Kathryn Holmes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Holmes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Holmes |
| SIGNATURE | HOLMES K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5576-9656 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Secondary students’ attitudes towards mathematics and science in Ireland
This study examines Irish secondary students’ attitudes towards mathematics and science using latent profile analysis (LPA) on TIMSS 2019 data. Three key research questions guided the analysis: (1) identifying distinct attitudinal profiles, (2) exploring their associations with demographics, achievement, and perceptions of mathematics and science, and (3) comparing these findings with those from Australia and Norway. Four profiles emerged: Resist…
What can Australian schools do better? Supporting students during menstruation
Menstrual management is recognized as a critical issue for young people internationally. Relatively little published research explores issues pertaining to menstruation in school education. This paper is based on the results of an Australian survey of 5007 young women aged 13–25, which examined their experiences of menstruation and dysmenorrhea. It focuses specifically on participant qualitative responses to the question, “What do you think schoo…
Linking K-12 STEM Pedagogy to Local Contexts
Student engagement and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in primary and secondary schools is increasingly being emphasized as the importance of STEM skills for future careers is realized. Localized learning has been identified as a group of pedagogical approaches that may enhance learning in STEM by making the relevance of STEM clear to students and providing stronger connections to students’ lives and con…
Online educational research with middle adolescent populations
Adolescent populations have become increasingly accessible through online data collection methods. Online surveys are advantageous in recruiting adolescent participants and can be designed for adolescents to provide informed consent without the requirement of parental consent. This study sampled 338 Australian adolescents to participate in a low risk online survey on adolescents’ experiences and perceptions of their learning in science classes, w…
Positive attitudes towards mathematics and science are mutually beneficial for student achievement
Teachers’ Perceptions of Educational Inclusion for Migrant Children in Chinese Urban Schools
In recent decades, China has observed increasing numbers of rural–urban migrant children seeking education in Chinese cities, resulting in pressure on urban schools to accommodate these children. Drawing on pre- and post-survey and interview data with 215 primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China, the objectives of this article are to describe teachers’ perceptions of educational inclusion in both migrant and public schools, an…
Better educational inclusion of migrant children in urban schools? Exploring the influences of the population control policy in large Chinese cities
The educational inclusion of rural–urban migrant children in Chinese urban schools has been promoted in the past decades. This paper provides a contextualized interpretation of recent policy developments governing large Chinese cities and evaluates its impact upon the status of migrant children's education. Drawing on data collected from 1,331 migrant children in urban inclusive schools, this study compared current migrant children's family backg…
Australian School Student Aspirations for Military Careers
Modern military organizations are making a concerted effort to recruit a more diverse range of people, with the role of women in the military at the forefront of debate. In Australia, in response to the changing role of the military and with the aim of positioning the military as an 'employer of choice' for women, females are targeted as early as high school. Using data from a study of 6,492 Australian school students in Years 3-12, we examine st…
Thank you to Reviewers 2015
Urban teachers’ perceptions of inclusion of migrant children in the Chinese educational institution
Recently China has been undergoing an unprecedented urbanisation process which has resulted in millions of rural families living in urban areas. As part of a study of Chinese migrant children's educational experiences, surveys and interviews were conducted with primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China. The objectives of this study were to describe teachers’ perceptions of migrant children's education in both migrant schools an…
Enduring challenges, new contexts
Predictors of mathematics achievement of migrant children in Chinese urban schools
Rationale and study protocol of the Easy Minds (Encouraging Activity to Stimulate Young Minds) program
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register ACTRN12613000637741 13/05/2013
Planning to teach with digital tools
Teaching is a complex endeavour that requires teachers to meld knowledge about the nature of learners, pedagogical strategies and discipline content. In recent years an increasing variety of educational technologies are finding their way into the school classroom, including the widespread acceptance of interactive whiteboards (IWBs). The emerging literature on IWB use is mixed, with no clear verdict on the merits of this technology in relation to…
GIS Simulation of the Earliest Hominid Colonisation of Eurasia
In order to understand fully Plio–Pleistocene hominid migrations, a whole gamut of interacting factors must be examined. It has been hypothesised that the most important variables affecting hominid migrations out of Africa would have been environmental, since in most respects hominids would have acted in the same manner as any other large land mammal of the time. For this work, therefore, as far as language barriers permitted, as many published s…
Predictors of mathematics achievement of migrant children in Chinese urban schools
Urban teachers’ perceptions of inclusion of migrant children in the Chinese educational institution
Recently China has been undergoing an unprecedented urbanisation process which has resulted in millions of rural families living in urban areas. As part of a study of Chinese migrant children's educational experiences, surveys and interviews were conducted with primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China. The objectives of this study were to describe teachers’ perceptions of migrant children's education in both migrant schools an…
GIS Simulation of the Earliest Hominid Colonisation of Eurasia
In order to understand fully Plio–Pleistocene hominid migrations, a whole gamut of interacting factors must be examined. It has been hypothesised that the most important variables affecting hominid migrations out of Africa would have been environmental, since in most respects hominids would have acted in the same manner as any other large land mammal of the time. For this work, therefore, as far as language barriers permitted, as many published s…
Teachers’ Perceptions of Educational Inclusion for Migrant Children in Chinese Urban Schools
In recent decades, China has observed increasing numbers of rural–urban migrant children seeking education in Chinese cities, resulting in pressure on urban schools to accommodate these children. Drawing on pre- and post-survey and interview data with 215 primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China, the objectives of this article are to describe teachers’ perceptions of educational inclusion in both migrant and public schools, an…
Better educational inclusion of migrant children in urban schools? Exploring the influences of the population control policy in large Chinese cities
The educational inclusion of rural–urban migrant children in Chinese urban schools has been promoted in the past decades. This paper provides a contextualized interpretation of recent policy developments governing large Chinese cities and evaluates its impact upon the status of migrant children's education. Drawing on data collected from 1,331 migrant children in urban inclusive schools, this study compared current migrant children's family backg…
Australian School Student Aspirations for Military Careers
Modern military organizations are making a concerted effort to recruit a more diverse range of people, with the role of women in the military at the forefront of debate. In Australia, in response to the changing role of the military and with the aim of positioning the military as an 'employer of choice' for women, females are targeted as early as high school. Using data from a study of 6,492 Australian school students in Years 3-12, we examine st…
Enduring challenges, new contexts
GIS Simulation of the Earliest Hominid Colonisation of Eurasia
In order to understand fully Plio–Pleistocene hominid migrations, a whole gamut of interacting factors must be examined. It has been hypothesised that the most important variables affecting hominid migrations out of Africa would have been environmental, since in most respects hominids would have acted in the same manner as any other large land mammal of the time. For this work, therefore, as far as language barriers permitted, as many published s…
Planning to teach with digital tools
Teaching is a complex endeavour that requires teachers to meld knowledge about the nature of learners, pedagogical strategies and discipline content. In recent years an increasing variety of educational technologies are finding their way into the school classroom, including the widespread acceptance of interactive whiteboards (IWBs). The emerging literature on IWB use is mixed, with no clear verdict on the merits of this technology in relation to…
Rationale and study protocol of the Easy Minds (Encouraging Activity to Stimulate Young Minds) program
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register ACTRN12613000637741 13/05/2013
Urban teachers’ perceptions of inclusion of migrant children in the Chinese educational institution
Recently China has been undergoing an unprecedented urbanisation process which has resulted in millions of rural families living in urban areas. As part of a study of Chinese migrant children's educational experiences, surveys and interviews were conducted with primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China. The objectives of this study were to describe teachers’ perceptions of migrant children's education in both migrant schools an…
Enduring challenges, new contexts
Predictors of mathematics achievement of migrant children in Chinese urban schools
Thank you to Reviewers 2015
Australian School Student Aspirations for Military Careers
Modern military organizations are making a concerted effort to recruit a more diverse range of people, with the role of women in the military at the forefront of debate. In Australia, in response to the changing role of the military and with the aim of positioning the military as an 'employer of choice' for women, females are targeted as early as high school. Using data from a study of 6,492 Australian school students in Years 3-12, we examine st…
Better educational inclusion of migrant children in urban schools? Exploring the influences of the population control policy in large Chinese cities
The educational inclusion of rural–urban migrant children in Chinese urban schools has been promoted in the past decades. This paper provides a contextualized interpretation of recent policy developments governing large Chinese cities and evaluates its impact upon the status of migrant children's education. Drawing on data collected from 1,331 migrant children in urban inclusive schools, this study compared current migrant children's family backg…
Positive attitudes towards mathematics and science are mutually beneficial for student achievement
Teachers’ Perceptions of Educational Inclusion for Migrant Children in Chinese Urban Schools
In recent decades, China has observed increasing numbers of rural–urban migrant children seeking education in Chinese cities, resulting in pressure on urban schools to accommodate these children. Drawing on pre- and post-survey and interview data with 215 primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China, the objectives of this article are to describe teachers’ perceptions of educational inclusion in both migrant and public schools, an…
Linking K-12 STEM Pedagogy to Local Contexts
Student engagement and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in primary and secondary schools is increasingly being emphasized as the importance of STEM skills for future careers is realized. Localized learning has been identified as a group of pedagogical approaches that may enhance learning in STEM by making the relevance of STEM clear to students and providing stronger connections to students’ lives and con…
Online educational research with middle adolescent populations
Adolescent populations have become increasingly accessible through online data collection methods. Online surveys are advantageous in recruiting adolescent participants and can be designed for adolescents to provide informed consent without the requirement of parental consent. This study sampled 338 Australian adolescents to participate in a low risk online survey on adolescents’ experiences and perceptions of their learning in science classes, w…
What can Australian schools do better? Supporting students during menstruation
Menstrual management is recognized as a critical issue for young people internationally. Relatively little published research explores issues pertaining to menstruation in school education. This paper is based on the results of an Australian survey of 5007 young women aged 13–25, which examined their experiences of menstruation and dysmenorrhea. It focuses specifically on participant qualitative responses to the question, “What do you think schoo…
Secondary students’ attitudes towards mathematics and science in Ireland
This study examines Irish secondary students’ attitudes towards mathematics and science using latent profile analysis (LPA) on TIMSS 2019 data. Three key research questions guided the analysis: (1) identifying distinct attitudinal profiles, (2) exploring their associations with demographics, achievement, and perceptions of mathematics and science, and (3) comparing these findings with those from Australia and Norway. Four profiles emerged: Resist…
Psychology (13 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Perception (4 works)