Journal
Evidence Base
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ISSN:
1838-9422
Journal article
A critical examination of the youth foyer model for alleviating homelessness: strengthening a promising evidence base
This article assesses the quality of 15 primary studies that examined the effectiveness of youth foyer or foyer-like programs on the lives of young homeless people.
Journal article
The impact of welfare to work on parents and their children
In this article, the authors systematically review the 41 Australian studies of income support recipients who were the primary carers of children, to examine the impacts of welfare-to-work on child and parent wellbeing.
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Health initiatives to target obesity in surface transport industries: review and implications for action
Lifestyle-related chronic diseases pose a considerable burden to the individual and the wider society, with correspondingly negative effects on industry. Obesity is a particular problem for the Australasian road and rail industries where it is associated with specific cardiac and fatigue-related safety risks, and levels are higher than those found in the general population. Despite...
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School autonomy: necessary but not sufficient
This review examines the spectrum of evidence on the impact of school autonomy on student academic achievement, and the features of autonomy that improve or constrain achievement, and discusses the implications of these findings for future policy.