Early years
Overview
Early Years research addresses international and national priorities: numeracy, family literacy, transition to school, decision making, resilience and disability, daycare, child sexual abuse and the first Longitudinal Study of Australian children. Outcomes inform Queensland Early Years Curriculum Guidelines, Queensland and NSW Commissions for Children and Young People, Kids Helpline, and Council of Australian Governments Early Years Framework.
Projects
- Parental Engagement in Supported Playgroups
- Interacting with Knowledge, Interacting with People: Web Searching in Early Childhood
- Transforming Children's Mathematical and Scientific Development: a Longitudinal Study
- Improving Numeracy Outcomes and Mathematics Capability: Understanding Young Students' Interpretation of Graphics
- Young student's generalisation in arithmetic and algebra: patterns and mathematical structure
- Restructuring Statistical Reasoning in the Early School Years: A Longitudinal Study of Data Modelling
- The transition to school for young children with developmental disabilities: The impact of interpersonal relationships on successful school adjustment
