Social outcomes
Article
Is your program suitable for a social impact bond?
The social impact bond (SIB) innovation is gathering pace around the world and here in Australia, but it is still very early in the development of this nascent market.
Briefing paper
Value of a community football club
The Centre for Sport and Social Impact (CSSI) at La Trobe University was commissioned by AFL Victoria to determine the social value of a 'typical' community football club; specifically its social, health and community impact.
Strategy
International students strategy for Australia 2010-2014
This strategy outlines 12 initiatives to address four areas: international student wellbeing, quality of international education, consumer protection and availability of better information for international students.
Conference paper
Towards a philosophy of social planning: cities and social planning
Given the conspicuous and wide-ranging effects emanating from planning, this paper takes as its starting point the proposition that all planning, not least that directed at Australian cities, must address and resolve the issue of legitimacy in terms of what justifies its decision making and intervention(s)
Report
Parental investment in children: differential pathways of parental education and mental health
This paper examines pathways through which parental characteristics might affect children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes. Using the 2004 LSAC, the author shows that more educated and mentally healthier parents are likely to have children with better outcomes. While educated parents are more frequently engaged in education-oriented activities with their children, mentally healthier parents exhibit more...