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Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the ....Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the health industry, particularly those involving chronic disease. It has applicability to education and other sectors which involve the delivery of information to the public. Because e-health is an emerging field, the project also has the capacity to build expertise in an area which is under-resourced. Read moreRead less
Excessive sitting and population health: strengthening the science and the relevance to policy and practice. The majority of Australian adults spend most of their waking hours sitting; this increases the likelihood of developing diseases of inactivity, including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. New research will investigate what factors encourage excessive sitting and what the health benefits are for people who deliberately do less sitting.
Belonging and sexual citizenship among gender and sexual minority youth. In the context of well-documented threats to the mental health and well-being of minority young people, this project will examine the experiences of two different generations of gender and sexual minority youth growing up in Australia, and the sources of support they have found most useful. Innovative contextual analysis will involve documentary and archival research alongside individual and group interviews. Through a focu ....Belonging and sexual citizenship among gender and sexual minority youth. In the context of well-documented threats to the mental health and well-being of minority young people, this project will examine the experiences of two different generations of gender and sexual minority youth growing up in Australia, and the sources of support they have found most useful. Innovative contextual analysis will involve documentary and archival research alongside individual and group interviews. Through a focus on the promotion of well-being and participatory citizenship in a rapidly changing social world, the findings aim to contribute new theory concerning transitions from youth to adulthood, improved methodology for the study of marginal and sometimes hard-to-reach populations, and better quality policy and practice.Read moreRead less
People Development Program: Sponsorship Of AMSA Student Prizes
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$12,000.00
Summary
There is a need to develop and promote good research ad young researchers Objectives: 1. To award an annual FRDC Student Prize for Best Oral Presentation in the area of natural resources sustainability and Industry Development at the AMSA conference 2. To award an annual FRDC Student Prize for Best Poster Presentation in the area of natural resources sustainability and Industry Development at the AMSA Conference
Development And Delivery Of A Model For A National Seafood Industry Advanced Leadership Program
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$187,386.00
Summary
A need to focus on developing commercial fishing industry personnel with the necessary skills to confidently, articulately and professionally represent the industry at a sectoral and broader level has been identified as one of the major issues facing the Australian fishing industry in a number of reports and strategic plans released in recent years, including: 1. The Miriam O’Brien report (1997) commissioned by FRDC 2. The Pivotal report (1998) commissioned by the South Australian Mi ....A need to focus on developing commercial fishing industry personnel with the necessary skills to confidently, articulately and professionally represent the industry at a sectoral and broader level has been identified as one of the major issues facing the Australian fishing industry in a number of reports and strategic plans released in recent years, including: 1. The Miriam O’Brien report (1997) commissioned by FRDC 2. The Pivotal report (1998) commissioned by the South Australian Minister for Primary Industries 3. The 5-year Research and Development Strategy (1999) prepared by the FRAB The latter two reports provide introductory strategic plans for the industry in terms of research and management respectively. Both suggest that development of the people resource will be a critical limiting factor in future operations of the industry at all levels.
The Miriam O'Brien report identifies the limited range of personal development options open to members of the seafood industry at present. Seafood Directions ’99 identified “strategies to develop people in leadership roles including public speaking and negotiation skills” as a critical action task for ASIC to undertake. There is clearly a need for an industry specific advanced leadership program that prepares a pool of next-generation leaders and is part of an overall national strategy for developing an effective people resource for the seafood industry.
Seafood Training Australia is currently developing competencies for leadership and people development components associated with the seafood industry. There is a need to develop training programs to co-ordinate with that process and deliver methods that will enable industry members to gain the competencies identified by STA. The proposed program would pilot these competencies and develop an aligned training model for national use. It needs to be horizontally integrated to the existing MAC course and linked to the Australian Rural Leadership Program but structured so as to be personal development focussed and relevant to the seafood industry. Objectives: 1. To develop a training needs analysis that identifies current skills and highlights competency gaps 2. To link program outcomes to the seafood industry training package leadership competencies as developed by Seafood Training Australia 3. To develop a model national industry advanced leadership training program for the seafood industry 4. To develop a suitable identification and recruitment process for participants 5. To trial the developed program from January to December 2001 6. To produce a comprehensive program facilitators guide to include resource assessment Read moreRead less
Engaging ethnic minority and majority blood donors in donor recruitment. Word-of-mouth is a potentially powerful way to recruit blood donors. Talking about donation increases awareness, trust, commitment and positive feelings about donating, particularly in ethnic minority groups. However, donors seldom tell others about donating. This project aims to determine how to motivate blood donors to recruit new donors using word-of-mouth, through research comprising co-design, surveys, and experiments. ....Engaging ethnic minority and majority blood donors in donor recruitment. Word-of-mouth is a potentially powerful way to recruit blood donors. Talking about donation increases awareness, trust, commitment and positive feelings about donating, particularly in ethnic minority groups. However, donors seldom tell others about donating. This project aims to determine how to motivate blood donors to recruit new donors using word-of-mouth, through research comprising co-design, surveys, and experiments. This project will generate new knowledge of how to encourage effective word-of-mouth for pro-social behaviours. Expected outcomes include producing culturally relevant, validated resources that will significantly benefit Australia by encouraging effective conversations to promote blood donation in all communities.Read moreRead less
This project is aimed at increasing the capacity to provide Australian seafood businesses with assistance in identifying potential domestic and export market opportunities which will allow for further market coverage and less reliance on existing market segments. Furthermore the research output will also provide strategies and recommendations to help shortcut the export process.
The need for building this capacity has been identified by the CRC and is relected in the SellFish Theme B ....This project is aimed at increasing the capacity to provide Australian seafood businesses with assistance in identifying potential domestic and export market opportunities which will allow for further market coverage and less reliance on existing market segments. Furthermore the research output will also provide strategies and recommendations to help shortcut the export process.
The need for building this capacity has been identified by the CRC and is relected in the SellFish Theme Business Plan which outlines the CRC's framework for investment in this area (including the the Market Intelligence project, Analysis of product differentiation opportunities for Australian wild caught abalone in China and A market access guide for seafood exporters.
The Post Doc position will work nationally with CRC participants and help to develop a national and international network of expertise to work collaboratively to meet the needs of the CRC members involved. Opportunities to involve higher education degree students will be vigorously pursued, further enhancing capacity in market intelligence and related research and services for industry.
It is anticipated that once the capacity is developed that the demand for services will enable the continued and ongoing funding for market intellgience research support within The University of the Sunshine Coast.Read moreRead less
Communicating Risk: Journalistic news values, and medical, health professional and lay discourses on suicide and mental illness. Traditional journalistic practices in reporting suicide and mental health/illness issues are under strong challenge from a variety of groups, including medical/health professionals, and people diagnosed with mental illness. The project investigates the changing dynamics and hotly contested interplay between media, journalistic, medical, health professional and lay disc ....Communicating Risk: Journalistic news values, and medical, health professional and lay discourses on suicide and mental illness. Traditional journalistic practices in reporting suicide and mental health/illness issues are under strong challenge from a variety of groups, including medical/health professionals, and people diagnosed with mental illness. The project investigates the changing dynamics and hotly contested interplay between media, journalistic, medical, health professional and lay discourses about these issues, using in-depth interviews, focus groups and media analyses. How do media label events and people, and how do various audiences interpret and manage this information? Key outcomes include theoretically informed understandings of the positions of key stakeholders and policy advice for government and health professionals in planning communication strategies.Read moreRead less
Consistency and continuity in childhood adversity: the nature and history of multiple disadvantage in families with young children. This project has both theoretical and practical value and it falls within the National Research Priority Goal of 'A healthy start to life'. It will improve our understanding of how adversity influences children's development and long-term outcomes by focussing on multiple family disadvantage rather than individual adversities. It will help policy development and s ....Consistency and continuity in childhood adversity: the nature and history of multiple disadvantage in families with young children. This project has both theoretical and practical value and it falls within the National Research Priority Goal of 'A healthy start to life'. It will improve our understanding of how adversity influences children's development and long-term outcomes by focussing on multiple family disadvantage rather than individual adversities. It will help policy development and service delivery by identifying the extent to which families that experience one form of adversity are also likely to experience other types of adversity, either at the same time or in the future. At present, many policies and services are aimed at specific adversities and may not meet the needs of families experiencing multiple disadvantage.Read moreRead less
Progressing The Recommendations From The Scoping Study Report For Abalone Marketing And Promotion
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$25,000.00
Summary
Australian abalone currently enjoys a relatively strong position in the market through steady demand for its product. However, its position could be better enhanced through an industry development plan that provides strategies with which to capitalize on its position as a provider of quality abalone. Although Australia produced 50% of the world’s supply it must continue to enhance its position in the global market. Objectives: 1. To secure a majority support from the harvest and ....Australian abalone currently enjoys a relatively strong position in the market through steady demand for its product. However, its position could be better enhanced through an industry development plan that provides strategies with which to capitalize on its position as a provider of quality abalone. Although Australia produced 50% of the world’s supply it must continue to enhance its position in the global market. Objectives: 1. To secure a majority support from the harvest and post harvest sectors of the Australian abalone fishery for a program of industry development funded by industry through a levy system. 2. Develop a draft options paper for an industry development plan based on the workshop outputs and the recommendations of the McKinna review Read moreRead less