Practice guide Jul 2014
Engaging Indigenous parents in their children's education
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews the research literature to identify the school-based factors that contribute to an effective learning environment.
Family Matters article May 2010
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.
Research report Dec 1993
A report commissioned by the Australian Department of Social Security
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Research report Feb 1993
Examines the life circumstances of the young people of Berwick, the issues they face and the policy implications of the information gathered
Research report May 1988
Defines part of the workforce as low wage workers and then examines their characteristics in terms of employment, family type and income.
Research report Jan 2011
This paper investigates the lower employment rates of single mothers by comparing their employment transition rates with those of partnered mothers
Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
Webinar May 2019
This webinar demonstrated how a needs assessment can inform program planning, as well as contribute to community building outcomes.