National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research 1995-2004
National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research 1995-2004
Daryl Higgins, Rennell Adams, Leah Bromfield, Nick Richardson and Melissa S. Aldana
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Executive Summary
- Objectives
- Methodology
Audit Criteria
Procedure- 1. Service agencies
- 2. Universities
- 3. Governments
- 4. Funding bodies
- 5. Other key contacts
- 6. Library searches
- 7. Personal contacts
- Analysis: Results and Discussion
- Section A. Coverage
- 1. Number of research prlojects examining each type of abuse or neglect
- 2. Number of projects addressing different topics
- 3. Changes in the focus over the 10 years (1995-2004)
- Section B. Research infrastructure and funding
- 4. Geographic breakdown of location of research
- 5. Types of organisations conducting research
- 6. Level of funding
- 7. Type of funding agencies
- 8. Whether research was part of a degree program
- Section C. Types of research/methodology
- 9. Discipline area
- 10. Sample type
- 11. Sample size
- 12. Number of projects that had ethics approvals
- 13. Multiple site projects
- Section D. Productivity/output
- 14. Frequency of different publication types
- 15. Porjects addressing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander issues
- Section E. Findings: What we now know
- Findings from Research
- Statutory Child Protection Services
- Prevention
- Intervention Programs
- Risk Factors
- Incidence
- Methodological Issues
- Summary: Research and Design Trends
- Findings from Research
- Implications for Policy and Practice
- Implications for Research
- Researchers
- Research design
- Gaps and duplication
- Dissemination
- References
- List of Appendices
- Appendix A: Introductory letter and criteria
- Appendix B: Listing of all 135 research projects
- Appendix C: Publications from the audit projects
- Appendix D: Publications from library searches
- Appendix E: Thesis listing from library searches
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