Taking Responsibility: Preventing educational disadvantage for seriously sick kids missing school.
Over a 12 month period, ARACY investigated the point of cross-over between health and education systems experienced by seriously sick kids missing school, examining how education and health jurisdictions are working to build co-operation across and between their organisations in support of these kids. In this investigation, ARACY was supported by the Australian Government Department of Education […]
Educational Capital: Our evidence base defining parental engagement
This report, prepared for the ACT Government by ARACY, provides the evidence base that will inform future and ongoing policy and practices in ACT schools to maximise parental engagement.The report highlights the importance of a consistent definition so that parents and teachers have a shared language to talk about parental engagement, why it is important […]
Parental engagement in learning and schooling: Lessons from research
The Family-School and Community Partnerships Bureau commissioned the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) to identify evidence on the benefits of positive parental engagement, what works to promote positive parental engagement, and the strategies available to policy-makers wishing to facilitate such engagement. This report provides a synopsis of the published literature pertaining to […]
