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Resources

This is a listing of resources written, compiled or adapted by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange. Resources developed by some of the Stronger Families Fund Projects (funded under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2002-2004) are also included.

(Note that this website is no longer updated but preserved as an archived site. The work of SFLEX is continued by a new clearinghouse - the Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia (CAFCA) as part of the 2004-2009 Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.)

See also the special listings of:

• Bibliographies
• Online Resources and Links
• Catalogue - specially collected Australian and international materials relevant to stronger families and communities; the catalogue can be searched and materials borrowed using the inter library loan system
• April 2003 Workshop - formal and informal resources produced for Stronger Families Fund Projects workshop

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• Action research
  • Action research and better outcomes for community projects - article by Colleen Turner, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.2 Spring/Summer 2002
  • Action research - April 2003 Workshop materials
  • Bibliography on Action Research - Australian and overseas material on action research held by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange
  • 'But how can you prove it?' Issues of Rigour in Action Research - article by Elizabeth Branigan, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.2 Spring/Summer 2002
  • Doing participatory action research in community projects - links to the Australian literature on definitions, methodology, case studies, evaluation, participation, documentation issues
  • Research methodology and evaluation - Online resources and links
  • Research with Indigenous peoples - Online resources and links
  • Research guidelines and protocols - Working in and with Indigenous communities
  • The elephant and action research - article by Kelley Johnson in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.3 Winter 2003
  • Why use action research? - article by Tania Lienert, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.1 Autumn 2002

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• Bibliographies - Topic lists of mixed resources that can be borrowed from the Stronger Families Learning Exchange

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• Child Development
  • Child development bibliography - including parent education and early intervention as they relate to child development.
• Children
  • Child-centred working - Workshop presentation notes by Tess Ridge
  • Child-led evaluation - Case study of using photos with children (Seminar report - go to page 5) PDF | MS Word
  • Children - Educational resources and activities - Online resources and links
• Collaboration
  • Building collaboration - article by Richard Munt in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.3 Winter 2003
  • Partnerships between NGO's and Government by Vivienne Cunningham-Smith, Barnardos South Coast PDF | MS Word
• Community advisory groups (see also Participation, Reference Groups)
  • 'Parents are invincible superheroes' - interview with members of the Enfield Community Advisory Group, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.3 Winter 2003
• Community capacity building
  • Community capacity building explained - article by Betty Hounslow, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.1 Autumn 2002
  • Strengthening communities - Online resources and links
• Community participation - See Participation

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• Diversity - see Working across communities

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• Early intervention
  • Early intervention and prevention: the evidence base underpinning family and community policy - article in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.1 Autumn 2002
  • Early intervention - Bibliography - a listing of resources held by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange.
  • Early intervention, early childhood intervention and service delivery - exploring the connections - links to the Australian literature, and to useful websites
  • The benefits of early intervention - article by Ellen Fish, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.2 Spring/Summer 2002
• Ethics
  • Ethics made easy
• Evaluation
  • Child-led evaluation - Using photos with children - Case study of using photos with children (Seminar report - go to page 5) PDF | MS Word
  • Doing an action research evaluation - article by Tania Lienert, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.1 Autumn 2002
  • Evaluation - links to downloadable Online documents and useful sites
  • Evaluation reports of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
  • Evidence-based practice - bibliography
  • Mid-Term, Internal Evaluation of SFLEX - Compiled by Ellen Fish and Lisa Natoli, September 2003 PDF | MS Word

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• Families
  • Strengthening and supporting families - Online resources and links
• Fathering
  • Information and help for parents - Online resources and links

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• Government policies and strategies - Online resources and links

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• Housing estates
  • Assessment of issues and concerns of residents of the Bundaleer housing estate (PDF) - written and researched by Barnardos South Coast, 2001
  • Public housing estates - bibliography

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• Indigenous communities
  • Indigenous communities (PDF) - Bibliography - List of resources on selected issues and challenges facing Indigenous communities
  • Working in and with Indigenous communities - includes project links to research guidelines and protocols, and articles about putting guidelines and protocols into practice

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• Languages other than English - Online resources and links to Web sites providing information in different languages about health, separation and divorce, social services, Aboriginal languages, immigration issues, family day care, sexual assault
• Links to useful web sites

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• Money management - Online resources and links

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• Nutrition
  • Online resources and links to Web sites providing fact sheets, dietary guidelines
  • Nutrition and children - a selection of articles and resources held by SFLEX and/or Online

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• Online resources - topic lists of links to a wide variety of full text documents, and to useful sites

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• Parents
  • Information and help for parents - Links to web sites with downloadable Online brochures, fact sheets and publications; useful web sites; and Parent Help Lines.
  • Parent education bibliography
  • 'Parents are invincible superheroes' - interview with members of the Enfield Community Advisory Group, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.3 Winter 2003.
  • Resources for parents - Bibliography
• Participation (See also Community Advisory Groups, Reference Groups)
  • Building community participation - article by Richard Munt, in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.2 Spring/Summer 2002
  • Community participation - Principles, concepts, methods - a listing of full text Online resources
  • Community participation - Principles, concepts, methods - Bibliography - listing of material held by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange
  • Community participation in action - a listing of full text Online resources
  • Community participation in action - Bibliography - listing of material held by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange
  • Reflections on being a community representative - article by Janet Bolitho and Anne Garrow in Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin no.3 Winter 2003
  • Working with children - see Children
• Participatory action research - see Action research
• Photography
  • Child-led evaluation - Using photos with children - Case study (page 5 of Newcastle seminar report) PDF | MS Word
  • Photography - a creative documentation system
• Play and playgroups
  • Play activities for children - both in playgroups, and at home - a selection of articles and booklets
  • Playgroups - a selection of articles and articles on setting up playgroups, the value of playgroups, research, and playgroups at work.
• Policy
  • Government policies and strategies - Online resources and links

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• Reference groups (see also Participation, Reference Groups)
  • Reference groups - Bibliography - list of material held by the Stronger Families Learning Exchange
  • Reference groups - April 2003 Workshop materials
• Representation - See Participation
• Research - See Action research and Evidence-based practice

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• Schools as communities - Online resources and links
• Services
  • Early intervention, early childhood intervention and service delivery - exploring the connections - links to the Australian literature, and to useful websites
• Sexual assault - Online resources and links
• Strengthening communities - links to downloadable papers, articles, and useful sites
  • Strengthening and supporting families - Online resources and links

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• Videos - annotated list of videos that can be borrowed on parent education and family life.
• Volunteering
  • Volunteering Bibliography - a listing of material held in the Stronger Families Learning Exchange
  • Volunteering - Online resources and links

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• Work family issues for men - Resources and links
• Working across communities
  • Working in and with Indigenous communities - includes links to research guidelines and protocols, and articles about putting guidelines and protocols into practice