Sally Savage
Biographic Data
| ID | 6528608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally Savage |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally |
| FAMILY NAME | Savage |
| SIGNATURE | SAVAGE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2785-3540 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Facilitators and Barriers of Implementing evidence-based Programs Delivered by Teachers in Early Childhood Education
Evidenced-based programs designed for education settings often prove effective under research conditions, but are underexplored in real world contexts, revealing a research-to-practice gap. Understanding teachers’ implementation experiences, including facilitators and barriers, is crucial to inform the future scale-up of effective approaches. This study explored the implementation experiences of early childhood teachers ( n = 7) incorporating a r…
Flexible professional experience placements in initial teacher education
“Everyone’s in it with me”
BACKGROUND: Sing&Grow Australia is an evidence-based, federally funded music therapy program that caters to children from birth to 5 years of age and their families across Australia. In the current study, the Sing&Grow program was delivered to families affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence, with a focus on improving parents' capacity to develop secure relationships with their young children. The lifelong effects of trauma, including deve…
Mother, Musician, Performer
This article draws on 19 qualitative in‐depth interviews with classically trained musicians in Australia and the UK, who have an active performing career and identify as mothers. Building on pioneering research on motherhood, work, and leadership in the creative industries, this article explores how mothers navigate the challenges of a precarious career in the music industry, thus adding to our understanding of the systematic barriers to women's …
The experience of mothers as university students and pre-service teachers during Covid-19
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Australia in 2020, lockdown restrictions meant that the lives of tertiary students’ and mothers underwent substantial adjustment. Universities quickly adapted to full online learning with implications for accessibility and efficacy of online technologies, and home environments suitable for learning. Mothers who were studying at university had to readjust their study, work, care and home responsibilities to home-scho…
Rhythm and movement delivered by teachers supports self-regulation skills of preschool-aged children in disadvantaged communities
Self-regulation skills are an important predictor of school readiness and early school achievement. Research identifies that experiences of early stress in disadvantaged households can affect young children's brain architecture, often manifested in poor self-regulatory functioning. While there are documented benefits of coordinated movement activities and music education to improve self-regulation, few interventions have focused exclusively on rh…
Parental perceptions of the Sing&Grow programme
New parenthood is demanding and can negatively impact socially, emotionally and financially on family members particularly those already experiencing stress due to poverty or hardship, mental illness or isolation. Vulnerable parents are at risk of lower self-efficacy in parenting and less positive relationships with their children. Sing&Grow is a federally funded music therapy programme utilizing group parent–child music therapy sessions, aimed a…
Exploring the intergenerational responsibility of musical mothering and morality
This article investigates the connection between musical mothering and morality, where involvement in musical practices provides middle-class women opportunities to validate their mothering. Previous studies of intensive mothering and concerted cultivation indicate struggles with competitiveness, perfectionism and anxiety. However, there is a scarcity of research that looks closely at the diversity of women’s experiences of mothering, particularl…
Rhythm and movement delivered by teachers supports self-regulation skills of preschool-aged children in disadvantaged communities
Self-regulation skills are an important predictor of school readiness and early school achievement. Research identifies that experiences of early stress in disadvantaged households can affect young children's brain architecture, often manifested in poor self-regulatory functioning. While there are documented benefits of coordinated movement activities and music education to improve self-regulation, few interventions have focused exclusively on rh…
Exploring the intergenerational responsibility of musical mothering and morality
This article investigates the connection between musical mothering and morality, where involvement in musical practices provides middle-class women opportunities to validate their mothering. Previous studies of intensive mothering and concerted cultivation indicate struggles with competitiveness, perfectionism and anxiety. However, there is a scarcity of research that looks closely at the diversity of women’s experiences of mothering, particularl…
Parental perceptions of the Sing&Grow programme
New parenthood is demanding and can negatively impact socially, emotionally and financially on family members particularly those already experiencing stress due to poverty or hardship, mental illness or isolation. Vulnerable parents are at risk of lower self-efficacy in parenting and less positive relationships with their children. Sing&Grow is a federally funded music therapy programme utilizing group parent–child music therapy sessions, aimed a…
The experience of mothers as university students and pre-service teachers during Covid-19
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Australia in 2020, lockdown restrictions meant that the lives of tertiary students’ and mothers underwent substantial adjustment. Universities quickly adapted to full online learning with implications for accessibility and efficacy of online technologies, and home environments suitable for learning. Mothers who were studying at university had to readjust their study, work, care and home responsibilities to home-scho…
Rhythm and movement delivered by teachers supports self-regulation skills of preschool-aged children in disadvantaged communities
Self-regulation skills are an important predictor of school readiness and early school achievement. Research identifies that experiences of early stress in disadvantaged households can affect young children's brain architecture, often manifested in poor self-regulatory functioning. While there are documented benefits of coordinated movement activities and music education to improve self-regulation, few interventions have focused exclusively on rh…
Facilitators and Barriers of Implementing evidence-based Programs Delivered by Teachers in Early Childhood Education
Evidenced-based programs designed for education settings often prove effective under research conditions, but are underexplored in real world contexts, revealing a research-to-practice gap. Understanding teachers’ implementation experiences, including facilitators and barriers, is crucial to inform the future scale-up of effective approaches. This study explored the implementation experiences of early childhood teachers ( n = 7) incorporating a r…
Flexible professional experience placements in initial teacher education
“Everyone’s in it with me”
BACKGROUND: Sing&Grow Australia is an evidence-based, federally funded music therapy program that caters to children from birth to 5 years of age and their families across Australia. In the current study, the Sing&Grow program was delivered to families affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence, with a focus on improving parents' capacity to develop secure relationships with their young children. The lifelong effects of trauma, including deve…
Mother, Musician, Performer
This article draws on 19 qualitative in‐depth interviews with classically trained musicians in Australia and the UK, who have an active performing career and identify as mothers. Building on pioneering research on motherhood, work, and leadership in the creative industries, this article explores how mothers navigate the challenges of a precarious career in the music industry, thus adding to our understanding of the systematic barriers to women's …
Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Music Therapy and Health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)