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• Choosing intercountry adoption: an Australian study of the motivations and attitudes of intending and recent adoptive parents

  Author:Alexandra YoungFrom:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20128,582 words Report 1450LHumanitarian reasons are often reported as the main motivating force for undertaking intercountry adoption. This article reports on a qualitative interview-based Australian study in which 32 adoptive parents and...

• Integrated services in Australian early childhood education and care: what can we learn from our past?

  Authors:Sandie Wong and Frances PressFrom:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20128,473 words Report 1440LRecent Australian interest in the integration of early childhood services is largely informed by international research and policy developments, particularly from the United Kingdom. Service integration is widely...

• Integrating service delivery in a regional homelessness service system

  Authors:Kate Neale, Jeremy Buultjens, and Trish EvansFrom:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20127,326 words Report 1470LAll tiers of government in Australia are focused on service integration as a key response to homelessness, However, service integration strategies need to consider particular service system characteristics and...

• Teenagers' household and caring work: the relevance of 'secondary activities' in Australian time use surveys

  Authors:Pavia Miller and Justin BowdFrom:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 201210,122 words Report 1580LTime use studies are routinely used to comment on the distribution of labour between adults. More recently, considerations of concurrent (or secondary) activities have been used to highlight the full social extent of...

• Job satisfaction and 'welfare-to-work': is any job a good job for Australian single mothers?

  Authors:Kay Cook and Andrew NobletFrom:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20126,423 words Report 1540LThis exploratory study sought to assess the job satisfaction of employed Australian single mothers who had mandatory employment participation requirements. In particular, we sought to identify the characteristics of the...