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Research report Feb 2003

Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators

This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children
Research report Nov 2002

Lessons of United States welfare reforms for Australian social policy

This paper reviews the evidence on the impact of the United States welfare reforms on a wide range of outcomes
Research report Feb 1984

Children's participation in divorce

Paper presented at the Conference of Marriage Counselling Organisations held in Canberra, 16 February 1982.
Research report May 2012

Families make all the difference

Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"
Research report Mar 2011

Families in regional, rural and remote Australia

This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Research report May 2010

The best start

The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet about the diversity of families to support the 2010 National Families Week
Research report Jun 1982

The rights of the child

Briefly surveys the history of the rights of the child, showing that the condition of children today is, generally speaking, far better
Research report Sep 1983

Family change and early childhood development

The concern of the paper is to outline how social change affects the nurturing tasks of family life
Research report Jul 1980

The family and the pre-school child

Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
Research report Sep 1980

Possible directions for an Australian family policy

Argues that the present fragmentation of services, inconsistency in interpretation and application should be replaced by a national family policy

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