... Page 2. Kids Count Better early childhood education and care in Australia Edited by Elizabeth... more ... Page 2. Kids Count Better early childhood education and care in Australia Edited by Elizabeth Hill, Barbara Pocock and Alison Elliott SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PRESS Page 3. ... Gabrielle Meagher is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Sydney. ...
1 explores the background to childcare policy challenges in Australia. It examines the residual n... more 1 explores the background to childcare policy challenges in Australia. It examines the residual nature of childcare policy, the growing evidence about its vital importance in affecting the life chances of children, existing patterns of use in Australia, questions of quality, affordability, demand and supply and the growing reach of the market. The logic of corporate provision through the market
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
AWALI 2009 was funded through an Australian Research Council Linkage grant in partnership with th... more AWALI 2009 was funded through an Australian Research Council Linkage grant in partnership with the South Australian (through Safework SA) and Western Australian Governments (through the State Department of Health). In 2009 the sample size for AWALI ...
This discussion paper analyses the perceptions of some young Australians about their future paid ... more This discussion paper analyses the perceptions of some young Australians about their future paid and unpaid work and child care plans and aspects of their own early childhood care. It assesses qualitative empirical data collected in two Australian states in late 2003 by means of 21 focus groups comprising Year 6 and Year 11 males and females (aged 10 to 18 years) from high and low socioeconomic situations in both urban and rural locations. In total, 93 young people were consulted for the study. All the young men and women in this study expect to have a paid job when they finish school and study. None of the young women anticipates being consistently dependent on the support of her partner. Many young men and women look forward to enjoying their jobs while putting their skills and abilities to work. The overwhelming majority-90 per cent-intend to have children. It seems that the anticipation of childlessness amongst this group at least (about ten per cent) is much lower than that actually predicted for their cohort in the population (around 25 per cent), suggesting that the explanations for declining fertility may lie more in disappointed expectations than in early, planned childlessness.
Abstract The Work, Housing, Services and Community Project is a national study exploring how men,... more Abstract The Work, Housing, Services and Community Project is a national study exploring how men, women and children think about issues related to work, home and community. In particular, it analyses how changes at work and in households are reconfiguring ...
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
This article examines the extent, implications and significance of low pay in Australia today by ... more This article examines the extent, implications and significance of low pay in Australia today by bringing the voices of low paid workers and new statistical data to the issue. The evidence shows that one in four employees is low paid and that many are experiencing considerable hardship on and off the job as a consequence. Questions of dignity and fairness
... Page 2. Kids Count Better early childhood education and care in Australia Edited by Elizabeth... more ... Page 2. Kids Count Better early childhood education and care in Australia Edited by Elizabeth Hill, Barbara Pocock and Alison Elliott SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PRESS Page 3. ... Gabrielle Meagher is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Sydney. ...
1 explores the background to childcare policy challenges in Australia. It examines the residual n... more 1 explores the background to childcare policy challenges in Australia. It examines the residual nature of childcare policy, the growing evidence about its vital importance in affecting the life chances of children, existing patterns of use in Australia, questions of quality, affordability, demand and supply and the growing reach of the market. The logic of corporate provision through the market
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
AWALI 2009 was funded through an Australian Research Council Linkage grant in partnership with th... more AWALI 2009 was funded through an Australian Research Council Linkage grant in partnership with the South Australian (through Safework SA) and Western Australian Governments (through the State Department of Health). In 2009 the sample size for AWALI ...
This discussion paper analyses the perceptions of some young Australians about their future paid ... more This discussion paper analyses the perceptions of some young Australians about their future paid and unpaid work and child care plans and aspects of their own early childhood care. It assesses qualitative empirical data collected in two Australian states in late 2003 by means of 21 focus groups comprising Year 6 and Year 11 males and females (aged 10 to 18 years) from high and low socioeconomic situations in both urban and rural locations. In total, 93 young people were consulted for the study. All the young men and women in this study expect to have a paid job when they finish school and study. None of the young women anticipates being consistently dependent on the support of her partner. Many young men and women look forward to enjoying their jobs while putting their skills and abilities to work. The overwhelming majority-90 per cent-intend to have children. It seems that the anticipation of childlessness amongst this group at least (about ten per cent) is much lower than that actually predicted for their cohort in the population (around 25 per cent), suggesting that the explanations for declining fertility may lie more in disappointed expectations than in early, planned childlessness.
Abstract The Work, Housing, Services and Community Project is a national study exploring how men,... more Abstract The Work, Housing, Services and Community Project is a national study exploring how men, women and children think about issues related to work, home and community. In particular, it analyses how changes at work and in households are reconfiguring ...
This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) surve... more This article summarises the main results of the 2008 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) survey of Australian workers. The survey reveals significant issues for Australian workers that arise from the intersection of work with the rest of their lives. Hours of work, work overload and the nature of direct supervision and workplace culture emerge as important in explaining differences
This article examines the extent, implications and significance of low pay in Australia today by ... more This article examines the extent, implications and significance of low pay in Australia today by bringing the voices of low paid workers and new statistical data to the issue. The evidence shows that one in four employees is low paid and that many are experiencing considerable hardship on and off the job as a consequence. Questions of dignity and fairness
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