Edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

New Research

Improving mathematics learning in the early years: the use of interactive multimedia

12 March 2010This article reports on research into the potential of interactive multimedia to develop K-1 students' understanding of fractions.
Integrating services for young children and their families

Integrating services for young children and their families

15 February 2010This policy brief explores the rationale behind government efforts to integrate services and the implications for policy makers and practitioners. 

A flying start for Queensland children

08 February 2010The Queensland Government has launched a discussion paper on the future of education as part of its plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life.

Child care and early education in Australia

01 February 2010This report draws on data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, which tracked almost 10,000 children and their families over two years from 2004, to find out detailed information about their lives and experiences.
Report on government services 2010

Report on government services 2010

01 February 2010Governments spent over $136 billion on the services covered in this year's report, equivalent to around 13 per cent of Australia's national income.

Report on government services 2010

29 January 2010This review provides information on the effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australi.

Vocational education and training

Knowledge foundations for the development of sustainable wildlife enterprises in remote Indigenous communities of Australia

15 March 2010This paper addresses issues of complementarity and conflict across Indigenous ecological knowledge and western science.

Australian vocational education and training: Apprentices and trainees 2009 - September quarter

15 March 2010Estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter, 2009 are presented in this publication.

Commentary

Getting ahead of ourselves

23 October 2009A new report adds to evidence about why some countries are more “mobile” than others, writes Peter Browne in Inside Story

Resilient and resourceful young people - an Australian National Youth Strategy?

19 October 2009There is increasing global awareness of the need to improve life chances for all young people.

Politics, profits and practices in child and aged care

25 February 2009There are important insights to be gained by examining and comparing different forms of care, write DEBRA KING and GABRIELLE MEAGHER.

Audio

School starting age

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14 January 2010Is it better for children to start school young at four years and six months or to wait until the compulsory six years of age?

Home to school transitions for financially disadvantaged children

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13 July 2009Findings from Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Schools

One teacher's response to literacy learning and teaching using technology

12 March 2010Access to technology remains uneven across schools, student competency levels differ and teacher expertise varies considerably.

Turning 18: pathways and plans

09 March 2010The longitudinal Life Chances Study has followed some 140 young people from diverse backgrounds since they were infants. This report documents the altest stage of the project.

Video

Can we support care and gender equality?

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13 November 2009The women's revolution has seen many enter the workforce, invariably enhancing and liberating their lives. But who's taking care of the kids?

Welcome to East Kalgoorlie Primary School

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08 October 2009A view of East Kalgoorlie Primary School in which Principal Donna Bridge describes the successes of a high-expectation stronger smarter agenda in her school.

Education policy

The political economy of intergenerational income mobility

17 March 2010International comparisons of intergenerational mobility must take into account differences in politico-economic institutions, according to this study.

Websites

Edna

05 October 2009Edna is Australia's gateway to resources and services for education and training. 

Children's Rights Information Network

08 July 2009CRIN is a global network coordinating and promoting information and action on child rights.

Books

The Australian Long Story

The Australian Long Story

  • Editor: Mandy Sayer
  • Penguin Australia
In this collection, acclaimed writer Mandy Sayer brings together nine of the best Australian examples of the long story - tales that combine the intensity of the short story with the complexity of a novel.
The Best Australian Essays 2009

The Best Australian Essays 2009

  • Edited by Robyn Davidson
  • Black Inc
This year’s Best Australian Essays ranges far and wide. There are portraits of Michael Jackson, Samuel Beckett, the kookaburra, Julia Gillard and Charles Darwin.

Policy Guides

This guide has been developed as a resource for teaching staff and course/subject coordinators who are considering integrating student peer review in their subjects.

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