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Direct linkBuckley, Lisa; Reveruzzi, Bianca; Dingli, Kelly; Chapman, Rebekah L.; Sheehan, Mary – Youth & Society, 2021
This study evaluated the injury prevention program, Skills for Preventing Injury in Youth (SPIY) for Year 9 students (aged 13-14 years). The aim of SPIY was to reduce adolescent injury by reducing engagement in risk-taking behaviors. A randomized controlled trial was conducted and data analyzed with 32 schools, N = 2,739 students at baseline.…
Descriptors: Injuries, Accident Prevention, Drinking, Violence
Mendes, Philip – Rural Society, 2012
Young people leaving state out-of-home care are arguably one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society. Many have been found to experience significant health, social and educational deficits. In recent years, most Australian States and Territories have introduced specialist leaving care and after care programs and supports, but…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Young Adults
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
Governments, schools and communities throughout Australia are working to improve school attendance among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students using strategies such as incentive programs, improvement to literacy and numeracy skills, school-family partnerships, transport to school, attendance monitoring, ensuring that school is a welcoming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance Patterns, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
Governments, schools and communities throughout Australia are working to improve school attendance among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students using strategies such as incentive programs, improvement to literacy and numeracy skills, school-family partnerships, transport to school, attendance monitoring, ensuring that school is a welcoming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance Patterns, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders
McNichol, Heidi; Davis, Julie Margaret; O'Brien, Katherine R. – Environmental Education Research, 2011
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport…
Descriptors: Building Design, Early Childhood Education, Energy Conservation, Young Children
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
Governments, schools, and communities throughout Australia are working to improve school attendance among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students using numerous strategies. Currently, however, little is known about the effectiveness of these strategies and the key factors which underpin programs and strategies which are successful. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance Patterns, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders
Tomlinson, D. G.; Tannock, P. D. – 1982
A total of 3,732 recipients of Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) allowances during 1979 and 1980 received questionnaires and parents of 313 families were interviewed to determine who benefitted from the AIC Scheme, what use was made of the AIC allowance, what effect did the AIC Scheme appear to have had, and what anomalies existed in relation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Boarding Schools, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems
Download full textRandell, Shirley K. – 1980
The Schools Commission's Disadvantaged Country Areas Program, an important strategy in promoting social and educational equity for rural children in Australia, is the focus of this paper. After a brief consideration of the historical background of the establishment of the Disadvantaged Country Areas Program, the objectives and operation of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Communications, Community Involvement
