Family Matters article May 2010
Picking up the pieces
This article is a literature review of research regarding the responses of individuals, families and communities to catastrophic events.
Family Matters article May 2010
This article is a literature review of research regarding the responses of individuals, families and communities to catastrophic events.
Research report Nov 2000
This publication tells the story of the Australian Temperament Project, a longitudinal study of Australian children born in Victoria 1982-83
Media release Jun 2016
Levels of risky drinking among Australian parents is a strong factor influencing their teenage children to try alcohol, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Jun 2008
Engaging families in the education of their children is increasingly viewed as important, with research finding that children achieve more when schools and families work together. This paper investigates the relationship between parental involvement and children's learning competence, with an analysis of Wave 2 data from Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), for children in Years 1 and 2 at school.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
Research report Sep 2009
This paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Family Matters article Dec 1993
Family Matters article May 2003
Research report Oct 1982
Paper is based on the findings from a pilot study of possible educational problems suffered by the growing number of children from one parents homes
Research report Nov 1988
This paper looks at the needs of such young people, critically examines Commonwealth government policies which affect them.