Face-to-face interviews were conducted with all three women for the purpose of profiling women who are leaders in health and medicine in Papua New Guinea (PNG). ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• March 2014

A team of researchers passionate about the social and emotional wellbeing of children have been refining a survey questionnaire. ...

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• 2017
• July

Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Children have a universal right to live free from exposure to family and domestic violence (FDV). Children exposed to FDV can experience long-term effects on their physical and psychological health and their social competencies including social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviours that underpin successful social adaptation and academic achievement. The aim of this study was to investigate if children exposed to FDV were more likely to be vulnerable on school readiness measures compared to those children who were not exposed. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Growing up in a language-rich home environment is important for children's language development in the early years. The concept of "technoference" (technology-based interference) suggests that screen time may be interfering with opportunities for talk and interactions between parent and child; however, limited longitudinal evidence exists exploring this association.  ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Download Investigators: Cate Taylor, Daniel Christensen Partners: Tasmanian Early Years Foundation The Tasmanian Government has made a significant ...

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Limited research investigates early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators' involvement in promoting physical activity. The aim was to identify distinct profiles based on physical activity-related practices and psychosocial factors in ECEC educators and examine how they relate to the amount of time allocated to children's physical activity. A secondary analysis of educator-reported survey data from the Play Active study was undertaken. ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Comprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of Community Playgroups across Australia ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

It's all about connectedness Highlights Achievements Artwork by Elder Co-researcher Ms Millie Penney Fast forward to 2020 and the project has ...

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• 2020
• Collaboration

Ghana remains a malaria hyperendemic region with district-level spatial heterogeneity ...

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• 2019
• May 2019