Job quality and care quality in aged care. The project aims to investigate how job quality and the quality of care are linked in residential and community-based aged care services. Population ageing and fewer informal carers place pressure on aged care provision across the OECD There is little understanding, at either the policy or workplace levels, of how the quality of aged care jobs affects the viability and quality of that provision. The project expects to improve knowledge about how job qua ....Job quality and care quality in aged care. The project aims to investigate how job quality and the quality of care are linked in residential and community-based aged care services. Population ageing and fewer informal carers place pressure on aged care provision across the OECD There is little understanding, at either the policy or workplace levels, of how the quality of aged care jobs affects the viability and quality of that provision. The project expects to improve knowledge about how job quality affects aged care quality; and identify care markets, policy regimes and work organisation that best support sustainable quality aged care.Read moreRead less
Australian domestic violence public policy: history, discourse and impact, 1985-2005. The outcomes of the research will be of critical importance to policy makers and practitioners. Domestic violence has significant costs to the community and this project will have national benefits by identifying effective policy directions. The project will provide better understandings of the ways in which domestic violence policy has developed over time and, in doing so, provide assistance to state, territ ....Australian domestic violence public policy: history, discourse and impact, 1985-2005. The outcomes of the research will be of critical importance to policy makers and practitioners. Domestic violence has significant costs to the community and this project will have national benefits by identifying effective policy directions. The project will provide better understandings of the ways in which domestic violence policy has developed over time and, in doing so, provide assistance to state, territory and federal governments in formulating future policy in this area. Read moreRead less