Who should attend?

Attendance at the conference is recommended to all persons interested in Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal study of Australian Children (LSAC) and in longitudinal survey research more generally.

The use of LSAC data in research and policy formation, and the research potential of the dataset, will be main focus over the 2 days.

Keynote speakers will be some of Australia’s leading researchers in areas relating to child development and family wellbeing.  The papers to be presented will cover a broad array of family and social issues such as family functioning; work-life balance; home to school transitions; parenting and childcare; child and parental health; and education.

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal study of Australian Children (LSAC) is relevant to a broad range of disciplines including:

• child development
• sociology
• epidemiology
• public health
• family studies
• social policy
• economics
• psychology
• paediatrics and child health
• early childhood education

Whether you currently utilise LSAC data or not, this is an opportunity to discuss your work and explore the research possibilities of this groundbreaking study.