Family Matters article Oct 2006
Views of the village
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This article addresses questions relevant to policymakers around parental perceptions of neighbourhood facilities and their sense of belonging.
Family Matters article Oct 2006
This article addresses questions relevant to policymakers around parental perceptions of neighbourhood facilities and their sense of belonging.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
Research report Jun 1995
Examine the links between the socio-demographic characteristics of families - including location - and their attitudes and behaviours re transport.
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This article re-examines the notion of time in the context of post-separation parenting.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
Family Matters article Dec 1991
This article looks at the effects of the recession, and other factors, on employment in rural and remote towns, such as Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory where the Institute has begun interviewing for the Australian Living Standards Study, and notes that the community has lost ground during the eighties, despite all its efforts and plans.
Family Matters article Jun 2001
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.
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.