Research within the School
Staff in the School of Social Work and Social Policy are active in five research groups:
- Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation
- Social Policy Research Group
- Centre for Effective Service Delivery
- Research Centre for Gender Studies
- Research and Education Unit on Gendered Violence
Other research areas of our School include:
- Teacher Unionism
- Contractualism and the human services
- Civics and citizenship education
- Remand in custody
- Conceptualisations of Correctional Officers' work
- Women and agriculture
- Effective service delivery
- Elder friendly communities
- Project management
- Social policy
- Children and families in transition
Please contact Jillian Gregory with any queries relating to our Research.
Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation
This Group studies all types of conflict and promotes conflict transformation, mediation, dispute resolution and peace building.
Research areas in this group include:
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The Prevention of Abuse of Older People
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Peace, Mediation and Conflict Resolution
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Mediation in the Asia Pacific Region
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Peacebuilding
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Conflict and bullying in schools
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Children, families and conflict
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Social Policy Research Group
This group focuses on issues of social justice and social policy, the impact of economic and welfare reform on disadvantaged groups in the community, inequality and social exclusion.
Research areas of this group include:
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Poverty, homelessness and social inequality
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Community capacity building and development
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Human services work
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Centre for Effective Service Delivery
The goal of this group is to be a focal point for the exchange of new knowledge, training and promotion of best practice in Case Management in human services.
Research areas in this group include:
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Case Management and service delivery approaches in the Human Services
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Organisational consultancy
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Training in case management and practice
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Research Centre for Gender Studies
The research centre fosters excellence and creativity in research and postgraduate training on gender by bringing together the research interests and teaching expertise of university members across nine disciplines.
Research areas in this group include:
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Gender, work and economy
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Gender and education
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Gender and cultural studies
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Research and Education Unit on Gendered Violence
This group offers various specialised services in relation to gendered violence.
Research areas of this group include:
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Domestic violence
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Child protection
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