Family Matters article Jun 2001
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
The UK Sure Start Program
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
School experiences of the children of lesbian and gay parents
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
Children's social competence
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
Children and their family contexts
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Understanding community strengths
This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
HILDA data launched
This article examines the potential for the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey (the HILDA Survey), which aims to yield insights into the dynamics of family relationships, parenting, housing arrangements, income, workforce involvement, and the health, wellbeing and attitudes of young people and adults in Australia, to contribute to research on families in Australia.
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Research report Feb 2003
Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators
This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children
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Family Matters article May 2003
Opinion - Uncertainty, risk and children's futures
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Family Matters article May 2003
Growing up in Australia
The first 12 months of a landmark study