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National and International Monitoring of Student Literacy and Numeracy Attainment: The Case for Rigorous Macro and Micro Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow, Tanya A. Serry, Jennifer Buckingham, Lorraine S. Hammond, Stephen Dinham, Eamon Charles, Tessa A. Weadman, Nathanial R. Swain, Susan Hiland, Tessa Daffern   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paramedics: A Missing Workforce in Australia's Mental Health System. [PDF]

Aust J Rural Health
Emond K, Spong J.
europepmc   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Enablers and Barriers to the Implementation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme in Rural and Remote Private and Non-Government Contexts in Australia. [PDF]

Aust J Rural Health
Dymmott A, McDonough C, Cleland J, Brebner C, George S, Campbell N, Worley P, Maloney C, Tuxworth G, Milte R.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Time to Act Is Now: Strengthening Health Systems Research Capacity, Capability and Knowledge Translation in Remote Australia. [PDF]

Aust J Rural Health
Edelman A, Moore S, DeMasi K, Stephens DM, Baghbanian V, Perry C, Russell D, Griffiths K, McCarthy L, Humphreys J, Wakerman J.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Rural Indigenous Experiences of Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Aust J Rural Health
Cadigan T, Kremer L, Smith A, Hikaka J.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide, Linda Harrison, Sandie Wong, Frances Press, Belinda Davis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the compact county medical service community policy on healthcare resource allocation and healthcare service utilization in village clinics: a difference-in-differences analysis in rural Sichuan, China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Li M, Fu L, Mo A, Li L, Lin Y.
europepmc   +1 more source