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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Kate-
dc.contributor.authorViviani, Maria-
dc.contributor.authorBerthelsen, Donna-
dc.contributor.authorNicholson, Jan M-
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-13T03:40:44Zen
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-15T22:16:11Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-15T22:16:11Zen
dc.date.issued2015-09-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10620/18058en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10620/4175en
dc.description.abstractAcross Australia, national and state policy initiatives support playgroup participation for families with young children. Playgroups are gatherings of parents and young children together in weekly play sessions, some with a paid facilitator and some without. They are designed to support children’s early learning and improve social connections for parents. Very limited evidence as to their effectiveness in meeting these aims exists. This study uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to describe patterns of playgroup attendance over time and associations with child, parent, and community outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The analysis involved 839 children and their parents from the Baby Cohort of LSIC and utilised data from three waves of data collection, when children were 2, 3, and 4 years of age. 11% of children had attended playgroup at both 2 and 3 years of age; 23 % had attended playgroup at either 2 or 3 years of age; and 66% had not attended playgroup at either age. A range of child, parent, and community level outcomes were examined with level of playgroup attendance most strongly associated with increased parental engagement in book reading and increased advice-seeking. While current evidence on the value of supported playgroups remains relatively limited, this study provides important findings that playgroup participation can provide support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families particularly in relation to home learning environments and social support.en
dc.subjectChildren -- School ageen
dc.subjectChildren -- Early childhooden
dc.subjectFamilies,Adolescents and Youth -- Parents and Parentingen
dc.subjectActvities -- Children's activitiesen
dc.titlePlaygroup participation in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) families: Engagement and outcomesen
dc.typeConference Presentationsen
dc.identifier.surveyLSICen
dc.description.keywordsplaygroupen
dc.description.keywordsearly childhooden
dc.description.keywordsparentingen
dc.description.keywordshome learningen
dc.description.conferencelocationWollongong University, Australiaen
dc.description.conferencenameInaugural Early Start Conferenceen
dc.identifier.refereedYesen
local.identifier.id4691en
dc.description.formatOral presentationen
dc.description.additionalinfoPlease email Kate Williams - k15.williams@qut.edu.au - for more information on this presentationen
dc.identifier.emailKate Williams k15.williams@qut.edu.auen
dc.date.conferencestart2015-09-28-
dc.date.conferencefinish2015-09-30-
dc.date.presentation2015-09-30-
dc.subject.dssAdolescents and youthen
dc.subject.dssChildhood and child developmenten
dc.subject.dssFamilies and relationshipsen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryActvitiesen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryChildrenen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryFamilies,Adolescents and Youthen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryParents and Parentingen
dc.subject.dsssubcategorySchool ageen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryEarly childhooden
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryChildren's activitiesen
dc.subject.flosseFamilies and relationshipsen
dc.subject.flosseAdolescents and youthen
dc.subject.flosseChildhood and child developmenten
dc.relation.surveyLSICen
dc.old.surveyvalueLSICen
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item.openairetypeConference Presentations-
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