcomes for mothers associated with father participation in Signposts, using data collected from the Signposts Statewide project, conducted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Effect Size, Mothers
Moore, Darren; Benham-Clarke, Simon; Kenchington, Ralphy; Boyle, Chris; Ford, Tamsin; Hayes, Rachel; Rogers, Morwenna – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
This evidence review synthesises the best available international evidence regarding approaches to behaviour in schools to: (1) Produce an overarching model or framework explaining why school pupils may misbehave (Review 1); (2) Review the effectiveness of classroom-based approaches to behaviour trialled in robust research studies (Review 2); and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Best Practices
Marshall, Linda; Swan, Paul – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2010
Recent research has confirmed that parental involvement in education is positively associated with student achievement, yet further efforts are needed to measure the effects of such programs systematically so as to inform the development of improved methods. Having parents help their children with mathematics can be problematic. Teachers may not…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Workshops, Parent School Relationship, Mathematics Instruction