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Stevens, Matthew; Young, Martin – Social Indicators Research, 2010
To identify independent correlates of reported gambling problems amongst the Indigenous population of Australia. A cross-sectional design was applied to a nationally representative sample of the Indigenous population. Estimates of reported gambling problems are presented by remoteness and jurisdiction. Multivariable logistic regression was used to…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Addictive Behavior
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Loughran, Hilda; McCann, Mary Ellen – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The EU Action Plan on Drugs (2005-2008) calls for member states of the European Union to provide information on five key epidemiological indicators. These are: general population surveys, prevalence and patterns of problem drug use, drug related infectious diseases, drug related deaths and mortality of drug users, and demand for drug treatment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Narcotics, Drug Addiction, Drug Use
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Rwantabagu, Hermenegilde – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2009
This article sets out to analyze the educational problems facing the Batwa community of Burundi. After explaining the marginal nature of that community in the Burundian context, the article highlights the Batwa's exclusion from school education, from the colonial era to the present. The article attempts to show that, despite governmental adopted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Policy Analysis, Community Education, Community Problems
Dey, Ian; Jentsch, Birgit – 2000
With the advent of a Scottish Parliament and a Minister and Parliamentary Committee for Rural Affairs, there is now a broad consensus that policies are needed to generate "quality jobs" for young people in rural Scotland. This agenda is politically appealing, since it addresses various rural problems, including retention of young people…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Job Development
Holdsworth, Roger; Stafford, John; Stokes, Helen; Tyler, Debra – 2001
Student Action Teams (SATs) were established in 20 Victoria, Australia, secondary schools in 1999, with 11 of those schools continuing with their teams in 2000. The Student Action Teams are comprised of groups of students who identify a school or community issue, research it, make plans and proposals about it, and take action on it. Such…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Benefits