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Appendices
Appendices Appendix A Stage 1: Initial Consultations YAG Questions What makes a successful transition? What does it look like? What are the barriers to young people accessing services and supports? Would you prefer to go a specialised service (eg. an after care service just for young people who’d been in care) or …
Minister's foreword
Minister's foreword Foreword from the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP One of the key responsibilities of all governments is ensuring children are healthy, safe and happy to give them the best start in life. Children are at the centre of the Australian …
Director's report
Director's report This 2009-10 financial year was a significant one for Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). In December 2009, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) hosted the 2nd LSAC Research Conference in Melbourne. The two-day conference attracted participants …
Consortium Advisory Group (CAG) foreword
Consortium Advisory Group (CAG) foreword Prepared by Professor Stephen Zubrick, CAG Chair and Dr Helen Rogers, FaHCSIA. In response to a request for tender from the Australian Government, the original proposal for the design, content and methods for the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children came together during …
Overview of Growing Up in Australia
Overview of Growing Up in Australia Growing Up in Australia 2009-10 overview Growing Up in Australia : the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) began in 2004 involving approximately 10,000 families around Australia. LSAC is investigating the contribution of children’s family, social, economic and cultural …
Wave 3.5 data collection and response
Wave 3.5 data collection and response Fieldwork As two years is a long time between main wave home visits, mid-wave data collections are a useful way of keeping in touch with study families and collecting information about selected topics in more detail. It is also an important opportunity to collect information about …
Wave 3.5 findings
Wave 3.5 findings In this section we highlight some of the findings from Wave 3.5, using unweighted data. Because some population groups were less likely to respond to the mail-out survey, and the mid-wave data are not weighted to account for this, the percentages may differ slightly from the estimated proportions in …
Key personnel
Key personnel AIFS Management Team Executive Project Manager Dr Matthew Gray General Manager Dr Ben Edwards (2010) Diana Smart (2009) Project Manager Carol Soloff (2009) Design Manager Dr Jacqueline Harvey Data Manager Sebastian Misson (2009) Data Administrator Mark Sipthorp Senior Research Officer (2010)/Data …
Data users and website activities
Data users and website activities At the end of the 2009-10 financial year there were approximately 370 registered users of LSAC data. Twenty-four per cent of users were from Victoria and New South Wales, 19 per cent were from the Australian Capital Territory and 15 per cent were from Queensland. A small number of …
Publications and presentations
Publications and presentations Government reports Australian Communications and Media Authority 2009, Use of electronic media and communications: early childhood to teenage years—findings from Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (3 to 4 and 7 to 8 years), and media and …