National Evaluation (2004-2008) of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004-2009

Muir, Kristy; Katz, Ilan; Purcal, Christiane

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1728592

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“…To explore which groups are classified as ‘hard‐to‐reach’ in various service contexts and build evidence about the challenges and ingredients for success in serving them, a qualitative study was conducted as a component of an evaluation of a large‐scale Federal Government child and family welfare initiative in Australia (Muir et al., 2009). The study was built on the need to explore how providers in a mix of child, family and youth support services seek to reach, engage and effectively serve vulnerable populations, the challenges they face and how these challenges might be overcome.…”

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Overlooked and under‐served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard‐to‐reach’ populations

Cortis

2011

Int J Soc Welfare

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Cortis N. Overlooked and under‐served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard‐to‐reach’ populations Social service providers strive to meet the needs of those most marginalised from society and from service systems. Yet many people who might benefit from available help consistently miss out. Using qualitative data, this study developed a repertoire of actions that organisations and service personnel can employ to improve participation and outcomes for groups who may be eligible for and may benefit from services, but whom service providers find difficult to identify, reach and engage. Semi‐structured interviews with service managers and coordinators of child, family and youth services in Australia attest to the diversity and context specificity of those who are deemed to be ‘hard‐to‐reach’. The research data highlight ways to improve reach and engagement in a managerialist context by refining organisational action in four strategic domains: overcoming access barriers, building client relationships, utilising networks and partnerships, and ensuring staff capacity and sustainability.

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Overlooked and under‐served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard‐to‐reach’ populations

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2011

Int J Soc Welfare

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“…Young people from low-SES backgrounds as a group perform poorly at school and are less likely to complete Year 12 (Muir et al, 2009), leaving them underprepared for university. Underprepared students face challenges in accessing higher education (Lawrence, 2003;Lee Dow, Adams, Dawson, & Phillips, 2009) and in successfully progressing through a bachelor degree (Marks & McMillan, 2007;Pike & Kuh, 2005).…”

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The new higher education reality: what is an appropriate model to address the widening participation agenda?

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Kilpatrick

2013

Higher Education Research & Development

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Along with the massification of higher education comes a need for new models to support the success of greater numbers of diverse students. A greater proportion of these students are 'non-traditional' in terms of preparedness, socioeconomic status and geography. This paper introduces an Associate Degree model designed to support this new higher education reality of broader student cohorts, thin regional markets and cross-sectoral collaboration. Background literature on challenges facing the higher education sector and its prospective students is presented, with a particular focus on regionality. An argument is made for the role of curriculum and pedagogy as enablers of non-traditional student success. This is supported by the results of a mixed-methods exploratory study. This Associate Degree model was attractive to students and institutes. Students experienced similar levels of challenge, workload and progress to their traditional peers. While technology was essential for the success of the model, it played a supporting role to the relationships and multiple modes of learning it facilitated. This article provides insights for institutions seeking to address the broadening participation agenda.

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“…More often it is associated with broader concerns of community well-being, in which ideas of exclusion and deprivation are also prominent. Between 2000 and 2009 294 J. Lahn social capital occupied a key position in the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs' (FaHCSIA) "Stronger Families and Communities Strategy", which had an explicit goal of "expanding social capital and the capacity of members of local communities to resolve some problems themselves" (Johnson et al, 2005;Muir et al, 2009). More recently the idea of 'social inclusion' has been positioned discursively as the driving principle within Australian policy frameworks aimed to address problems of disadvantage, discrimination and poverty, whether in Indigenous or nonIndigenous contexts.…”

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Poverty, Work and Social Networks: The Role of Social Capital for Aboriginal People in Urban Australian Locales

Lahn

2012

Urban Policy and Research

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National Evaluation (2004-2008) of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004-2009

Cited by 29 publications

References 13 publications

Overlooked and under‐served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard‐to‐reach’ populations

Overlooked and under‐served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard‐to‐reach’ populations

The new higher education reality: what is an appropriate model to address the widening participation agenda?

Poverty, Work and Social Networks: The Role of Social Capital for Aboriginal People in Urban Australian Locales

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