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Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family Matters article on children starting school
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This paper examines what we now know about the place of unpaid household work in the economy, uses internationally comparable survey data to estimate the relative magnitudes of the millions of hours of paid, unpaid and total work, puts a dollar value on Gross Household Produce (the value added by unpaid household work), looks more closely at who provides care and nurture in households, and suggests some urgent issues for statistics and policy that we should begin to tackle in 1994.
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 Jul 1980
Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
Research report Dec 1993
This book provides details of mothers' workforce participation during the pre-school years.
Research report Dec 1991
The paper explores some of the opportunities for work-related child care in south-eastern Melbourne.
Research report Dec 1994
Provides an overview of research on infants and young children who have experienced non-maternal and/or non-parental care.
Research report Dec 1995
This book focuses on questions such as: Why do people use child care? What sorts of services are available? Who sets the standards?