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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Early childhood educators’ well-being, work environments and ‘quality’: Possibilities for changing policy and practice	26
Gender stereotypes and biases in early childhood: A systematic review	23
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	14
Partnership with families in early childhood education: Exploratory study	14
Using robotic toys in early childhood education to support children’s social and emotional competencies	14
Supporting educator well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of leadership in early childhood education and care organisations	14
Early childhood education and care in the app generation: Digital documentation, assessment for learning and parent communication	14
Music and movement teacher professional development: An interview study with Hong Kong kindergarten teachers	12
Early childhood educators’ solidarity and struggles for recognition	11
Cultural diversity in the Australian early childhood education workforce: What do we know, what don’t we know and why is it important?	10
Visual arts pedagogy in early childhood contexts: The baggage of self-efficacy beliefs, pedagogical knowledge and limited pre-service training	10
Ethnography and Bush Kinder Research: A Review of the Literature	9
Supporting teachers’ practice through professional learning and development: What’s happening in New Zealand early childhood education?	9
Empowering Aboriginal Families as Their Children’s First Teachers of Cultural Knowledge, Languages and Identity at Galiwin’ku FaFT Playgroup	8
Understanding how early childhood educators ‘see’ learning through digitally cast eyes: Some preliminary concepts concerning the use of digital documentation platforms	7
Unpacking the theory of practice architectures for research in early childhood education	7
Being clear on what we value in early childhood research: A response to Edwards (2021)	6
‘We’re not useless, we know stuff!’ Gathering children’s voices to inform policy	6
Complexity and change: Contemporary research in early childhood	6
Editorial	6
Invisible transitions: Transitions to school following different paths	5
Validity, reliability and viability of pre-school educators’ use of early years toolbox early numeracy	5
Early childhood teachers’ management of their changing roles regarding digital technologies in kindergarten: A grounded theory study	4
The role of early childhood pedagogical leaders in schools: Leading change for ongoing improvement	4
Leading through complexity in early childhood education and care	4

Revisiting the home learning environment: Introducing the home learning ecosystem	3
Promoting safety and belonging for children, families, and early childhood professionals during times of uncertainty	3
Beyond stereotypes: Comparing Chinese and Australian parents’ perceptions of transition to school	3
Early childhood leadership: Risk and protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector	3
Generating program theories for a trauma consultancy service in early learning settings: Insights on using realist methodology	2
Preparing preservice early childhood educators to use music in Australian settings: An audit of programmes	2
Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia	2
Factors predicting kindergarten teachers’ integration of science into their teaching in indigenous areas	2
‘When we sat together, it just worked’: Supporting individual and collaborative reflective practice in a team of early childhood educators	2
Encouraging diversity in the early childhood education and care workforce	2
Does the Talkable programme improve caregiver knowledge and confidence in assisting their child’s language learning? A pilot study	2
Honouring Nancy Barnes, nee Brumbie (1927–2012), South Australia’s first qualified Aboriginal Kindergarten Director	2
Diverse Practices of Early Childhood Educators	2
From Birth to Three: Exploring Educators’ Understandings of Agency	2
Intentional Teaching for Risky Play: Practitioner Researchers Move Beyond Their Comfort Zones	2
In whose best interests? Regulating childcare environments in Australia	2
‘Unpacking our thinking in front of each other’: A case study in knowledge flow within an early childhood teaching team	1
Editorial	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
‘Why can’t I grow shorter, only taller?’—the body experience of growing up for Chinese children aged 5–6	1
Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children	1
Irreconcilable knowledges?: A way forward	1
Supporting early childhood teacher well-being through the practice of mindful self-compassion	1
Understanding the need and opportunity for a trauma-informed early childhood organisations (TIO) program using intervention mapping	1
An exploration into early childhood physical literacy programs: A systematic literature review	1
Perspectives of play and play-based learning: What do adults think play is?	1
The role and influence of educational leaders in centres rated as providing high quality early childhood educational programs	1
Feasibility and Potential Benefits of the Observe, Reflect, Improve Children’s Learning (ORICL) Tool: Perspectives of Infant–Toddler Educators	1
Initiatives supporting student retention in early childhood teacher education qualifications	1
The Effectiveness of a Formative Play-Based Mathematics Assessment in Supporting the Early Childhood Intentional Pedagogue	1
The state of play-based learning in Queensland schools	1
Human–nature relationships in early childhood education for sustainability: Metaphysical analysis and reshaping	1
Considering Form and Function: A Commentary on the Review of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia	1
Toward a conceptualization of the internet of toys	1
Early childhood education and care, artificial intelligence and the postdigital	1
Who is studying what in Early Childhood Education and Care? Composite narratives of Australian educators engaging in further study	1
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Behaviour Mapping Schedule: A direct observational tool for classifying children’s play behaviour	1