Journal article

Identifying Off-Diagonal Communities Using the Australian Early Development Census Results

R Tanton, M Dare, S Brinkman, BG Corti, I Katz, G Woolcock, S Goldfeld

Social Indicators Research | SPRINGER | Published : 2017

Abstract

An individual’s, and indeed the nation’s, social and economic futures are highly dependent on early childhood development (ECD) outcomes, with poor ECD inhibiting future opportunities. Ecological ECD literature describes family, community and institutions as being key factors in children’s wellbeing, with suggestions that community factors may ameliorate impacts of poor ECD. It is therefore important to develop a greater understanding of those modifiable factors that positively, and negatively, affect ECD outcomes so as ECD policy and practice can be designed and implemented effectively. One approach to this analysis is through the identification and analysis of influencing factors identifie..

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