Understanding social and emotional behaviours in early education

By Rebecca Collie / Andrew Martin / Natasha Nassar / Christine Roberts
Community contribution / May 21, 2018

Every school day, students regularly interact with other students and school staff. Social and emotional behaviours (SEBs) are what help them do this. SEBs are also important for helping students better deal with their own emotions and experiences.

In a recent study published in the international journal, Journal of Educational Psychology, we looked at SEBs among children in ...

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By Rebecca Collie

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Rebecca Collie, B.Ed. (Hons), M.A., Ph.D., is a Scientia Research Fellow in Educational Psychology at the University of New South Wales. Her research interests focus on motivation and well-being among students and teachers, teachers' and students' psychosocial experiences at school (perceptions of school climate, job satisfaction, etc.), and quantitative research methods. Through her research, Rebecca aims to promote positive work environments and experiences among teachers as well as engagement and learning among students. She conducted her master’s and doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and her undergraduate education at the University of Melbourne. She has also worked as a primary school teacher in Melbourne. To see Rebecca’s publications visit https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/people/rebecca-collie/

By Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin, BA (Hons), MEd (Hons), PhD, is Scientia Professor, Professor of Educational Psychology, and Co-Chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia specializing in motivation, engagement, achievement, and quantitative research methods. He is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, Honorary Professor in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and President of the International Association of Applied Psychology’s Division 5 Educational and School Psychology. To see Andrew’s publications visit https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/people/andrew-martin/

By Natasha Nassar

Professor Natasha Nassar is a perinatal and paediatric epidemiologist and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children Chair in Translational Childhood Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) Clinical School, University of Sydney. She is also the Charles Perkins Centre Populations Domain Leader with a key role in facilitating population-based research investigating cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and other related conditions across a wide range of disciplines.

By Christine Roberts

Associate Professor Christine Roberts is perinatal epidemiologist at the University of Sydney, with a research program covering 3 main themes: utilising population health data to improve maternal and infant health, evidence for improved practice through clinical studies and systematic reviews, health service delivery and policy and planning; and getting research into policy and practice.

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