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37
Citations
6532
World Ranking
6209
National Ranking
447

Overview

Linda Harrison is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia. Their academic research is primarily situated within the social sciences, with a strong focus on education and related subfields. The subfields covered by their work include education, sociology and political science, developmental and educational psychology, general health professions, and clinical psychology.

The main topics of Linda Harrison's research include early childhood education and development, children's rights and participation, education systems and policy, educational and psychological assessments, child development and digital technology, teacher education and leadership studies, and child and adolescent health.

Some of the frequent venues where Harrison's research has been published are:

  • Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Early Child Development and Care
  • The Australian Educational Researcher
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Recent publications by Harrison include:

  • "Free play predicts self-regulation years later: Longitudinal evidence from a large Australian sample of toddlers and preschoolers" (2021) published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • "The role of digital technologies in supporting quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care settings" (2023) published in International journal of child care and education policy/International journal of child care and education
  • "Using metaphor to illuminate quality in early childhood education" (2020) published in Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
  • "The hidden complexity of early childhood educators' work: The Exemplary Early Childhood Educators at Work study" (2020) published in Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
  • "'We're not useless, we know stuff!' Gathering children's voices to inform policy" (2022) published in Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

Frequent collaborators in Harrison's research include Fay Hadley, Sandie Wong, Lennie Barblett, Susan Irvine, and Manjula Waniganayake, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Child care quality matters: how conclusions may vary with context.

    John M. Love;Linda Harrison;Abraham Sagi‐Schwartz;Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn

  • Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder:

    Linda J. Harrison;Ramesh Manocha;Katya Rubia

  • The Intelligibility in Context Scale: Validity and Reliability of a Subjective Rating Measure

    Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison;Jane McCormack

  • Epidemiology of speech and language impairment in a nationally representative Sample of 4- to 5-year-old Children

    Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison

  • A systematic review of the association between childhood speech impairment and participation across the lifespan

    Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister;Linda J. Harrison

  • Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

    Ann Sanson;Jan Nicholson;Judy Ungerer;Stephen Zubrick

  • Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Speech and Language Impairment in a Nationally Representative Sample of 4- to 5-Year-Old Children

    Linda J. Harrison;Sharynne McLeod

  • Changing Patterns of Parent-Teacher Communication and Parent Involvement from Preschool to School.

    Elizabeth Murray;Laura McFarland-Piazza;Linda J. Harrison

  • Children's drawings provide a new perspective on teacher–child relationship quality and school adjustment

    Linda J. Harrison;Leanne Clarke;Judy A. Ungerer

  • Quality of Child Care Using the Environment Rating Scales: A Meta-Analysis of International Studies

    Harriet J. Vermeer;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Rodrigo A. Cárcamo;Rodrigo A. Cárcamo;Linda J. Harrison

  • A Nationally Representative Study of the Association Between Communication Impairment at 4–5 Years and Children’s Life Activities at 7–9 Years

    Jane McCormack;Linda J. Harrison;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister

  • Insider perspectives on developing Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia

    Jennifer Sumsion;Sally Barnes;Sandra Cheeseman;Linda Harrison

  • Literacy, numeracy, and learning in school-aged children identified as having speech and language impairment in early childhood

    Lyndall Harrison;Sharynne McLeod;Donna Berthelsen;Susan Walker

  • My speech problem, your listening problem, and my frustration: the experience of living with childhood speech impairment.

    Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister;Linda J. Harrison

  • Maternal employment and infant-mother attachment security at 12 months postpartum.

    Linda J. Harrison;Judy A. Ungerer

  • The impact of speech impairment in early childhood: investigating parents' and speech-language pathologists' perspectives using the ICF-CY

    Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison;Lindy McAllister

  • The combined effects of teacher-child and peer relationships on children's social-emotional adjustment.

    Cen Wang;Maria Hatzigianni;Ameneh Shahaeian;Ameneh Shahaeian;Elizabeth Murray

  • Expectations and experiences of accessing and participating in services for childhood speech impairment

    Lindy McAllister;Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison

  • Continuity of learning: a resource to support effective transition to school and school age care

    Susan Dockett;Bob Perry;Aline-Wendy Dunlop;Johanna Einarsdottir

  • Early Shared Reading, Socioeconomic Status, and Children's Cognitive and School Competencies: Six Years of Longitudinal Evidence.

    Ameneh Shahaeian;Cen Wang;Elliot Tucker-Drob;Vincent Geiger

  • listening to children with communication impairment talking through their drawings

    Erin L. Holliday;Linda J. Harrison;Sharynne McLeod

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharynne McLeod
Sharynne McLeod Charles Sturt University
Judy Ungerer
Judy Ungerer Macquarie University
Jennifer Sumsion
Jennifer Sumsion Charles Sturt University
Ann Sanson
Ann Sanson University of Melbourne
Helen Herrman
Helen Herrman University of Melbourne
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters University of Melbourne
Marilyn Fleer
Marilyn Fleer Monash University
Stephen R. Zubrick
Stephen R. Zubrick Telethon Kids Institute
Cathrine Mihalopoulos
Cathrine Mihalopoulos Deakin University
Naomi Priest
Naomi Priest Australian National University

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