“Same Sex parents have a significant impact on a child’s social and emotional wellbeing” Table of Contents “Same Sex parents have a significant impact on a child’s social and emotional wellbeing” 1 1 Introduction: 3 Scope of Study: 3 Methodology: 3 How does having same sex parents impact a child’s social interaction? 4 How do same sex parents positively influence the social and emotional wellbeing of a child? 5 Compared to heterosexual parents are children with same sex parents more resilient
specifically deal with social disadvantage and equality. Marginson (n.d, p.4) encourages leaders to create public policy that aspires to raise the general level of scholastic accomplishment over the entire level of learning achievement across all of society, but especially focusing on students who are socially disadvantaged due to belonging to low income families. This means it is important for each school, whether public or private, to be creating policies that encourage diversity within the education
The importance of language for Aboriginal people In 1788, when the settlers arrived in Australia, there were about 250 Indigenous languages. These distinct languages had many dialects. Today, there are about 145 languages spoken by Aboriginals, however only 18 languages remain strong in Australia. Language is a sense of identity for the Aboriginal people, is a way to communicate. Language is individual to specific tribes and unique to people and communities. Language is used to pass on cultural knowledge
as a whole. Compared to the United States, Australian Teenagers have significantly higher levels of sexual health according to many measures. The birth rate for teen’s ages 15-19 in Australia is 40.5 per 1000, significantly less than the rate for US teens (112.4 per 1000). Australian teens ages 15-19 have an abortion rate of 3.9 per 1000, compared to 30.2 per 1000 for US teens. Ninety percent of Australian males and ninety-five percent of Australian females report having used contraception the
violence and sadly, it's also one of the most common. Australians are more likely to be abused or even killed by someone known to them, than anyone else. We are most likely to be hurt by those we love. We are more likely to be abused in our own homes, the place that should act as a haven, the one place we should feel safe and loved, than anywhere else. This war happening within our homes, is a war that is being fought silently. We, as Australians, have so much further to go on the epidemic of domestic
Teaching students to challenge stereotypes and help children acknowledge they exist is important in developing children’s understanding and acceptance of individual’s differences in society, however, these are not issues that are covered in formal curriculum documents (Gobby, n.d.). An interview was conducted with a white Australian female who completed her primary education in Brisbane, Queensland in 2012. This interviewee has experienced first-hand, inequality and difference in her own classroom and the
in the skills and experiences that school curricula consider to be important for success. Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, described this success criterion as ‘cultural capital’; the knowledge that school curricula value (Thompson, 2002, p. 4). The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA),
INTRODUCTION What is unemployment? Unemployment happens when a man who is effectively looking for employment is not able to find some kind of employment. Unemployment is regularly utilised as a measure of the economy’s wellbeing. The most regularly referred to gauge of unemployment is the unemployment rate. This is the quantity of unemployed persons divided by the quantity of individuals in the work force. The unemployed are those individuals capable, accessible and willing to work at the going
Needs of Aboriginal Children The education system which has been operating in Australia and in New South Wales since the time of white settlement has failed to meet the minimal needs of Indigenous Australians. There is a long history of inadequacies in educational programs where Aboriginal Australians are concerned. Unfortunately, it has only been extremely recently (in approximately the last decade), that the importance of adapting the teaching styles in the classrooms to meet the needs of the Aboriginal
What is In vitro Fertilisation (IVF)? IVF is a procedure where a women’s eggs are placed in a dish and are fertilised by donated sperm (usually from the woman’s partner.)’ The biological process of IVF: What is Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)? PGD is the genetic testing of known single gene diseases and mutations. Some inherited conditions that are tested for include haemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and a non-inherited condition is trisomy 21. PGD is a socio-scientific