Oct 2004
Welcome to Communities e-Connect (Ce-Connect) is the new monthly online round-up of leading research, resources and events and source of information and knowledge sharing in the areas of policy and practice for community services, development and engagement. The new name reflects the new role of this knowledge sharing initiative within its new home, the Department of Communities, while retaining a link and reflecting the high standards of its predecessor, CE-Connect.
This month we:
- Look at a recent House of Representatives report into capacity building and service delivery in Indigenous communities.
- Continue to highlight key ethical standards and guidelines this time with the Australian Health Ethics Committee.
- See how evolution of the 'incivilities thesis' over two decades appears to parallel much of the debate about the existence, definition, causes and effects of social capital and community capacity building.
- The last national election seemed to concentrate on Australians under 5 and over 50, so we look at how young people are faring in 2004.
- Mencken's metalaw states, "For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong." It is pleasing to see that "Australians' Perceptions of Controversial Scientific Research" are quite sophisticated and largely favourable but that public trust is hard to earn and easy to lose.
Also featured are a large number of conferences and professional development opportunities over the next few months, many of them in Queensland. Please check the list and mark your calendars.
We invite your contributions and comments. Please direct any feedback to: research@communities.qld.gov.au.
In this issue
- Feature
topic
- Many Ways Forward - Report of the inquiry into capacity building and service delivery in Indigenous communities
- Tools
and Tips
- Australian Health Ethics Committee key standards and guidelines
- International
Research and Developments
- From Clients to Citizens: Asset-Based Community Development as a Strategy for Community-Driven Development
- The Proof Of The Pudding: Social Capital, Democracy, And Citizenship
- The Incivilities Thesis
- National
Research and Developments
- How Young People Are Faring 2004
- Understanding Australians' Perceptions of Controversial Scientific Research
- Engaging
Ideas - Coming up in November 2004
- Coming up in November-December 2004
- Dr Lyn Carson - innovative consultative mechanisms
- Mr Steve McCurley - new management practice for the new volunteer
- Ms Rhonda Galbally - where community organisations fit into the concept of communities and community engagement
- Following up October 2004
- There were no Engaging Ideas events in September because the new Department of Communities was being developed
- Coming up in November-December 2004
- Reviews
- Book review: Evaluating Community Engagement
- Website review: Dusseldorp Skills Forum
- Conferences,
Courses and Events
- International Conference on Engaging Communities
- Creating Child Friendly Cities
- From the Margins to the Centre - ACOSS Annual Congress
- Rediscover the Magic (Early Childhood Conference)
- National Foster Care Conference
- Making Links: Community Web Workers Conference
- Pushing the boundaries for change
- Enabling Communities - Engaging the Future 2004 QCOSS
- OZCHI 2004 Supporting Community Interaction: Possibilities and Challenges
- Indigenous Studies: Sharing the Cultural and Theoretical Space
- The Body Politic: Racialised Political Cultures in Australia
- Building bridges and strengthening bonds: understanding the Third Sector
- The Big 'I': Innovation to meet the future needs of Queensland
- The Doha International Conference for the Family
- 4th Annual Queensland Health and Medical Scientific Meeting
- The Engaged Government Project
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