Practice guide Jul 2014
Positive learning environments for Indigenous children and young people
Reviews the research literature to identify the school-based factors that contribute to an effective learning environment.
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews the research literature to identify the school-based factors that contribute to an effective learning environment.
Practice guide Jun 2010
Summarises current knowledge on best practice in child protection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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 1996
A collection of papers exploring the law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to a number of children's services areas.
Research report Feb 1985
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 5
Research report Sep 1987
The purpose of this review is to examine the status and nature of human relations education in primary and secondary schools throughout Australia.
Research snapshot Mar 2011
Report for National Families Week 2011 draws on recent statistics to provide a picture of selected aspects of Australian families in 2011
Practice guide May 2011
Cairns Sexual Assault Service offers sexual assault counselling to victim/survivors of sexual violence in Far North Queensland
Practice guide Jan 2012
Interview with Helen Kambouridis from the Royal Children's Hospital, Gatehouse Centre
Research report Feb 1994
Explores the mobility and dislocation experienced by members of the ADF, the effects on child care, children's education and spousal employment.