Patricia Eadie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6739419 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Eadie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Eadie |
| SIGNATURE | EADIE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4722-8013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Educator wellbeing and family engagement in Australian early learning settings
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it multiple challenges for families and the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) workforce, it also highlighted the essential role of ECEC in the lives of children and families and presented unique opportunities for innovation and learning. The current study sought to explore learnings from this uniquely challenging period, including the factors and strategies that best supported educator wellbeing an…
What is the Evidence of Young children’s Learning in Intergenerational Programs? A Scoping Review of the Literature
While the value of intergenerational programs (IGPs) for older people and society is well recognized, the evidence for young children’s learning is less conclusive. This scoping review aims to synthesize the published literature on IGPs to provide an account of the current state of knowledge about what young children are learning in IGPs. From 283 peer reviewed articles reporting on IGPs between older non-familial adults and children aged from bi…
Associations of Specific Indicators of Adult–Child Interaction Quality and Child Language Outcomes
Research Findings: This study aims to extend our knowledge regarding contributions of educator–child interactions to child language outcomes by examining the extent to which specific dimensions of the CLASS observational tool of educator–child interactions are associated with child language abilities, utilizing data from an Australian longitudinal study of over 2,000 children attending formal Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The analysi…
Profiles of Professional Wellbeing and Turnover Intentions Among Australian Early Childhood Educators
Research Findings: To explore distinct professional-wellbeing subgroups and variations in turnover intentions, we examined the factor structure of the Early Childhood Professional Wellbeing Questionnaire (McMullen et al., 2020), which was completed online by 368 Australian early childhood educators.Based on educators' scores on the Belonging and Connection, Impact Evaluation and Safety factors, we identified five professional-wellbeing subgroups …
Exploring Environmental Factors Associated with Child Wellbeing during Covid-19 in Australia and Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the wellbeing of children and families globally. With extended lockdown periods, early childhood education and school closures, and remote learning, families experienced increased stress and anxiety, financial hardship, and disrupted routines. This paper aims to explore associations between children’s social-emotional wellbeing and environmental factors (including the burden of COVID-19 on the…
Using machine‐learning methods to identify early‐life predictors of 11‐year language outcome
BACKGROUND: Language is foundational for neurodevelopment and quality of life, but an estimated 10% of children have a language disorder at age 5. Many children shift between classifications of typical and low language if assessed at multiple times in the early years, making it difficult to identify which children will have persisting difficulties and benefit most from support. This study aims to identify a parsimonious set of preschool indicator…
Challenges and supports for educator well-being
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC) as an essential service for families and the economy. However, it also exacerbated persisting challenges for the sector which impact educator well-being. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that investigated Australian early childhood educators’ perspectives about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges and supports for educa…
Does coaching for early childhood educators unfold as planned? Comparing observed coaching practice to coaches’ and educators’ perceptions
Associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (Ecec) attendance, adversity and language outcomes of 2-year-olds
Research evidence suggests children experiencing adversity are at risk of language disparities in early childhood. This puts these children at risk of poor language outcomes, perpetuating disadvantage in later development and academic life. This study aimed to investigate associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) attendance, hours of attendance and quality in a cohort of 2-year-old children experiencing adversity with their l…
Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The importance of Early Childhood (EC) educators’ wellbeing has been brought into sharp focus during the COVID-19 pandemic, as educators have navigated numerous additional stressors while providing education and care services for some children and ongoing support for many others learning at home. This study aimed to explore the impact of the pandemic on EC educators’ wellbeing and educator-child relationships, as growing evidence shows the influe…
Mothers as First Teachers
For many Indigenous children living in remote communities, the prerequisites to achieving strong language and learning outcomes include the maintenance of their first languages and progress in learning English as an additional language. This paper reports on data from a Linkage study conducted with families at two Families as First Teachers (FaFT) playgroups in two remote Northern Territory communities. The data highlight the ways parents and car…
Health‐related quality of life of children with low language from early childhood to adolescence
BACKGROUND: Low language abilities are known to be associated with significant adverse long-term outcomes. However, associations between low language and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are unclear. We aimed to (a) examine the association between low language and HRQoL from 4 to 13 years and (b) classify the children's trajectories of HRQoL and language and examine the association between language and HRQoL trajectories. METHODS: Data were…
Aboriginal children’s health, playgroup participation and early learning outcomes in two remote Northern Territory communities
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of early health risks on young Aboriginal children’s attendance in playgroups and their early learning outcomes. Design: The study used a cross-sectional design to identify associations between children’s early health characteristics, their attendance at a Families as First Teachers (FaFT) playgroup and their early learning outcomes. Setting: A total of 128 Aboriginal children from two remote Nor…
Speech development in preschool children
Emerging evidence suggests domain-general processes, including working memory, may contribute to reduced speech production skills in young children. This study compared the phonological short-term (pSTM) and phonological working memory (pWM) abilities of 50 monolingual English-speaking children between 3;6 and 5;11 with typical speech production skills and percentage consonant correct (PCC) standard scores of 12 and above (n = 22) and typical spe…
Predictors of early precocious talking
This study examines potential predictors of ‘precocious talking’ (expressive language ⩾90th percentile) at one and two years of age, and of ‘stability’ in precocious talking across both time periods, drawing on data from a prospective community cohort comprising over 1,800 children. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between precocious talking and the following potential predictors: gender, birth order, birth weight, non-Eng…
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Predictors of early precocious talking
This study examines potential predictors of ‘precocious talking’ (expressive language ⩾90th percentile) at one and two years of age, and of ‘stability’ in precocious talking across both time periods, drawing on data from a prospective community cohort comprising over 1,800 children. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between precocious talking and the following potential predictors: gender, birth order, birth weight, non-Eng…
Speech development in preschool children
Emerging evidence suggests domain-general processes, including working memory, may contribute to reduced speech production skills in young children. This study compared the phonological short-term (pSTM) and phonological working memory (pWM) abilities of 50 monolingual English-speaking children between 3;6 and 5;11 with typical speech production skills and percentage consonant correct (PCC) standard scores of 12 and above (n = 22) and typical spe…
Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The importance of Early Childhood (EC) educators’ wellbeing has been brought into sharp focus during the COVID-19 pandemic, as educators have navigated numerous additional stressors while providing education and care services for some children and ongoing support for many others learning at home. This study aimed to explore the impact of the pandemic on EC educators’ wellbeing and educator-child relationships, as growing evidence shows the influe…
Mothers as First Teachers
For many Indigenous children living in remote communities, the prerequisites to achieving strong language and learning outcomes include the maintenance of their first languages and progress in learning English as an additional language. This paper reports on data from a Linkage study conducted with families at two Families as First Teachers (FaFT) playgroups in two remote Northern Territory communities. The data highlight the ways parents and car…
Health‐related quality of life of children with low language from early childhood to adolescence
BACKGROUND: Low language abilities are known to be associated with significant adverse long-term outcomes. However, associations between low language and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are unclear. We aimed to (a) examine the association between low language and HRQoL from 4 to 13 years and (b) classify the children's trajectories of HRQoL and language and examine the association between language and HRQoL trajectories. METHODS: Data were…
Aboriginal children’s health, playgroup participation and early learning outcomes in two remote Northern Territory communities
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of early health risks on young Aboriginal children’s attendance in playgroups and their early learning outcomes. Design: The study used a cross-sectional design to identify associations between children’s early health characteristics, their attendance at a Families as First Teachers (FaFT) playgroup and their early learning outcomes. Setting: A total of 128 Aboriginal children from two remote Nor…
Challenges and supports for educator well-being
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC) as an essential service for families and the economy. However, it also exacerbated persisting challenges for the sector which impact educator well-being. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that investigated Australian early childhood educators’ perspectives about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges and supports for educa…
Does coaching for early childhood educators unfold as planned? Comparing observed coaching practice to coaches’ and educators’ perceptions
Associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (Ecec) attendance, adversity and language outcomes of 2-year-olds
Research evidence suggests children experiencing adversity are at risk of language disparities in early childhood. This puts these children at risk of poor language outcomes, perpetuating disadvantage in later development and academic life. This study aimed to investigate associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) attendance, hours of attendance and quality in a cohort of 2-year-old children experiencing adversity with their l…
Exploring Environmental Factors Associated with Child Wellbeing during Covid-19 in Australia and Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the wellbeing of children and families globally. With extended lockdown periods, early childhood education and school closures, and remote learning, families experienced increased stress and anxiety, financial hardship, and disrupted routines. This paper aims to explore associations between children’s social-emotional wellbeing and environmental factors (including the burden of COVID-19 on the…
Using machine‐learning methods to identify early‐life predictors of 11‐year language outcome
BACKGROUND: Language is foundational for neurodevelopment and quality of life, but an estimated 10% of children have a language disorder at age 5. Many children shift between classifications of typical and low language if assessed at multiple times in the early years, making it difficult to identify which children will have persisting difficulties and benefit most from support. This study aims to identify a parsimonious set of preschool indicator…
Associations of Specific Indicators of Adult–Child Interaction Quality and Child Language Outcomes
Research Findings: This study aims to extend our knowledge regarding contributions of educator–child interactions to child language outcomes by examining the extent to which specific dimensions of the CLASS observational tool of educator–child interactions are associated with child language abilities, utilizing data from an Australian longitudinal study of over 2,000 children attending formal Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The analysi…
Profiles of Professional Wellbeing and Turnover Intentions Among Australian Early Childhood Educators
Research Findings: To explore distinct professional-wellbeing subgroups and variations in turnover intentions, we examined the factor structure of the Early Childhood Professional Wellbeing Questionnaire (McMullen et al., 2020), which was completed online by 368 Australian early childhood educators.Based on educators' scores on the Belonging and Connection, Impact Evaluation and Safety factors, we identified five professional-wellbeing subgroups …
Educator wellbeing and family engagement in Australian early learning settings
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it multiple challenges for families and the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) workforce, it also highlighted the essential role of ECEC in the lives of children and families and presented unique opportunities for innovation and learning. The current study sought to explore learnings from this uniquely challenging period, including the factors and strategies that best supported educator wellbeing an…
What is the Evidence of Young children’s Learning in Intergenerational Programs? A Scoping Review of the Literature
While the value of intergenerational programs (IGPs) for older people and society is well recognized, the evidence for young children’s learning is less conclusive. This scoping review aims to synthesize the published literature on IGPs to provide an account of the current state of knowledge about what young children are learning in IGPs. From 283 peer reviewed articles reporting on IGPs between older non-familial adults and children aged from bi…
Psychology (15 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Early childhood (8 works) · Early childhood education (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (5 works) · Language Development and Disorders (4 works) · Professional development (4 works)