Sarah Wise

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All together now: research examining the separation of siblings in out-of-home care

All together now is the result of Australia's first in-depth study of children in foster care and their attachment to siblings

Care-system impacts on academic outcomes

Children in out-of-home care are changing schools often, repeating grades, dropping out early and suffering higher rates of mental and physical health conditions which limit their participation at school

Stronger families in Australia study: the impact of communities for children

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the short-run impacts of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family and community outcomes

Engaging fathers in child and family services: participation, perceptions and good practice

This occasional paper describes father participation in selected Stronger Families and Communities Strategy programs and services and identifies successful strategies for engaging with fathers

Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood

Harmony between the way that parents and early childhood professionals raise children is an important dimension of child care quality aimed at enhancing child wellbeing

Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural backgrounds attending child care

This report finds that that children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who are looked after by a carer from a different cultural background may encounter competing and potentially confusing expectations and responses in day care

Parenting partnerships in culturally diverse child care settings: a care provider perspective

The Child Care in Cultural Context study was designed to measure the childrearing beliefs, goals and practices of parents and carers of children from Anglo, Vietnamese, and Somali backgrounds

Disruption of parental relationships, current family circumstances and children's psychological adjustment

Using data from the Children and Family Life study, Sarah Wise and Ben Edwards compare 921 children aged 5-13 years living with either a separated parent in a single-parent family, a separated parent in a step/blended family, or both natural parents, on a measure of psychological adjustment

The relation of multiple and changeable child care arrangements to early communication skills

Although developmental theory suggests that multiple and changeable child care may not be a most advantageous child care experience, little research has been conducted to examine their effects on child outcomes

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Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards: new inquiry
07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Review of the Australia Council for the Arts
20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

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