Report Card: The wellbeing of young Australians (2013)

This report card provides a set of baseline indicators for each Key Result Area (KRA) – indicators that are strongly guided by the realities of ‘what wellbeing looks like’ for children and youth. The indicators provide a point-in-time snapshot of child and youth wellbeing in Australia, including how Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander young people […]

Parental engagement in learning and schooling: Lessons from research

The Family-School and Community Partnerships Bureau commissioned the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) to identify evidence on the benefits of positive parental engagement, what works to promote positive parental engagement, and the strategies available to policy-makers wishing to facilitate such engagement. This report provides a synopsis of the published literature pertaining to […]

The wellbeing of young Australians (2008) Technical Report

Childhood is the most critical stage in human development. Research from fields including neuroscience, child development and economics provides evidence of how experiences during childhood and youth can influence a range of outcomes later in life. Understanding how children and young people are developing can help governments and policy makers to identify gaps in the […]