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Policy and program evaluation

Journal article

School-based prevention in very remote settings

This preliminary study aimed to test the feasibility of processes and methods of data-gathering, the reliability of youth self-report measures, and to identify the direction of effects for an evaluation of a longer-term pilot of the curriculum.
Evaluation

Teachers supporting children with an incarcerated parent: a pilot of the impact and applicability of SHINE for Kids' teacher training program - final report


SHINE for Kids have developed and implemented Australia’s first teacher training program to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge and confidence of teachers to support the education of students with an incarcerated parent. This pilot study represents the first independent evaluation of SHINE for Kids’ teacher training program on these teacher outcomes.
Strategy

Indigenous Evaluation Strategy


This strategy document sets out a new approach to evaluating policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aimed at improving the quality and usefulness of evaluation.
Guide

A guide to evaluation under the Indigenous Evaluation Strategy


This guide has been developed as a companion to the Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. It provides practical advice for Australian government agencies on how to conduct evaluations of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Report

What are the characteristics of effective youth offender programs?


This review consolidates research on the practical implementation of tertiary youth offender programs to identify the design, delivery and implementation factors associated with positive changes in youth offending behaviours.