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The two-legged stool: the neglected role of educational standards in improving America's public schools [PDF]

The author notes that raising the school-leaving age and increasing the amount of spending per pupil have been extremely important public school reforms. However, he says, sizable improvements in school quality will only be evident when these two reforms
Julian R. Betts
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Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Ageing and the sustainability of Dutch public finances [PDF]

The ageing of the population jeopardises the sustainability of public finances in the Netherlands. The doubling of the ratio between the number of retirees and the number of workers destroys the balance between future public expenditure and tax revenues.
Casper van Ewijk, Ed Westerhout, Harry ter Rele, Nick Draper   +3 more
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Strengthening Treaty Understanding: The Role of Education in Building Durable Indigenous–State Agreements

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Education is a central mechanism for ensuring that Indigenous–State treaties are understood, supported and endure through political change. Public knowledge shapes the negotiation, acceptance, implementation and long‐term stability of agreements. In Australia, however, treaty knowledge remains fragmented.
Jacob Prehn, Harry Hobbs, Jessica Horton
wiley   +1 more source

Spending with purpose: tracking health expenditures in Tajikistan to inform progress toward UHC. [PDF]

Health Policy Open
Akkazieva B, Muhsinzoda G, Khakimova M, Egamov F, Dastan I, Rechel B, Robinson S, Beran D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Device Regulation - Who Does the FDA Serve? [PDF]

J Law Med Ethics
Moneer O, Rathi V.
europepmc   +1 more source

Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy frameworks for promoting public hospital development in major economies: implications for China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Shu Y, Li Z, Xie R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Expenditure reform in industralised countries: a case study approach [PDF]

This study examines reforms of public expenditure in industrialised countries over the past two decades. We distinguish ambitious and timid reformers and analyse in detail reform experiences in eight case studies of ambitious reform episodes.
Hauptmeier, Sebastian, Heipertz, Martin, Schuknecht, Ludger   +2 more
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