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 City Campus in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
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.
Children'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.
See, H., Ólafsson, K., O’neill, B., Green, L., Jacques, C., Jaunzems, K. (2025). Do parents ‘know best’ when it comes to their teenaged children’s experiences of sexual content online?. New Media and Society, 27(5), 2638-2656. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251333737.
Woodley, G., Jaunzems, K. (2024). Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography. M/C Journal, 27(4), Article number 3088. https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3088.
Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., See, H., Le, VT., Ryu, Y., Das, S., Jaunzems, K. (2023). A Model for Children’s Digital Citizenship in India, Korea, and Australia: Stakeholder engagement principles. Australia. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child. https://doi.org/10.25958/sjqk-rq80.
Green, L., Dudek, D., Cohen, L., Ólafsson, K., Staksrud, E., Jacques, C., Jaunzems, K. (2022). Tox and Detox: Are Teens' Smartphone Use and Non-Use Practices Fully Fungible?. M/C Journal, 25(2), n/a. https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2888.
Reports
Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., See, H., Ryu, Y., Das, S., Jaunzems, K. (2022). Children’s Perspectives of Digital Citizenship in India, Korea and Australia: Report of Findings from Children’s Digital Citizenship and Safety Roundtables. Australia. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child. https://doi.org/10.25958/0j0c-xp24.
Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., Le, VT., Ryu, Y., Das, S., See, H., Jaunzems, K. (2022). Contexts for Children’s Digital Citizenship in India, Korea and Australia: A Literature Review. Australia. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/2193.
Jaunzems, K., Green, L., Leith, D. (2021). Virtual Reality Training for Workers in High-Risk Occupations. Tracing behind the image: An interdisciplinary exploration of visual literacy (150-160). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392_014.
Stevenson, K., Green, L., Holloway, D., Jaunzems, K. (2021). Screening language acquisition skills in a mediated childhood. Young children's rights in a digital world: Play, design and practice (93-108). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65916-5_8.
Reports
Dowse, A., Wilk, V., Meek, S., Jacques, C., McLaughlin, C., Jaunzems, K. (2021). Understanding Mass Influence: Three Case Studies of Contemporary Mass Influence Activities. Australia. Department of Defence.
Zaman, B., Holloway, D., Green, L., Jaunzems, K., Vanwynsberghe, H. (2020). Opposing narratives about children’s digital media use: a critical discourse analysis of online public advice given to parents in Australia and Belgium. Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources, 176(1), 120-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X20916950.
Stevenson, K., Green, L., Holloway, D., Jaunzems, K. (2019). Like Mother? Like Daughter? Unboxing an Etsy Childhood: At home with digital media. Digitising Early Childhood (212-225). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7450.
Stevenson, K., Jaunzems, K., Green, L., Holloway, D. (2019). Accounting for siblings in family-based research. Digitising Early Childhood (267-287). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7451.
Jaunzems, K., Green, L., Leith, D., Teague, C. (2017). Ethnographic insights into safety communication for frontline workers.. Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2017 - Communication Worlds: Access, Voice, Diversity, Engagement (13p.). Australian and New Zealand Communication Association.
Jaunzems, K., Green, L., Holloway, D., Stevenson, K. (2017). Very Young Children Online: Media discourse and parental practice. Peer Reviewed Proceedings of 8th Annual Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand (PopCAANZ) (67-77). Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Research Projects
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child - The parent-child communication implications of infant feeding apps, Australian Research Council, Grant - Centres of Excellence (CEE126), 2022 ‑ 2026, $15,565.
Digital safety and citizenship roundtables: using consultation and creativity to engage stakeholders (children, policy influencers, industry) in best practice in India, South Korea and Australia), The Lego Group, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $144,555.
Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring perceived value of work health and safety (WHS) education to determine future educative needs for occupational health management: A qualitative study, of the lived experiences of WHS practitioners.
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