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Understanding Inequality Within a Personalised System of Disability Support: Australian Children With Disabilities' Unmet Support Needs

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability support has shifted towards models of personalised care, which critics argue may contribute to increased inequalities. There is limited systematic evidence investigating inequalities in support among children with disabilities. To investigate inequalities in support, a survey of parents of children with disabilities aged 2–17 was ...
Martin O'Flaherty, Jessica Hill, Jennifer Smith‐Merry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to 2017-3

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017
This issue contains six articles that reflect on various aspects of working life, as it unfolds in contemporary Nordic contexts. They bring out new empirical material and theoretical reflections that – as small mosaics – can help us better understand ...
Anders Buch
doaj   +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

Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work Environment and Occupational Wellbeing among Employees: The Intervening Role of Workplace Ostracism

Journal for Social Science Archives
This study examined the relationships between organizational culture, workplace ostracism, and occupational well-being among employees. It was hypothesized that workplace ostracism mediates the relationship between organizational culture and occupational well-being.
null Muhammad Faran, null Eemaan Zainab, null Awais Aslam Malik, null Afreen Komal   +3 more
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Sonographer wellbeing in Australia: Perceptions of job demands and resources in clinical working environments

Sonography
AbstractIntroductionThe concept that job characteristics can have a profound impact on employee wellbeing has been well documented. This manuscript aims to highlight the job demands and resources experienced by Australian sonographers, and those resources perceived to be the most effective at improving workplace wellbeing.MethodsUtilising the Job ...
Catherine Hall, Silvia Pignata, Mark Tie, Eva Bezak, Jessie Childs   +4 more
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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workplace Social Capital in the Development and Implementation of a Senior Policy

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Senior policies have been introduced by many Danish companies with the intention of retaining senior employees, but implementation can be challenging and may create tension at the workplace.This study aims to explore how social capital at the workplace ...
Karen Albertsen, Per H. Jensen, Ulrik Gensby, Flemming Pedersen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

MOSAIC vision and scenarios for mobile collaborative work related to health and wellbeing [PDF]

, 2005
The main objective of the MOSAIC project is to accelerate innovation in Mobile Worker Support Environments by shaping future research and innovation activities in Europe.
Jones, Val, Saranummi, Niilo
core   +1 more source

Noise exposure, satisfaction with the working environment, and the wellbeing process [PDF]

, 2021
Langer, Jennifer, Taylour, Jim, Smith, Andrew   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source