OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australasian Journal of Early Childhood is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
When are we going to have the real school? A case study of early childhood education and care teachers’ experiences surrounding education during the COVID-19 pandemic	73
Early childhood educators’ well-being, work environments and ‘quality’: Possibilities for changing policy and practice	16
Partnership with families in early childhood education: Exploratory study	13
Enhancing executive function through imaginary play: A promising new practice principle	12
Early childhood education and care in the app generation: Digital documentation, assessment for learning and parent communication	12
Supporting educator well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of leadership in early childhood education and care organisations	12
Gender stereotypes and biases in early childhood: A systematic review	11
Finnish early childhood education and care leaders’ perceptions of pedagogical leadership and assessment of the implementation of the National Core Curriculum in times of change	11
Employers’ perspectives of how well prepared early childhood teacher graduates are to work in early childhood education and care services	10
Cultural diversity in the Australian early childhood education workforce: What do we know, what don’t we know and why is it important?	8
Supporting Aboriginal families’ and children’s developing sense of belonging at KindiLink	8
Music and movement teacher professional development: An interview study with Hong Kong kindergarten teachers	7
Empowering Aboriginal Families as Their Children’s First Teachers of Cultural Knowledge, Languages and Identity at Galiwin’ku FaFT Playgroup	7
Being clear on what we value in early childhood research: A response to Edwards (2021)	6
Supporting teachers’ practice through professional learning and development: What’s happening in New Zealand early childhood education?	6
A review of community playgroup participation	6
“That’s your right as a human isn’t it?” The emergence and development of leading as a socially-just practice in early childhood education	6
Exploring early childhood educators’ experiences of teaching young children with disability	6
Ongoing quality improvement in the context of the National Quality Framework: Exploring the perspectives of educators in ‘Working Towards’ services	6
Ethnography and Bush Kinder Research: A Review of the Literature	6
Early childhood educators’ solidarity and struggles for recognition	6
Editorial	6
Understanding how early childhood educators ‘see’ learning through digitally cast eyes: Some preliminary concepts concerning the use of digital documentation platforms	5
Using metaphor to illuminate quality in early childhood education	5
The effects of a phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge intervention on four-year-old children in an early childhood setting	5

Visual arts pedagogy in early childhood contexts: The baggage of self-efficacy beliefs, pedagogical knowledge and limited pre-service training	5
Complexity and change: Contemporary research in early childhood	5
Early childhood educators’ workplace well-being: It’s everyone’s right!	5
Culturally relevant reading books for Papua New Guinean children: Their reading rights and preferences	4
Unpacking the theory of practice architectures for research in early childhood education	4
An investigation of young children’s science and aesthetic learning through a science aesthetic thematic curriculum: A mixed-methods study	4
Using robotic toys in early childhood education to support children’s social and emotional competencies	4
Leading through complexity in early childhood education and care	3
Writing letters to characters in bullying-themed stories: An approach to educating about bullying in early childhood	3
An investigation into the early literacy skills of English second language learners in South Africa	3
Early childhood teachers’ management of their changing roles regarding digital technologies in kindergarten: A grounded theory study	3
‘We’re not useless, we know stuff!’ Gathering children’s voices to inform policy	3
Early childhood leadership: Risk and protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
The role of early childhood pedagogical leaders in schools: Leading change for ongoing improvement	2
Revisiting the home learning environment: Introducing the home learning ecosystem	2
Intentional Teaching for Risky Play: Practitioner Researchers Move Beyond Their Comfort Zones	2
Characteristics of educators’ talk about decontextualised events	2
In whose best interests? Regulating childcare environments in Australia	2
Diverse Practices of Early Childhood Educators	2
From Birth to Three: Exploring Educators’ Understandings of Agency	2
Beyond stereotypes: Comparing Chinese and Australian parents’ perceptions of transition to school	2
Honouring Nancy Barnes, nee Brumbie (1927–2012), South Australia’s first qualified Aboriginal Kindergarten Director	2
Promoting safety and belonging for children, families, and early childhood professionals during times of uncertainty	2
Does the Talkable programme improve caregiver knowledge and confidence in assisting their child’s language learning? A pilot study	2
Preparing preservice early childhood educators to use music in Australian settings: An audit of programmes	2
Validity, reliability and viability of pre-school educators’ use of early years toolbox early numeracy	2
Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector	2
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Behaviour Mapping Schedule: A direct observational tool for classifying children’s play behaviour	1
The state of play-based learning in Queensland schools	1
WITHDRAWN—Administrative Duplicate Publication: New kindergarten teachers’ career development trajectories in China: A problem-solving perspective	1
Considering Form and Function: A Commentary on the Review of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia	1
The role and influence of educational leaders in centres rated as providing high quality early childhood educational programs	1
‘Unpacking our thinking in front of each other’: A case study in knowledge flow within an early childhood teaching team	1
Encouraging diversity in the early childhood education and care workforce	1
Editorial	1
Straddling the divide: Early years preservice teachers’ experiences working within dual policy contexts	1
Perspectives of play and play-based learning: What do adults think play is?	1
Feasibility and Potential Benefits of the Observe, Reflect, Improve Children’s Learning (ORICL) Tool: Perspectives of Infant–Toddler Educators	1
‘When we sat together, it just worked’: Supporting individual and collaborative reflective practice in a team of early childhood educators	1
An exploration into early childhood physical literacy programs: A systematic literature review	1
Supporting Regional and Remote Children’s Participation in High Quality Early Years Services	1
Monitoring children’s development in early childhood education settings to promote early detection of autism	1
Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia	1
Toward a conceptualization of the internet of toys	1