Reports and Findings
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Tassie Kids: PathwaysTassie Kids will bring together information about what early childhood services families use across the first five years of a child’s life.
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Developing a protocol for a national study of bullying prevalance in school-aged childrenThe Kids Research Institute Australia's Human Capability Team has been asked by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) to prepare a methodology and project plan to conduct a nationally-representative survey of bullying prevalence among children and young people in Years 4–10.
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CFC ReportThe Tasmanian Government has made a significant commitment in recent years to ensure children have the best possible start in life.
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Understanding the reasons behind student absencesA student’s learning potential is limited if they do not attend school regularly.
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Time investment and child developmentThis project aims to explore how Australian children spend their time over an extended and important period of their lives (from birth to 16/17 years old) and how such time allocation contributes to their development outcomes.
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The Effects of Interpregnancy Intervals, Family Size & Sociodemographic Factors on Child Development Outcomes at Age 5This project will investigate the effects of the time interval between pregnancies (interpregnancy interval), family size and other sociodemographic factors on child development outcomes at age five.
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The effectiveness of a Consumer Centred Tobacco Management (CCTM) approach in enabling mental health consumers to reduce or quit smokingThe aim of this pilot study is to test if the CCTM approach is more effective than business as usual methods at supporting mental health consumers to reduce their tobacco dependence or quit smoking altogether.
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Student achievement against national minimum standards for reading and numeracy in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9This project will examine how the categorisation of NAPLAN scores into bands affects the learning progress of low-achieving students.
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Pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peopleThis PhD project aims to examine the associations and causal pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people aged 0-17 years.
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NEET in Australia: Characteristics of Social Security Payment Recipients who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)Australian adults who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) represent a significant proportion of income support recipients, yet little is known about them.