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Congratulations to ACCP's Dr Miriam Maclean, Research Fellow, Fernando Lima, Research Assistant, and Prof Melissa O'Donnell, Deputy Director, Research, on the publication of their article 'Positive reading achievement outcomes in children who experience out-of-home care: Characteristics and predictors' in Child Abuse & Neglect last month. This study compared the NAPLAN Year 3 reading achievements of 778 children in out-of-home care to data in the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS) relating to their development, care histories, carer characteristics and access to supports and services.   The study found that there were a number of variables that were significantly associated with higher achievement among the children, relating to cognitive ability, externalising behaviour, and education level of carers. The results indicate that potential interventions targeting some of these cognitive, wellbeing, and environmental factors, to children and via carers, could improve student outcomes for children who experience out-of-home care.   Read more about this study here: https://lnkd.in/g_VQfg67

Martin Kulldorff: "Almost everyone now realizes that school closures and other lockdowns, were a colossal mistake. Francis Collins has acknowledged his error of singularly focusing on Covid without considering collateral damage to education and non-Covid health outcomes. That’s the honest thing to do, and I hope this honesty will reach Harvard. The public deserves it, and academia needs it to restore its credibility. "Science cannot survive in a society that does not value truth and strive to discover it. The scientific community will gradually lose public support and slowly disintegrate in such a culture. The pursuit of truth requires academic freedom with open, passionate, and civilized scientific discourse, with zero tolerance for slander, bullying, or cancellation. My hope is that someday, Harvard will find its way back to academic freedom and independence." #covid19 #overreach #truthmatters #followtheREALscience #freedomofspeech #mediahype #mediabias #schoolclosings #lockdowns #weakleaders #community #family #children

I recently completed my PhD studies in the area of digital inclusion in the university with a focus on disability. Here is a simple write-up on my experiences studying at Flinders University:

Reading and reflecting on, "The Kids Are All Right? What Parents Really Think About How COVID Affected Children," by Morgan Polikoff, Amie Rapaport, Ana Saavedra, and Daniel Silver from the University of Southern California. In it, they explore the disconnect between #parents and #researchers regarding the magnitude of COVID-19's effects on children's academic performance. The authors investigate the "parent-expert disconnect" to understand if it is real and what causes it. They interviewed 40 caregivers from a nationally representative sample, which ensured variation in caregivers' levels of concern about their children's performance and experiences. The interviews asked about children's education, COVID experiences, and views on "COVID learning loss." The study found that caregivers had a relatively low concern about children post-COVID, though some noted academic and social/emotional impacts. Respondents said children suffered during the pandemic but rebounded after returning to school. However, caregivers agreed with experts that learning loss was a broad issue, if not for their child specifically. Several factors may explain the parent-expert disconnect. First, while experts highlight standardized test evidence, caregivers rely on grades and perceptions. Second, lowered expectations may obscure student performance issues. Third, concerns focused on "other" children rather than their own. Fourth, caregivers believe children are resilient. https://bit.ly/4adjZDH

The hard work of 13 PhD students studying 'Care Transitions in Older People' as part of MSCA Joint Doctorate program #TRANS-SENIOR has been summarized in a Policy Brief which you can find here. More information on the website https://lnkd.in/eWarBKbh.

Introducing the Norland Educare Research Journal, the world’s first research journal dedicated to home-based early childhood education and care! The journal focuses on research that advances and enhances the knowledge base for professional practices and policies for home-based early educare.   This international double-blind peer-reviewed journal is published online only and is available to all, worldwide, free-of-charge. It is a genuine academic ground-roots initiative intended to give voice to researchers of high calibre whose work is under-represented in the field of educare and provide a home to experienced and new researchers. View the inaugural issue: https://bit.ly/3MIKs0Q #WeAreNorland #EarlyYears #EarlyChildhood #EarlyYearsResearch #Research #ResearchJournal