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Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches

• Author(s): Neuman, WL.
• Published: 2011
• Publisher: Pearson

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 7e is a highly regarded text that presents a comprehensive and balanced introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research with an emphasis on the benefits of combining various approaches. Contents Pt. One. Foundations 1. Why do research? 2. What are the major types of social…

Youth Transitions in Australia: Challenging Assumptions of Linearity and Choice

• Author(s): te Riele, Kitty
• Published: 2004
• Publisher: Ninti One

Youth educational transitions have transformed since the 1970s, in response to dramatic changes in the labour market and associated policy shifts in relation to post-compulsory education. Assumptions in current youth and education policy of linearity and choice in educational transition, however, do not match the practice of this transformation. This article challenges both these policy…

Delivering Essential Services in Desert Indigenous Settlements

• Author(s): Anda, M, Dallas, S
• Published: 2006
• Publisher: Ninti One Ltd

Access to affordable and functional housing in remote Indigenous settlements is dependent on successful management and maintenance of essential services infrastructure. Access to these services is a measure of the settlement viability. Together they constitute the principal technical services that need to be sustained in by State and Territory government agencies, Indigenous community organizations and…

Law, Knowledge, Culture : The Production of Indigenous Knowledge in Intellectual Property Law

• Author(s): Anderson, Jane E.
• Published: 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Law, Knowledge, Culture : The Production of Indigenous Knowledge in Intellectual Property Law

Outcomes and recommendations of the Feral Camel Action Plan Workshop 13–14 April 2005

• Author(s): Edwards, GP,
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC

In 2004, the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment applied for funding through the National Feral Animal Control Programme to conduct a workshop focussing on developing a coordinated and strategic program to manage the impacts of feral camels. There was general consensus among the workshop participants that the key to successfully managing the…

Report on the Feral Camels Workshops December 6–7, 2005

• Author(s): Edwards, GP,
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC

The growing feral camel population in central Australia is a cause for concern at many levels and is the subject of a cross-jurisdictional Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC) project that has recently been funded by the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT). Opinions and perceptions concerning camels vary; there appears to be no one obvious solution…

A review of fire management on central Australian conservation reserves: towards best practice

• Author(s): Duguid, A, Brock, C, Gabrys, K
• Published: 2009
• Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC

This report reviews past fire management practices on conservation reserves in central Australia and makes recommendations on the best way to manage fire. It includes a summary of relevant ecological knowledge and highlights barriers to efficiently achieving best practice. The concept of fire regimes is central to this report. It is widely agreed that current…

Chapter 1: Background to the project

• Author(s): Edwards, GP,
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC

Because they are established and widespread, feral camels are one of the 73 or so species of introduced vertebrates occurring on mainland Australia that do not meet the criteria to justify eradication effort. For such species, the management options are containment, control, or no management (Australian Pest Animal Strategy 2007). We need to manage feral…

Chapter 9: Review of commercial options for management of feral camels

• Author(s): Edwards, GP,
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC

Feral camels have potential commercial uses. A camel industry has been emerging in Australia over the last 20 years, but it is still very small. This chapter reviews the potential for the commercial utilisation of feral camels in Australia and discusses the implications for feral camel management arising as a consequence. Recommendations are made that…

Workforce NT report 2008

• Author(s): Northern Territory Government,
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Department of Business and Employment, Northern Territory Government

The Workforce NT Report 2008 brings together detailed information about the Territory’s labour force, the sectors of the population which are employed, where and in what industries. It also provides regional profiles and information about the training and employment outcomes for disadvantaged groups within the NT. Workforce NT will be a useful tool in assisting…