Select Publications
Book Chapters
2024, 'First Families in context: the challenges of parent-carer partnership in out-of-home care', in Fernandez E; Welbourne P; Lee B; Ma J (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact, Routledge, pp. 474 - 490
,2024, 'Forty years of research adoption and birth fathers', in Fernandez E; Welbourne P; Lee B; Ma J (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact, Routledge, pp. 609 - 624
,2024, 'Resilience of adult care leavers in Australia', in Fernandez E; Welbourne P; Lee B; Ma J (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact, Routledge, pp. 546 - 566
,2024, 'Working with children from refugee and forcibly displaced backgrounds: Throw the “rule book” out!', in Fernandez E; Welbourne P; Lee B; Ma J (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research, Routledge, pp. 729 - 751, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003241492-51
,2022, 'Toleration, Reasonableness, and Power', in Sardoč M (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Toleration, Springer International Publishing, pp. 397 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42121-2_22
,2021, 'Lived experience of Australian Indigenous care leavers: Narratives of trauma, resilience, and survival', in Protecting Children Theoretical and Practical Aspects, Canadian Scholars’ Press, Toronto, pp. 146 - 168, https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/protecting-children
,2019, 'Critical multicultural practice with ethnic minority children and their families', in Nipperess S; Williams C (ed.), Critical Multicultural Practice in Social Work: New perspectives and practices, Allen & Unwin, Australia, pp. 240 - 256, https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/academic-professional/social-work/Critical-Multicultural-Practice-in-Social-Work-Edited-by-Sharlene-Nipperess-and-Charlotte-Williams-9781760297831
,2017, 'Experiences and Outcomes of Adults Who Endured Maltreatment as Children in Care in Australia in the Twentieth Century', in Rus A; Parris S; Stativa E (ed.), Child Maltreatment in Residential Care : History, Research, and Current Practice, Springer, pp. 419 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57990-0_20
,Journal articles
2024, 'Coproduction with peer support groups: A new approach to culturally responsive social services', American Journal of Community Psychology, 73, pp. 515 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12734
,2024, 'Fairness perceptions of income-based educational inequality: The impact of social class and ideological orientations', Australian Journal of Social Issues, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.321
,2023, 'Shifting the belief of the “hard-to-reach parents” to “reachable parents”: Parent-teacher collaboration within schools in a post-colonial country', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 97, pp. 101892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101892
,2023, 'Fairness perceptions of educational inequality: the effects of self-interest and neoliberal orientations', The Australian Educational Researcher, 51, pp. 1215 - 1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00636-6
,2023, 'Using technology to facilitate partnerships between schools and Indigenous parents: A narrative review', Education and Information Technologies, 28, pp. 6141 - 6164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11427-4
,2023, 'Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and social work practice in Australia: A narrative literature review', Australian Social Work, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2023.2193175
,2023, 'Attributions for underachievement among students experiencing disadvantage and support for public assistance to them', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 58, pp. 573 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.266
,2023, 'Beliefs About Collective Responsibility for Educational Equity and Attitudes Toward Public Assistance to Students Experiencing Socioeconomic Disadvantage', International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 35, pp. edad021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad021
,2023, 'Public Opinion About National Large-Scale Student Assessment: A Case of NAPLAN', Educational Assessment, 28, pp. 137 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10627197.2023.2215977
,2023, 'Strengthening Indigenous parents’ co-leadership through culturally responsive home-school partnerships: a practical implementation framework', Pedagogy, Culture and Society, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2023.2272746
,2022, 'Cognitive mechanisms for the formation of public perception about national testing: A case of NAPLAN in Australia', Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 34, pp. 427 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11092-022-09398-8
,2022, 'A systematic review of Indigenous parents' educational engagement', Review of Education, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3362
,2021, 'Combatting Gender Oppression: Applying Intersectionality in Microfinance Self-help Groups', European Journal of Development Research, 33, pp. 1649 - 1665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41287-020-00309-5
,2021, 'Supporting students’ academic literacies in post-covid-19 times: Developing digital videos to develop students’ critical academic reading practices', Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18, pp. 35 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.18.4.5
,2020, 'Critical reflection on toleration in social work', European Journal of Social Work, 23, pp. 18 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2018.1499612
,2019, 'Carers of People with Mental Illness from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities', Australian Social Work, 72, pp. 312 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2019.1604300
,2018, 'Uprooted from Everything that Attaches You:Long-Term Outcomes of Former Child Migrants in Care in the Twentieth Century in Australia', British Journal of Social Work, 49, pp. 523 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy070
,2017, '‘There's More to be Done; “Sorry” is Just a Word’: Legacies of Out-of-Home Care in the 20th Century', Children Australia, 42, pp. 176 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2017.29
,2017, 'On toleration in social work', European Journal of Social Work, 21, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2017.1286460
,2016, 'Survey research with preliterate adult populations in post conflict situations using researcher-assisted self-completion questionnaires', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19, pp. 717 - 730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1091236
,2016, 'Parental book reading and social-emotional outcomes for Head Start children in foster care', Social Work in Public Health, 31, pp. 408 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2015.1137523
,2016, 'Material hardships and social support among Australian families with children', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, pp. 1539 - 1549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0327-z
,2014, 'Young People with Complex Needs in the Criminal Justice System', Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2014.953671
,2014, 'The attainability of university degrees and their labour market benefits for young Australians', Higher Education, 68, pp. 449 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-014-9722-4
,2014, 'The relationship between student engagement and academic performance: Is it a myth or reality?', Journal of Educational Research, 107, pp. 177 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2013.807491
,2013, 'Accomplishing family reunification for children in care: An Australian study', Children and Youth Services Review, 35, pp. 1374 - 1384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.05.006
,2012, 'School social work in Australia', Australian Social Work, 65, pp. 552 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407x.2012.675343
,2012, 'The effects of the teacher-student relationship and academic press on student engagement and academic performance', International Journal of Educational Research, 53, pp. 330 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.04.006
,2011, 'A controlled trial of the Making Choices program: Six-month follow-up', Research on Social Work Practice, 21, pp. 165 - 176, http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/21/2/165.abstract
,2011, 'Returning children in care to their families: Factors associated with the speed of reunification', Child Indicators Research, 4, pp. 749 - 765, http://www.springerlink.com/content/5641700751643148/fulltext.pdf
,2011, 'The effects of persistent poverty on children’s physical, socio-emotional, and learning outcomes', Child indicators research, 4, pp. 725 - 747, http://www.springerlink.com/content/v262348px21t5p76/
,2008, 'Fostering Low-Income Homeownership through Individual Development Accounts: A Longitudinal, Randomized Experiment', Housing Policy Debate, 19, pp. 711 - 739
,2007, 'Social environmental risk and protection: A typology with implications for practice in elementary schools', Children and schools, 29, pp. 229 - 242, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119897/
,2006, 'Parent involvement, cultural capital, and the achievement gap in elementary school children', American Educational Research Journal, 43, pp. 193 - 218, http://aer.sagepub.com/content/43/2/193.abstract
,Conference Papers
2017, 'Responding to the wellbeing of children in care and adult care leavers', in Children in a world of opportunities: Innovations in research, policy and practice, McGill University, Montreal Quebec Canada, pp. 59 - 59, presented at Children in a world of opportunities: Innovations in research, policy and practice 6th Conference of the Internatioanl Society for Child Indicators, Montreal Quebec Canada, 28 June 2017 - 30 June 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26539
,2010, 'Returning home: A study of reunification outcomes for separated children', Groningen, Netherlands, presented at 11th International Biennial EUSARF Conference, Groningen, Netherlands, 22 September 2010 - 25 September 2010
,2010, 'An experience of conducting social science research using LSAY95', University of Sydney, Australia, presented at ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2010, University of Sydney, Australia, http://conference.acspri.org.au/index.php/conf/2010/paper/view/137
,2009, 'Optimal propensity score matching and its applications to social work evaluations and research', New Orleans, USA, presented at 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, USA, 15 January 2009 - 18 January 2009
,2009, 'The negative effects of persistent poverty on children’s physical, socio-emotional, and learning outcomes', Melbourne, Australia, presented at 2n LSAC (Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia
,2009, 'What does a multidimensional assessment of social and environmental indicators of risk tell us about the reunification outcomes for children in care?'
,2008, 'Fostering low-income homeownership: A Longitudinal randomized experiment on Individual Development Accounts', Washington DC, USA, presented at 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, USA
,2008, 'School socialization style, student engagement, and academic performance', Washington DC, USA, presented at 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, USA
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