Family Matters article Jun 2008
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Does child care quality matter?
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Research report Sep 1983
Early Childhood Services
Submission to the Victorian Government Committee of Review of Early Childhood Services, September 1983
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Family Matters article Dec 2013
Early education and care experiences and cognitive skills development
Family Matters article on a comparative perspective between Australian and American children
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Research report Dec 1994
Effects of child care on young children: Forty years of research
Provides an overview of research on infants and young children who have experienced non-maternal and/or non-parental care.
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Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Emotional abuse: The hidden form of maltreatment
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Enduring values
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Family Matters article May 2003
Expectations of marriage among cohabiting couples
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
Explaining patterns of urban child care
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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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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.