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Papers and presentations

The following is a list of some of the publications and presentations from the Communities and Families Clearinghouse.

 

Journal articles

• Tehan, B., & McDonald, M. (2010). Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia (PDF 721 KB). Family Matters, 84, 89-91.
• Edwards, B., & Bromfield, L. (2009). Neighborhood influences on young children's conduct problems and pro-social behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample (PDF 353 KB). Children and Youth Services Review, 31(3), 297-428.
• Cheney, H., & Mallick, J. (2006). Investing in the early years: A community development approach Family Matters, 74, 42-45.
• Turner, C. (2003). Action research and better outcomes for community projects. Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, 10(3), 35-36.
• Branigan, E. (2003). But how can you prove it? Issues of rigour in action research. Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia,10(3), 37-38.
• Fish, E. (2003). The benefits of early intervention. Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, 10(3), 31-34.

Presentations

• McDonald, M. (2010, 2 August). Innovative methods for engaging disadvantaged families: Lessons from Promising Practice Profiles (PDF 275 KB). Paper presented at Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Parker, R., McDonald, M. & Higgins, J. (2010, 3 August). Challenges in evaluating child & family welfare services (PDF 512 KB). Paper presented at Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• McDonald, M., Bromfield, L., Parker, R. & Higgins. D. (2010, 8 July). Building a robust evidence base through research/practice collaboration: Lessons from Promising Practice Profiles (PDF 242 KB). Poster presented at the Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.
• McDonald, M., & Parker, R. (2010, February). Learning from Promising Practice Profiles (PDF 511 KB). Paper presented at Building practice based evidence through the evaluation of parenting and early childhood intervention programs, Melbourne, Victoria.
• Katz, I., Muir, K., Edwards, B., & Gray, M. (2009, July). The National Evaluation of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. Paper presented at Australian Institute of Family Studies Seminar, Melbourne, Victoria.
  
  View: Katz/Muir presentation (PDF 9.2 MB); Edwards/Gray presentation (PDF 2.8 MB)
  Listen to Katz et al. presentation (MP3 9.2 MB)
• Turner, C. (2003). Translating methodology into action (PDF 22 KB). Paper presented at 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.