Centre for Work + Life research projects
As nationally and internationally recognised leaders in research, CWL
members have wide and varied research interests. A selection of projects by
the Centre for Work + Life at the
University of South Australia are
summarised below.
Also see:
Current research
Work, home, and community
project (2006–2009)
The Work, home, services and community project, undertaken in ten communities across four states, has analysed how changes at work and in households are reconfiguring relationships between work, home, and community.
Work–life balance, well-being and health: theory, practice and policy
(2007–2010)
The Work–life balance, well-being and health project examines work–life issues in the Australian workforce as a whole, and also in the Western Australian health workforce and is an ARC-funded study in partnership with SafeWork SA and the WA Department of Health.
AWALI
The Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) is an annual national survey of work–life outcomes amongst working Australians, which serves as a benchmarking tool to compare and contrast work–life outcomes across various groups defined by geographic location, employment characteristics and social demographics.
Low paid workers and VET: increasing VET participation amongst lower paid workers over the life cycle (2008–2010)
The Low-paid workers and VET project focuses on how changing conditions at work, at home and in the wider community affect the participation of lower educated and lower paid workers in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Lochiel Park (2009–2010)
The centre is a partner in the project 'The Intelligent Grid in a new housing development – Lochiel Park' led by the university's Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technology. The centre's role focuses on identifying the social and demographic factors that influence the behaviour of households in optimally utilising home-based technology designed to minimise energy and water consumption.
Adolescents as environmental citizens (2009–)
The Adolescents as environmental citizens project aims to examine how
characteristics of home, school, community, teenage work and adult work
interact to facilitate or constrain awareness, attitude and behaviour in
relation to consumption and waste in Australian adolescents.