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In this chapter we present the research questions motivating the book and outline key themes and issues guiding the chapters. We provide a broad overview of the Australian social, political and economic context to give readers an understanding of some of the key features of Australian society.
This article identifies and examines a range of policy reform opportunities in Australia arising from COVID-19. The authors demonstrate how COVID-19 presents unique opportunities for rethinking and redesigning long-standing rules and regulations covering how people live and work in Australia.
There is growing evidence that high-quality non-parental child care can contribute to children's learning, development and successful transition to school.
This is a rare examination of joblessness over 3 succeeding generations and its onward effects upon children, and is one of the few in the research literature.
Behavior change techniques (BCTs) have been extensively used in physical activity interventions for children, however, no systematic reviews have synthesized their effects.
In this chapter, we describe the life course approach and explain key concepts and principles. We also review variations in life course theory across disciplines including differences in terminology and understanding of core elements of life course theory.
This article investigates whether having dependent children living at home play a role in forging adult connections, community involvement, and social...
The aim of this study was to investigate the language outcomes of 7-year-old children with and without a history of late language emergence at 24 months.
The primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of late language emergence (LLE) and to investigate the predictive status of maternal...
In this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the multidimensional nature of school readiness. In a sample of over 4,000 Australian children in their first year of school, we used latent class analysis to examine patterns of school readiness based on child, family, school and community characteristics, and examine the relationship between these patterns of school readiness and subsequent outcomes (reading comprehension, school absence and emotional and behavioural difficulties).