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What is the future of learning? How should people and animals relate to each other? What unique challenges are faced by different communities, and how can they be addressed in order to produce society wide equity? How will new methods of urban planning and design influence our global cities?
In 2012, as a report concluded that Africa haemorrhaged 20,000 professionals annually and predicted that in 25 years Africa would be ‘empty of brains’, Eidos convened an international congress on ‘Productive Nations, Investing in People’ with the University of Pretoria, North West University, and the University of the Western Cape. The creation and maintenance of a productive nation in balance with the health and wellbeing of the workforce in both a South African and Australian context formed the basis of the ‘Building a Healthy Nation’ Working Group, with Australian and South African participating academic experts.
Companion animal research represents a non-traditional policy solution geared towards improving the wellbeing of society. In conjunction with The University of Sydney, Eidos is facilitating the development of this idea through targeted roundtable discussions engaging directly with industry and government.
In collaboration with Charles Darwin University, Eidos’ Thinking Allowed forum will hold ‘the Northern Futures Project’ that is scheduled to go ahead in February 2013. This project will explore a variety of issues pertaining to one of Eidos’ key policy areas, Tropical Research.
In 2013, Eidos will continue these conversations, by continuing to convene the South African congress on ‘Productive Nations, Investing in People’, and by supporting an Australian Research Council project concerning ‘Place-based Intervention Templates to Reduce Homelessness among Young People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Indigenous Backgrounds’ in collaboration with James Cook University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Charles Darwin University.
Previous Eidos research in this area has investigated lifecourse transitions, including longitudinal studies, the impact of lifecourse transitions on an ageing population, and how such transitions can best be managed for all age groups.
Watch: Professor Scott Bowman, Vice-Chancellor Central Queensland University on the establishment of Eidos South Africa. |Read: The Second Annual International Public Policy Congress Report | Academic Leader: Professor Hurriyet Babacan
Selected work completed in this research theme:
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A Fair Go Beyond the School Gate |
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Setting them up for Strong Futures |
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Marching to a Different Beat |
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The project investigated the systemic factors affecting participation and attainment in tertiary education by Queensland students from low socio-economic status backgrounds in order to inform policy development and address professional skills shortages.
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The project identified a number of attributes that are essential for Indigenous children if they are to be successful in education and gaining employment. It also found a large number of activities that would result in the attainment of these attributes through schooling and in the community.
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This research examined the International Literature around the philosophies, principles, processes and outcomes of Youth Camp initiatives in reducing offending and re-offending behaviours and increasing the success of rehabilitation efforts for young people coming in contact with the youth justice systems.
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Operations of Schooling Review |
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Productive Ageing Scoping Project |
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Preparing for School Project |
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This review delivered a comprehensive theoretical model that mapped the relationships amongst operational aspects of schooling and identified moderating and mediating relationships known to be of relevance when predicting student outcomes.
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This landmark Australian-first report found the challenges of coping with the nation’s ageing time bomb could start to be defused if age discrimination in the workplace was stamped out and mature age jobseekers given a chance.
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This project evaluated the impact of a full-time preparatory year of schooling on school management and school communities, curriculum and pedagogy, resourcing, children’s learning outcomes and development, and children’s preparedness for compulsory schooling.
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Skills Gap Bahrain |
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School to Higher Ed Transitions |
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Generation One: Indigenous Employment that Lasts
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The Kingdom of Bahrain is currently reshaping its future with three key reform movements – economic, labour market and educational system. The study focused on what the Kingdom of Bahrain’s labour market requires in terms of skills and occupations over the next 10 years.
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The report examines six terms of reference considering the transition of students from Year 12 to higher education studies in Queensland. It focuses on current trends in student enrolments in Queensland and other states and territories in Australia.
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On July 2010 GenerationOne hosted an ideas forum dedicated to understand the causes of poor Indigenous employment outcomes, and seeking to find ways of creating sustainable Indigenous employment. This report outlines the conclusions reached at this forum.
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Workforce Transitions |
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Attrition & Retention in Qld Schools |
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Credentialism in the 21st Century |
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The aim of this project was to examine the occupational mobility of workers in Queensland. There was a focus on professional and trade occupations within the industry sectors of civil construction, automotive and aged care to demonstrate the methodology on sectors of current policy relevance.
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This project investigated the barriers and enablers in attracting and retaining suitably qualified professionals to specialist teaching and non-teaching roles in Queensland State Schools.
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The purpose of the project was to examine the nexus between formal qualifications and employment in the workforce. A survey of 300 employers in Queensland across three industries and seven categories of employees obtained information on the use of qualifications and experience in recruiting.
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Effective Models for Employment Based Training |
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Strategies to Minimise the Impact of Challenging Times on Training |
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Scenario Analysis of Queensland's Working Age Qualification Profile |
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Construction Skills Queensland
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This project examined effective employment based training (EBT) models within a formalised contract of training at the Australian Qualification Certificate III level and above. The focus of the research was around arrangements to maintain a balance between learning experiences in educational institutions and the workplace.
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The purpose of this project was to identify the most effective strategies that the construction industry could put in place to ensure that apprentices and trainees continue to be employed during an industry downturn.
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The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a range of scenarios that detail the future qualification profile by Queensland’s working population by year of age and by sex.
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National Seniors Consulting Gateway |
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This project investigated the feasibility of establishing an online gateway that links retired and semi-retired policymakers, academics and researchers to work opportunities offered by Eidos and its university members.
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