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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIE [PDF]

Strategii Manageriale, 2013
The development of the different regions of Europe throughout history has known different phases and evolutions according to the conditions which they have gone through.
Aurel-Gabriel, SIMIONESCU, Mariana-Carmelia, DRAGOMIR   +1 more
doaj  

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gestión pública territorial de la seguridad ciudadana en Colombia. Análisis de las inconsistencias normativas y las afectaciones en las relaciones interinstitucionales

Revista Criminalidad, 2016
Servidores públicos que participan en la gestión territorial de la seguridad ciudadana (GTS) advierten que en la normativa existen incoherencias que afectan la coordinación interinstitucional y el funcionamiento mismo de los instrumentos que contiene el ...
Luis Ernesto García Hernández, Claudia Patricia Gómez Rojas, Yofre Luis Cortés Vargas   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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

Advancing the Research Agenda on Local Territorial Reforms: Taking Time and Space Seriously

, 2021
This chapter reflects upon the contributions of Paweł Swianiewicz’s work to the scholarly debate on territorial reforms. Three major contributions are highlighted: 1) the integrated discussion of inter-municipal cooperation and amalgamation reforms; 2) the joint study of amalgamation and de-amalgamation processes; and 3) the increased role played by ...
openaire   +1 more source

Policy Cycle of the Urban Agenda for EU and Its Effects on Territorial Cohesion [PDF]

, 2018
This chapter aims to analyse how, in the European Union’s public policy set, policies directed to cities and urban matters have become more relevant. The importance of these policies in the European agenda is seen in Cohesion Policy, but also in the Union’s other policies, with other thematic and sector focuses. The intention is also to analyse to what
Neto, Paulo, Serrano, Maria Manuel, Santos, Anabela   +2 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