Lesley-Anne Ey
Biographic Data
| ID | 6245988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lesley-Anne Ey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lesley-Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Ey |
| SIGNATURE | EY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2983-5194 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘Someone you can run to’
Recently, safeguarding children in early childhood has received widespread media coverage. This has shone a light on the critical work of early years teachers in supporting the learning, care and safety of young children. However, there has been limited exploration into what early years teachers actually do at the coalface to identify and support children with high levels of complex trauma. Drawing from a research project that examined early year…
Participation of parents known to child protection in service responses
Practitioner-family relationships are critical to partnering with families. • Family support practitioners are critical to interprofessional responses. • Community services need to be more family friendly to encourage help seeking. Families known to child protection typically require support from a range of services to meet their diverse needs. It is essential that this range of services work together to effectively support families. Parents are …
Child protection and safeguarding in initial teacher education
To improve educational outcomes for maltreated children, there is an urgent need to strengthen the capacity of the education workforce to respond appropriately to their needs. We conducted a systematic scoping review to synthesize current evidence about child protection and safeguarding in initial (pre-registration) teacher education with the aim of developing a knowledge base, and understanding what we — as researchers, teacher educators, and pr…
Service delivery goals and underlying interprofessional practices
Responding to problematic sexual behaviours of primary school children
Early childhood and primary educators’ and carers’ education and support in identifying and responding appropriately to children displaying problematic sexual behaviours has fallen behind the demands currently arising in care and education sites in Australia. This is a key finding of research examining professional educators’ and carers’ experiences of problematic sexual behaviours in their workplaces, their understanding of problematic sexual be…
Do Australian parents of young children understand what bullying means
Educators’ understanding of young children’s typical and problematic sexual behaviour and their training in this area
As part of a wider study, this paper reports on Australian educators’ understanding of children’s typical and problematic sexual behaviour and their source of training in this area. A sample of 107 educators from government, independent and Catholic primary schools, preschools and care organisations across Australia answered an online questionnaire regarding their understanding of and experiences with children’s problematic sexual behaviours and …
Sexualised music media and children’s gender role and self-identity development
There has been much concern about the perceived increase in sexualised media and its potential impact on children’s well-being and development. This phenomenon was examined in a four-phase study focusing, specifically on music media. Phase 1 investigated the prevalence of sexualised music media broadcast on Australian free-to-air television in child-friendly time periods. Phase 2 examined children’s preferred music genres, artists and videos to a…
Cyberbullying and Primary-School Aged Children
Cyberbullying is an international issue for schools, young people and their families. Whilst many research domains have explored this phenomenon, and bullying more generally, the majority of reported studies appear in the psychological and educational literatures, where bullying, and more recently, cyberbullying has been examined primarily at the individual level: amongst adolescents and young people, with a focus on the definition, its prevalenc…
Exploring young children’s understanding of risks associated with Internet usage and their concepts of management strategies
The Internet provides remarkable opportunities for children’s learning and development. Nevertheless, it is unregulated and hard to control, which potentially places children at risk of exploitation. This study examined five—eight-year-old children’s understanding of dangers associated with the Internet, management strategies and sources of their understanding. Children in small groups answered questions relating to what they consider dangerous i…
Do Australian parents of young children understand what bullying means
Exploring young children’s understanding of risks associated with Internet usage and their concepts of management strategies
The Internet provides remarkable opportunities for children’s learning and development. Nevertheless, it is unregulated and hard to control, which potentially places children at risk of exploitation. This study examined five—eight-year-old children’s understanding of dangers associated with the Internet, management strategies and sources of their understanding. Children in small groups answered questions relating to what they consider dangerous i…
Cyberbullying and Primary-School Aged Children
Cyberbullying is an international issue for schools, young people and their families. Whilst many research domains have explored this phenomenon, and bullying more generally, the majority of reported studies appear in the psychological and educational literatures, where bullying, and more recently, cyberbullying has been examined primarily at the individual level: amongst adolescents and young people, with a focus on the definition, its prevalenc…
Exploring young children’s understanding of risks associated with Internet usage and their concepts of management strategies
The Internet provides remarkable opportunities for children’s learning and development. Nevertheless, it is unregulated and hard to control, which potentially places children at risk of exploitation. This study examined five—eight-year-old children’s understanding of dangers associated with the Internet, management strategies and sources of their understanding. Children in small groups answered questions relating to what they consider dangerous i…
Cyberbullying and Primary-School Aged Children
Cyberbullying is an international issue for schools, young people and their families. Whilst many research domains have explored this phenomenon, and bullying more generally, the majority of reported studies appear in the psychological and educational literatures, where bullying, and more recently, cyberbullying has been examined primarily at the individual level: amongst adolescents and young people, with a focus on the definition, its prevalenc…
Sexualised music media and children’s gender role and self-identity development
There has been much concern about the perceived increase in sexualised media and its potential impact on children’s well-being and development. This phenomenon was examined in a four-phase study focusing, specifically on music media. Phase 1 investigated the prevalence of sexualised music media broadcast on Australian free-to-air television in child-friendly time periods. Phase 2 examined children’s preferred music genres, artists and videos to a…
Educators’ understanding of young children’s typical and problematic sexual behaviour and their training in this area
As part of a wider study, this paper reports on Australian educators’ understanding of children’s typical and problematic sexual behaviour and their source of training in this area. A sample of 107 educators from government, independent and Catholic primary schools, preschools and care organisations across Australia answered an online questionnaire regarding their understanding of and experiences with children’s problematic sexual behaviours and …
Responding to problematic sexual behaviours of primary school children
Early childhood and primary educators’ and carers’ education and support in identifying and responding appropriately to children displaying problematic sexual behaviours has fallen behind the demands currently arising in care and education sites in Australia. This is a key finding of research examining professional educators’ and carers’ experiences of problematic sexual behaviours in their workplaces, their understanding of problematic sexual be…
Do Australian parents of young children understand what bullying means
Service delivery goals and underlying interprofessional practices
Child protection and safeguarding in initial teacher education
To improve educational outcomes for maltreated children, there is an urgent need to strengthen the capacity of the education workforce to respond appropriately to their needs. We conducted a systematic scoping review to synthesize current evidence about child protection and safeguarding in initial (pre-registration) teacher education with the aim of developing a knowledge base, and understanding what we — as researchers, teacher educators, and pr…
‘Someone you can run to’
Recently, safeguarding children in early childhood has received widespread media coverage. This has shone a light on the critical work of early years teachers in supporting the learning, care and safety of young children. However, there has been limited exploration into what early years teachers actually do at the coalface to identify and support children with high levels of complex trauma. Drawing from a research project that examined early year…
Participation of parents known to child protection in service responses
Practitioner-family relationships are critical to partnering with families. • Family support practitioners are critical to interprofessional responses. • Community services need to be more family friendly to encourage help seeking. Families known to child protection typically require support from a range of services to meet their diverse needs. It is essential that this range of services work together to effectively support families. Parents are …
Psychology (8 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)