Family Matters article Sep 2010
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Overview: Violence, abuse and neglect
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Parental involvement in reading with children and television viewing in the first five years
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Research report Sep 2009
Parental time with children
This paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Parenting resources in one and two parent families
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Family Matters article Jun 2008
Parents' involvement in their children's education
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.
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Media release Jun 2016
Parents' risky drinking linked to kids alcohol use
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.
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Research report Nov 2000
Pathways from infancy to adolescence
This publication tells the story of the Australian Temperament Project, a longitudinal study of Australian children born in Victoria 1982-83
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Practice guide Nov 2013
Planning for evaluation I: Basic principles
An outline of the steps involved in planning an evaluation, and an overview of the key concepts relating to the broad stages of evaluation
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Practice guide Nov 2013
Planning for evaluation II: Getting into detail
A guide to the why, who, what, when, where and how of evaluation, particularly the vital tasks needed to ensure an evaluation goes smoothly
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Short article Mar 2017
Planning for the successful implementation of two evidence-based programs
This article describes Uniting Care’s approach to supporting the implementation of two evidence-based programs in the East Gippsland region.