'Both ways' children's services project

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Label

'Both ways' children's services project

Statement of responsibility

authors Lyn Fasoli...[et. al]

Contributor

• Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (N.T.)
• Fasoli, Lyn

Subject

• Child care services -- Northern Territory -- Case studies
• Child welfare - Care services
• Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Services for -- Northern Territory

Language

eng

Summary

Project addresses question 'What constitutes an effective and sustainable children's service in remote Northern Territory communities'; discusses case studies in six communities using participative action research approach; development of child care services in Barunga, Galiwin'ku, Gurungu, Ikuntji, Nguiu, Titjikala; discussion of findings; individuality of each community's child service provisions; access to resources, size of community, distance from major service centre, funding, physical resources, qualifications, community wellbeing; diversity of solutions; building a common purpose in community of what is required for children's services; staffing practices; what services are doing with children; multiple programs being managed by some communities; who uses the service; locally felt need required for development of services; funding options to meet local needs; learning through connections with other services; how research process can support researchers in developing research skills; overview of relevant research and reports

Cataloging source

ANL

Dewey number

362.70899915

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography