Damning stat shows how Australian kids struggle
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen and Peggy Kern was first published in The Age. Read the original article here. Take a moment to...
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- Jun 28, 2020
- 5 min
A collective return to school, and adjusting to the 'new normal'
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen was first published in Monash Lens. Read the original article here. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
Manage emotions for transition to school
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen was first published in Herald Sun. Read the original article here. THE COVID-19 pandemic has provided...
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- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19: Australia’s class of 2020 can (and will) overcome adversity
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg was first published in Monash Lens. Read the original article here....
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- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Taking down online bullying starts with grown-ups
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen was first published in The Age. Read the original article here. The senseless death of 15-year-old...
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- Oct 4, 2019
- 1 min
The Truth Behind School Refusal
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/sense-belonging/201909/the-truth-behind-school-refusal
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- Oct 4, 2019
- 1 min
Book Launch Speech Transcript for Boosting School Belonging
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/sense-belonging/201910/book-launch-speech-transcript-boosting-school-belonging
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- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
5 ways to boost students' sense of school belonging
By Kelly-Ann Allen Full article here https://www.monash.edu/education/teachspace/articles/5-ways-to-boost-students-sense-of-school-belonging
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- Jul 12, 2019
- 1 min
Making sense of belonging
Original Article by Kelly-Ann Allen Featured in InPsych Do you dread public speaking? Does the mere thought of standing on a stage behind...
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- Jun 13, 2019
- 4 min
In defence of technology in schools
This article by Dr Kelly-Ann Allen and Dr Tracii Ryan was first published in The New Daily. Read the original article here. Schools are...
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- Jun 12, 2019
- 4 min
Parents and teachers need to get along in the best interests of children
Sally Kenney and Kelly-Ann Allen, article first published in Monash Lens Last year, the principal of a Sydney school communicated to the...
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- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Mobile phones in the classroom: A helpful or harmful hindrance?
Smartphones are proving useful educational tools - but psychological research highlights the risk of their presence in the classroom....
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- Apr 10, 2019
- 4 min
The rise of image-based abuse online: It’s time to stamp out the trolls
The rise of image-based abuse online: It’s time to stamp out the trolls by Asher Flynn and Kelly-Ann Allen.
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- Mar 28, 2019
- 4 min
Schools need to foster a sense of belonging.
There is a global trend signalling a decline in a sense of school belonging for secondary school students. This article by Kelly-Ann...
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- Dec 1, 2018
- 4 min
Why you should spread the Santa story.
Each year at Christmas a theme emerges in the media and online and in conversations among parents: should we tell our children about...
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- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Is digital distraction just another modern day parenting beat-up?
The evidence is still emerging about the psychological cost of mothers and fathers being distracted by phones and tablets. This article...
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- Jul 15, 2018
- 4 min
Why Don’t Australian School Kids Feel a Sense of Belonging?
Respectful and valued relationships with teachers and the wider community are key. This article by Kelly-Ann Allen, Peggy Kern, Dianne...
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- Mar 28, 2018
- 4 min
School vision and mission statements should not be dismissed as empty word.
Vision statements outline a school’s objectives, and mission statements indicate how the school aims to achieve that vision. Schools...
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