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Raising post‐secondary education participation of young people transitioning from care: The effects of extended legislative support

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Out‐of‐home care is associated with a range of negative social outcomes for the young people who experience it. The most promising path to improved life chances for care‐experienced young people is arguably through education, especially post‐secondary education.
Naomi Tootell, Andrew Harvey
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The Relationship between Physical Activity and Motor Competence of Foundation Phase Children in Wales during the School Day

Children
Early childhood is a crucial time for children to develop their fundamental motor skills (FMS), serving as a foundation for engagement in lifelong physical activity (PA). With increasing concerns over the declining levels of PA and motor competence (MC),
Amanda John, Nalda Wainwright, Jacqueline D. Goodway, Andy Williams   +3 more
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Learners’ experience and perceived impact of a health literacy program in adult basic education: a qualitative study

Public Health Research & Practice, 2020
Objectives and importance of the study: Adult literacy programs aim to empower learners to participate more effectively in everyday life. This includes programs with health content embedded in curricula to target health literacy.
Danielle M Muscat, Suzanne Morony, Don Nutbeam, Julie Ayre, Heather L Shepherd, Sian K Smith , Haryana M Dhillon, Andrew Hayen , Karen Luxford , Wedyan Meshreky, Kirsten McCaffery   +10 more
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A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating evidence-based health information from generative AI using a cross-sectional study with laypeople seeking screening information

npj Digital Medicine
Large language models (LLMs) are used to seek health information. Guidelines for evidence-based health communication require the presentation of the best available evidence to support informed decision-making.
Felix G. Rebitschek, Alessandra Carella, Silja Kohlrausch-Pazin, Michael Zitzmann, Anke Steckelberg, Christoph Wilhelm   +5 more
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Care Leavers Into Parenthood: Support Needs and Effective Practice Approaches Through Transitions From Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is significant local and international evidence to show that young people transitioning from care have children by age 21 at far higher rates than the general youth population. Intergenerational child protection involvement is also far higher for this group.
Jade Purtell, Sarah Morris
wiley   +1 more source

Integrity Versus Ideology in Automated Assessment: The Jobseeker Snapshot

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the entanglement of political ideology and digitalisation in the Australian approach to online assessment of claims for income security, with a focus on job seeker classification. In the Australian social security system, the Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) has been used to screen and ‘score’ income security ...
Angelika Papadopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

The Preschool Physical Literacy Assessment Tool: Testing a New Physical Literacy Tool for the Early Years

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Physical literacy is essential to physical activity across the lifespan. While there is an emerging body of research on physical literacy in school-aged children, the preschool years have largely been ignored.
John Cairney, John Cairney, Heather J. Clark, Maeghan E. James, Drew Mitchell, Dean A. Dudley, Dean A. Dudley, Dean Kriellaars, Dean Kriellaars   +8 more
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Culture, Connection and Care: The Role of Institutional Justice Capital for Enhancing the Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out‐Of‐Home Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children removed from their families by child protection services remain connected to their kin, Country and culture is a priority to begin to redress the intergenerational trauma and harm caused by colonisation.
Sharynne Hamilton, Larissa Jones, Millie Penny, Charmaine Pell, Sarah Maslen, Carol Michie, Raewyn Mutch, Melissa O’Donnell, Carrington Shepherd, Brad Farrant   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of virtual care in type 2 diabetes management – a systematic umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis

BMC Health Services Research
Background Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent and costly chronic disease worldwide, and a large cause of unnecessary disease burden. To address the growing burden of diabetes, care models should support management of diabetes in primary care to reduce
Sumathy Ravi, Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Cassia Yung, Julie Ayre, Kirsten McCaffery, Glen Maberly, Carissa Bonner   +6 more
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