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Archive for April, 2013
CPAG: Myths and Facts: Sole Parents and the DPB
A Child Poverty Action Group Background Paper Virginia Dale A new report has been released: Myths and Facts about DPB Recipients. This report provides arguments to “unpick the myths” such as: Breeding…
Sir Peter Gluckman: The impact of the technological world on adolescent health and behaviour
Video from Sir Peter Gluckman’s recent Families Commission Seminar Series presentation is now available. The impact of the technological world on adolescent health and behaviour, offered some new perspectives on…
Measuring the Impact of Volunteers
In an increasingly outcome driven world, how can the voluntary sector measure the difference they make? An awesome resource: Nataly Noguer-Blue (Victoria University) collaborated with Volunteering New Zealand to compile…
Community-based domestic violence interventions : a literature review
By Marilize Slabber. Registered Clinical Psychologist. Senior Psychologist, Department of Corrections A useful resource for those working with domestic violence in the community. There are nine key points of interest: This literature and…
Conducting Research with Indigenous People and Communities – Resources (Aus)
The Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse is a collaborative partnership between the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the Standing Council on Law and Justice. Research briefs are designed to progress Indigenous…
The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal
Given the current economic environment how should grantmaking agencies respond? What should they fund? The below article has a proposal: Douglas Bauer, executive director of The Clark Foundation (a US…
The Costs of Physical Inactivity: Toward a regional full-cost accounting perspective
There has been a lot of research into the effects of a lack of physical inactivity on people physically and mentally, now this report talks about the economic cost. “Physical…
Are For-Profit Charter Schools a Good Idea?
The third and final Research Note in the Maxim Institute’s series on charter schools addressing the proposal of the for-profit model, by Dr Luke Fenwick. The first note analysed international…
The role of action sports in post-disaster recovery – article
Dr Holly Thorpe, Senior Lecturer for the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, highlights the role of sport in helping communities to recover from natural disasters: “This study…
Working with schizophrenia: Pathways to employment, recovery and inclusion
Bevan, S., Taskila, T., Steadman, K., Gulliford, J., Thomas, R., & Moise, A. Lancaster: The Work Foundation. (UK) “Even though most people with schizophrenia are willing and able to work,…
Social Development Dialogue – Alexandra 8 May
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…
Social Development Dialogue – Dunedin
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…