Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0454329

Funded Activity Summary

The 'health' of Australia's professions: Teaching, nursing and policing as effective professions. If Australia is to have a place as a 21st century nation it must be supported by an effective public service. In Western Australia, teachers, nurses and police make up 70% of the public service. The effectiveness of these services is a direct function the 'health' of these occupations and the ?health? of the organisations employing teachers, nurses and police. Nonetheless, there has been little systematic inquiry into this area. This research will develop the concept of the ?health? of a profession comprising both perspectives, and use this to develop and test a comprehensive instrument for the ongoing monitoring of the ?health? of the teaching, nursing and policing professions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-07-2004

End Date: 08-07-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $120,460.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified | Industrial And Organisational Psychology | Psychology | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

The professions and professionalisation | Health status (e.g. indicators of “well-being”) | Occupational health (excl. economic development aspects)

Other Keywords

Health status (e.g. indicators of “well-being”) | Industrial And Organisational Psychology | Occupational health (excl. economic development aspects) | Psychology | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified | Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified | The professions and professionalisation

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