Collection: Tech Book

Looks at the ageing of the population, the social & economic implications for the housing needs of older people, the efficiency of use of the housing stock & the suitability of housing land & neighbourhood design for the needs of an ageing society.

Provides the context for a national multidisciplinary researcgh project to examine the experiences of Australian men and women regarding the potential for older people to continue living in their homes as they age.

Part of the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project: monitoring and assessing the devolution of social programs from the federal government to state and local levels, analyzing changes in income support, social services and health programs.

Illustrates how the various disciplines, such as mathematics and the arts, can be integrated into a central curriculum. Encourages the intellectual, socio-emotional, physical and aesthetic development of the whole child.

Exploring cultural diversity in the Blue Mountains came about in response to concerns among service providers in the Blue Mountains about engagin with and providing culturally appropriate services to local residents from culturally and Lingustically diver