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.
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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.
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper examines arguments that have been raised for and against the official recognition of Sharia law and finds that, on balance, the status quo should prevail.
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Research report Dec 1985
This book looks at the major cultural groups with respect to their traditional values, and their attitudes towards a number of issues.
Research report Dec 1987
A report prepared for the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Multicultural and Migrant Education 1987
Research report Jan 1987
AIFS response to the government's discussion paper 'Child support: a discussion paper on child maintenance'.
Research report Oct 2010
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers.
Short article Mar 2019
This short article summarises recent findings on the economic participation, social participation and wellbeing of young humanitarian migrants.