Wellbeing
National and international surveys of student health and wellbeing. ACER’s work in this area is concerned with mental health, emotional and social wellbeing, as well as physical development of learners.
Submissions from 2024
Improving educator readiness to support student mental health, Anna Dabrowski, Michelle Hsien, Tamara Van Der Zant, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Amy Berry, Maya Conway, and Yung Nietschke
Evaluation of the Smiling Mind Primary School Program 2023, Tamara Van Der Zant, Katherine Dix, and Toby Carslake
Submissions from 2023
Be You Evaluation 2021-2023: Report of the national evaluation for Beyond Blue, Katherine Dix, Tamara Van Der Zant, and Toby Carslake
Smiling Mind Evaluation 2021-2022: Effectiveness of the Smiling Mind Primary School program, Katherine Dix, Tamara Van Der Zant, Toby Carslake, Rachel Felgate, and Syeda Kashfee Ahmed
School Improvement Tool Elaborations: Student engagement and wellbeing. Background report and literature review, Fabienne van der Kleij, Pauline Taylor-Guy, Tanya Vaughan, Marijne Medhurst, and Christina Rogers
Worry about COVID-19 and other extreme events amongst educators in Australia, Tamara Van Der Zant and Katherine Dix
Submissions from 2022
School Improvement Tool Elaborations: Student engagement and wellbeing, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and Queensland Department of Education
The role of remote modalities in implementing mental health and psychosocial support programs and services in the education sector, Anna Dabrowski, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Katherine Dix, and Andriy Dubovyk
Submissions from 2021
Rapid review of effective practice principles in the design and delivery of digital resources for teachers, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Pru Mitchell, and Jenny Trevitt
Evidence of impact underpinning Life Education Programs, Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, and Shani Sniedze
The impact of the PYP on student well-being [Audio podcast], Katherine Dix and Shani Sniedze
School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Early Intervention Programs in New South Wales, Australia: Mapping Practice to Policy and Evidence, Kristin R. Laurens, Linda J. Graham, Katherine Dix, Felicity Harris, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kate E. Williams, Jill M. Schofield, Traci Prendergast, Neale Waddy, Mary Taiwo, Vaughan J. Carr, and Melissa J. Green
What Australian students say about transition to secondary school. Final report, Shani Sniedze, Rachel Felgate, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sarah Buckley, and Petra Lietz
Submissions from 2020
Wellbeing Systematic Review Impact Map and Evidence Gap Map, Toby Carslake and Katherine Dix
Student health and wellbeing Addendum: Wellbeing programs in Australia, Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Jenny Trevitt
Student health and wellbeing: A systematic review of intervention research examining effective student wellbeing in schools and their academic outcomes. Main report and executive summary., Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Shani Sniedze, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Jenny Trevitt
Effectiveness of school-based wellbeing interventions for improving academic outcomes in children and young people: A systematic review protocol, Katherine Dix, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Shani Sniedze, Toby Carslake, and Jenny Trevitt
ResourceSmart Schools and wellbeing. Main study, Katherine Dix, Toby Carslake, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, and Shani Sniedze
The impact of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) on student wellbeing and other related social-emotional learning outcomes, Katherine Dix and Shani Sniedze
Submissions from 2018
Social norms approach in secondary schools: literature review, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Pru Mitchell, and Jenny Trevitt
Risky Business: Pilot of the social norms program for secondary schools, Katherine Dix and Toby Carslake
Submissions from 2016
Are the kids alright? Young Australians in their middle years : Final summary report of the Australian Child Wellbeing Project, Gerry Redmond, Jennifer Skattebol, Peter Saunders, Petra Lietz, Gabriella Zizzo, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Vanessa Maurici, Jasmine Huynh, Anna Moffat, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury, and Kelly Roberts
Are the kids alright? Young Australians in their middle years : Final report of the Australian Child Wellbeing Project, Gerry Redmond, Jennifer Skattebol, Peter Saunders, Petra Lietz, Gabriella Zizzo, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Sue Thomson, Vanessa Maurici, Jasmine Huynh, Anna Moffat, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury, and Kelly Roberts
Submissions from 2015
The mental health of children and adolescents : Report on the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, David Lawrence, Sarah Johnson, Jennifer Hafekost, Katrina Boterhoven de Haan, Michael Sawyer, John Ainley, and Stephen R. Zubrick
Australian Child Wellbeing Project Technical Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Martin Murphy, Greg Macaskill, Gerry Redmond, Katherine Dix, and Sue Thomson
The Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Phase Four Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Juliet Young-Thornton, and Gerry Redmond
Submissions from 2014
Towards the ACWP Questionnaire : the Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Final Phase Two Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Alice McEntee, and Gerry Redmond
The ACWP Questionnaire : Results of the Field Trial : The Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Draft Phase Three Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Helen Popple, Myra Hamilton, and Gerry Redmond
Submissions from 2007
ASG Student Social and Emotional Health Report, Michael. E. Bernard, Andrew Stephanou, and Daniel Urbach
Submissions from 2004
Individual and School Influences on Interdependence, John Ainley
Supporting Student Wellbeing : What Does the Research Tell Us About the Social and Emotional Development of Young People? (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Measuring the Social Outcomes of Schooling: What Does ACER Research Tell Us?, Margaret Forster
Measuring student well-being in the context of Australian schooling : discussion paper, Julian Fraillon
A School System Perspective on Strengthening Student Wellbeing, Peter Hamilton
Helping teachers help students act responsibly, Ramon Lewis
Conceptualising and Researching Student Wellbeing, Geoff N. Masters
The Emotional Wellbeing of Young People : School, Further Study, Work and Beyond, Julie McMillan and Kylie Hillman
'Literacy Behaviour' And Auditory Processing : Building 'Fences' at the Top of The 'Cliff' In Preference to Ambulance Services at the Bottom, Kathy Rowe, Ken Rowe, and Jan Pollard