Family Matters article Apr 1992
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Cycles of care
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Child care
This article looks at child care policy and practice in Sweden and the United Kingdom, two countries whose policies will most likely shape the provision of child care in Australia during the 1990s.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Valuing children and parents
this paper discusses the Institute's plans to develop a series of family policy position papers that may serve as a basis for Australia-wide discussion on whether family life is valued sufficiently in public policies and programs, and two documents that may serve as a starting point for those position papers.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
The most important person in the world
The author asks the question whether, given changes in family trends and given the image of society often portrayed in the media, 'does the average Australian really think that the most important person in the world is him- or herself?'
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Child care resources: inner and outer Melbourne
This article discusses preliminary inquiries to inner city centres indicating that there continues to be a shortage of places to meet the needs of parents who live and work in the inner city and that the issue is one of overall supply, not just of geographical distribution of child care places.
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
Location of child care in Melbourne
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Family Matters article May 2010
Family and place
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.
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Research snapshot Oct 2010
Families then and now: 1980-2010
The focus of this Facts Sheet is on broad family trends. It was prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of research by AIFS.
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Research snapshot May 2009
Diverse families making a difference
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet about the diversity of families to support the 2009 National Families Week