Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
BSc Macq, GradCert Ed Research Melb, MEd (Adult Education) UTS, PhD (Education) Melb
Dr Catriona Elek is a Research Fellow in the Effective Practice in Education team at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Catriona has a background in adult learning, education, health, and community services, including for First Nations communities and with a focus on the early years. Her current interests include understanding, supporting, and evaluating how educators, teachers, and leaders learn in their workplaces— how to support the translation of new knowledge and skills into sustained improvements in practice to facilitate professional growth and children’s learning and development outcomes.
Research Interests
- Professional development
- Coaching and mentoring
- Early childhood education
- First Nations communities
- Program evaluation
- Literature reviews
Disciplines
- Early Childhood Education
- Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
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Coaching for early childhood educators: exploring pathways of learning and change
Elek, C., Page, J. & Eadie, P., 6 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coherence, Challenge, and Critical Reflection: How Coaching Influences Learning and Change for Early Childhood Educators
Elek, C., 2024Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral thesis
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Domains of quality in early childhood education and care: A scoping review of the extent and consistency of the literature
Eadie, P., Page, J., Levickis, P., Elek, C., Murray, L., Wang, L. & Lloyd-Johnsen, C., 2024, In: Educational Review. 76, 4, p. 1057-1086 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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