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From 30 March 2012, this clearinghouse will be amalgamated into Child Family Community Australia (CFCA Information Exchange). For more information see the CFCA Information Exchange FAQ

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, 25 November). Social inclusion in child and family services. Paper presented at the Children, Communities, Connections Conference, Adelaide SA
• 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.