Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773185

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0773185

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The impact of technological modality on troubles telling and advice giving on a national children's helpline. Over half a million children and young people contact the Kids Help Line every year. They make contact through telephone calls, emails and online interactive chats. This study of these differing types of contact will advance knowledge of children and young people's social and emotional health, the national priority area Promoting and maintaining good health. It informs the counselling, health and educational communities. It addresses key priorities identified in National policy documents on children and young people. Finally, the study will have direct relevance for professional training in telephone and computer mediated forms of communication for counsellors, young people, educators, health professionals and policy makers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $175,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology | Language In Culture And Society (Sociolinguistics) | Discourse And Pragmatics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Youth/child development and welfare |

Other Keywords

Communication Not Elsewhere Classified | Discourse And Pragmatics | Language In Culture And Society (Sociolinguistics) | Linguistics | Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology | Youth/child development and welfare

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