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O'Neill, Sue C.; Mathur, Sarup R.; Cumming, Therese M.; Griller-Clark, Heather; Strnadová, Iva – Preventing School Failure, 2020
This study offers a cross-national comparison of stakeholders' awareness of the implementation of reintegration policies and practices for incarcerated youths by juvenile justice agencies. Similarities and differences in perceptions of 14 stakeholders from the US and 20 from Australia were collected and analyzed using a self-report measure.…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Youth, Institutionalized Persons, Stakeholders
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Patricia Eadie; Penny Levickis; Jane Page; Jane Hunt; Simon Kent; Yi-Ping Tseng; Guyonne Kalb; Jon Quach; Hannah Bryson; Laura McFarland; Hannah Stark – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2024
This paper describes the research protocol for the Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) Study, which will examine the implementation of two years of funded kindergarten prior to the first year of school in Victoria, Australia. EDGE will examine whether children's language, cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioural…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Language Skills
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Bush-Mecenas, Susan; Schweig, Jonathan; Opfer, V. Darleen – RAND Corporation, 2022
Social labs have recently been gaining traction in a wide range of sectors internationally, and have been applied to many complex social problems, including food system security, poverty and labour market revitalisation. Social labs convene participants to collaborate and work collectively on developing prototypes that are iteratively refined and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laboratories, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
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D'Costa, Belinda; Lobo, Roanna; Ward, James – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Past efforts to address endemic rates of sexually transmissible infections amongst young Aboriginal people living in remote/very remote Australian communities have had limited success. Peer education has been used in youth sexual health promotion but has received limited evaluation and has not been tested in remote Aboriginal settings. The Young…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Sex Education, Cultural Awareness, Sexuality
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Stylianou, Michalis; Hogan, Anna; Enright, Eimear – Sport, Education and Society, 2019
Youth sport policies are increasingly driven by health concerns and social issues, and focus on broad participation outcomes. Given the significant financial investment in, and critique of, such policies internationally, this study aimed to examine the implementation of Sporting Schools (SS), a $100 million programme intended to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Athletics, Physical Education
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Mangan, John; Trendle, Bernard – Education Economics, 2019
Traineeships have been shown to be successful in generating improved labour market outcomes and are often recommended as a policy option for disadvantaged youth. Regretfully data indicate that one such target group, Indigenous Australians, continues to have lower traineeship completion rates than the non-Indigenous. To address this issue, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Indigenous Populations, Labor Market
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Graham, Anne; Simmons, Catharine; Truscott, Julia – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2017
This article explores whether child-led research (CLR) benefits the well-being of the children and young people involved. The article draws upon evaluation data from a pilot CLR programme facilitated by a non-government organisation that supports disadvantaged children, young people and families. Nine participants (aged 10-14 years old)…
Descriptors: Children, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Research
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Hildebrand, Janina; Lobo, Roanna; Hallett, Jonathan; Brown, Graham; Maycock, Bruce – Youth Studies Australia, 2012
Peer-based youth services provided by small non-profit community organisations have grown in number over the past two decades in response to an increasing need for informal, youth-friendly, accessible and confidential early intervention services. However, gaps in the evidence base and a general lack of evaluation capacity of service providers…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Peer Relationship, Program Evaluation, Program Development
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Edwards, C. A.; Britton, M. L.; Jenkins, L.; Rickwood, D. J.; Gillham, K. E. – Health Education Research, 2014
Young people have higher rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) than the general population. Research has shown that there is a clear link between emotional distress, depression, substance abuse and sexual risk taking behaviours in young people. "headspace" is a youth mental health early intervention service operating in more…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Correlation, Emotional Problems
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McAllister, Margaret; Hasking, Penelope; Estefan, Andrew; McClenaghan, Kerry; Lowe, John – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
Every day in Queensland, Australia, student services within schools are responding to children who have deliberately self-injured. Although school nurses are in a prime position to effectively intervene, mitigate risk, and promote healthy self-caring behaviors, no programs that focus specifically on self-harm currently exist. This feasibility…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Feasibility Studies, Health Programs, School Nurses
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Ferfolja, Tania – Teaching Education, 2009
In a world increasingly globalised, it is crucial that preservice teachers are equipped with a range of pedagogical knowledges, understandings and practices related to diversity and difference. This paper reports on the implementation and learning outcomes of a teacher preparation initiative in an Australian university called Refugee Action…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Refugees
Youth Studies Bulletin, 1984
This bulletin deals with various problems, policies, and programs affecting youth in Australia. Included in the bulletin are the following articles: "Low Cost Rural Resettlement: A Youth Perspective," by Scott Williams; "And Now for Something Completely Different - or a Little More of the Same," by Margaret O'Connell;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Coordination, Economic Research, Educational Cooperation
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Nebauer, A. J.; Sungaila, H. M. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1980
The evaluation revealed that most of the Disadvantaged Schools Program's initiatives reflected the guidelines provided and that, in many instances, several imaginative and well-planned programs were undertaken. However, the objective of involving the community was found to be less well-attained. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Australian Centre for Equity through Education, Erskineville, New South Wales (Australian). – 1998
This discussion of the experiences of Saskatchewan (Canada) Education in developing integrated school-linked services should be a valuable resource for anyone planning or implementing a full service school program. Information derived from the Saskatchewan schools shows that each full service program is unique, characterized by specific local…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Randell, 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
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