ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
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At ECU we concentrate our research in areas of strength to deliver tangible outcomes.
There are several ways to get involved with research at ECU.
ECU has a lively research community that is committed to supporting research students.
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We value industry partnerships and offer access to world-class research across our nine ECU Strategic Research Institutes and Centres.
ECU links our stakeholders to our professional talent pool across a range of disciplines and research topics.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
ECU delivers training that can be tailored to industry needs.
Extra-curricular learning for childrenChildren's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
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The childcare industry is a growth market and > 1 million children spend on average 27 hours per week in care. Eating habits are formed at a young age, therefore provision of healthy eating options and appropriate food environment policies whilst at childcare, is an effective early intervention point to address the current concerns relating to childhood obesity.
The SNACPlus research group has developed an engaging and relevant online curriculum to provide childcare staff with professional development and resources to teach healthy eating to two to five year old children and build a healthy food environment in their centre. Resources are accessible by parents/carers and are available on the SNACPlus website free of charge.
More than 800 centres and more than 1,900 childcare staff use the website nationally. Use of the SNACPlus website improved knowledge, behaviour and attitudes towards building a healthy food environment and food literacy skills including food labelling reading and use of credible websites and health professionals to gain nutrition knowledge. Staff reported SNACPlus positively influenced changes to food service, role modelling, staff behaviour and dietary improvements in their centres.
Dr Ruth Wallace
Professor Amanda Devine
Dr Leesa Costello
Mrs Ros Sambell
Mrs Margaret Miller
Ms Karen Lombardi
Ms Samantha Baker
Fostering positive body image among young children: Development and evaluation of an online professional development resource for early childhood educators. Karen Lombardi (PhD Candidate)
ECU Cadetship ‘OSH on SNAC’ – an ECU undergraduate student project. The main focus of this project is to repurpose the Heart Foundation Eat Smart, Play Smart nutrition and physical activity resources; prepare a grant application (to fund an ECU industry collaboration project in 2017) and prepare a social marketing plan for the launch of Out of School Hour care on the SNAC website.
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