National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research
1995-2004

Daryl J Higgins, Rennell M Adams, Leah M Bromfield
Nicholas Richardson and Melissa S Aldana


Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2005. ISBN 0 642 395330.
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Table of Contents

  • Foreword - PDF (24K)
  • Preface - PDF (48K)
  • Executive Summary - PDF (36K)
  • Objectives - PDF (48K)
  • Methodology - PDF (64K)
    Audit Criteria
    Procedure
    •  1.  Service agencies
    •  2.  Universities
    •  3.  Governments
    •  4.  Funding bodies
    •  5.  Other key contacts
    •  6.  Library searches
    •  7.  Personal contacts
  • Analysis: Results and Discussion - PDF (60K)
  • A. Coverage - PDF (92K)
    •  1.  Number of research prlojects examining each type of abuse or neglect
    •  2.  Number of projects addressing different topics
    •  3.  Changes in the focus over the 10 years (1995-2004)
  • B. Research infrastructure and funding - PDF (80K)
    •  4.  Geographic breakdown of location of research
    •  5.  Types of organisations conducting research
    •  6.  Level of funding
    •  7.  Type of funding agencies
    •  8.  Whether research was part of a degree program
  • C. Types of research/methodology - PDF (64K)
    •  9.  Discipline area
    •  10. Sample type
    •  11. Sample size
    •  12. Number of projects that had ethics approvals
    •  13. Multiple site projects
  • D. Productivity/output - PDF (60K)
    •  14. Frequency of different publication types
    •  15. Porjects addressing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander issues
  • E. Findings: What we now know - PDF (77K)
    •  Findings from Research
      • Statutory Child Protection Services
      • Prevention
      • Intervention Programs
      • Risk Factors
      • Incidence
      • Methodological Issues
      • Summary: Research and Design Trends
  • Implications for Policy and Practice - PDF (36K)
  • Implications for Research - PDF (78K)
    • Researchers
    • Research design
    • Gaps and duplication
  • Dissemination - PDF (28K)
  • References - PDF (36K)

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