e-Connect
February 2005
Welcome to this the first edition of Communities e-Connect for 2005; the 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.
This month we look at:
- Focus on Australian research into crime prevention and community perceptions, especially among older Australians
- International research and experience in motivating volunteers
- Innovative work in New Zealand in measuring urban quality of life
- Some pioneering research undertaken in Queensland on measuring the burden of disadvantage for Indigenous communities.
Also featured are a large number of conferences and professional development opportunities over the next few months. 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
- Preventing Crime Against Older Australians.
- Tools and Tips
- The Southern Cross Institute of Action Research - 14 Week Action Research Course.
- International Research and Developments
- Turn Your Organisation into A Volunteer Magnet
- Quality of Life in New Zealand's Eight Largest Cities.
- National Research and Developments
- Social Science Research and Public Policy: Narrowing the Divide
- Tackling Poverty in Hume
- Problem Gambling in non-English Speaking Background Communities
- Indigenous SEIFA – revealing the ecological fallacy.
- Engaging Ideas
- Coming up in February 2005
- There are no Engaging Ideas events scheduled for February 2005.
- Engaging Ideas - Following Up
- Engaging Ideas took a break during Christmas and New Year.
- Coming up in February 2005
- Reviews
- Book Review: Democracy and Regulation: How The Public Can Govern Essential Services.
- Website Review: Youth Forum Jeunesse , European Youth Forum.
- Conferences, Courses and Events
- International Conference on Engaging Communities
- Transitions and Risk: New Directions in Social Policy
- 3rd Building a Global Alliance Conference
- RCH Expo 2005 - Interconnections: Health, Educations, Communities and Families Working Together for Better Outcomes
- No More Bars - National Indigenous Juvenile Justice Conference
- 2nd International Conference on Healthy Ageing and Longevity
- Indigenous Service Delivery Outcomes
- 4th Biennial Working with Boys Conference
- 55th Session of the International Statistical Institute
- Engine Innovate - Young People Thinking on Professional Practice an Integrated Conference for Youth and the Community
- The Challenge of Inclusion: People Labelled with Challenging Behaviour and the Struggle to Belong
- Working Together for Young People - Youth State Affairs Conference
- 5th Australian Women's Health Conference – Reflecting on Gender: Confronting the Evidence
- Healthy Solutions for Children, Making the Right Choice
- 2005 CIDA Conference - Tools for the 21st Century
- National Health and Medical Research Council Ethics in Research Conference
- 36th Annual CCSA Conference - Children's Services as Family Services, Revolution or Evolution
- Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Achievements and Challenges
- From the Desert to the Deep Blue Sea : The Challenges and Diversity of Rural and Remote Social Work Practice
- Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA) National Conference 2005
- Australian Social Policy Conference
- 3rd Conference on International Research Perspectives on Child and Family Welfare: Challenging Practices
- 12th Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference
- Second Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Research Conference.
Last updated 7 June 2005
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