Person
Michael Dockery
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A. Michael Dockery, Alfred Michael Dockery, Mike Dockery
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Housing and children’s development and wellbeing: evidence from Australian data
This study involved undertaking quantitative analysis of a range of established longitudinal data sets, primarily from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children (LSAC).
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Cultural dimensions of Indigenous participation in vocational education and training: new perspectives
This study provides new evidence on the inter-relationships between Indigenous Australians' association with their traditional culture and their engagement with vocational education and training. It builds on previous work to develop a 'richer' measure of the concept of cultural attachment. This report discusses the links between cultural identity and current participation in education, and the...
Working paper
Mobility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a literature review
This report reviews the existing literature about the temporary mobility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote Australia. It follows a number of other literature reviews on this topic, including Habibis et al. (2010), Memmott et al. (2004) and a comprehensive survey article by Prout (2008). While some of the same ground is...
Report
Housing and children's development and wellbeing
The aim of this scoping study is to review the existing literature on the connections between housing and childhood development and wellbeing and to investigate the value and feasibility of conducting empirical research in the Australian context. Specifically, the research questions addressed are:
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Cultural dimensions of Indigenous participation in education and training
This study provides an important innovation to the existing literature by explicitly attempting to measure 'cultural attachment' and its relationship with post-compulsory education and training. The preservation of Indigenous cultures is a controversial issue in Australia. On the one hand, the maintenance of traditional Indigenous culture has been viewed as a barrier to integration with...