http://hdl.handle.net/2440/33624 2013-05-22T03:53:25Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/70504 Title: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Australian Construction Industry Author: Wilson, Lou; Zuo, Jian; Zillante, George; Pullen, Stephen Frederick; Burger, Anne Louise; Chiveralls, Keri Roslyn Abstract: The Australian construction industry has a poor history of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The industry is characterised by a high proportion of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) that contract to larger corporations. The latter have begun to develop codes of social responsibility but it is doubtful how much impact such codes have on the behaviour of their contractors. This paper examines the tensions inherent in the process of addressing CSR in a fragmented industry with diffuse layers of management. Major obstacles to the adoption of CSR include a general lack of awareness of CSR in the industry coupled with a lack of consensus on how CSR is defined and the principles that might be contained in a CSR model. Our paper concludes with a research strategy to address these matters. 2010-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/65779 Title: Validity and psychometric properties of the early development instrument in Canada, Australia, United States, and Jamaica Author: Janus, Magdalena; Brinkman, Sally Anne; Duku, Eric K. 2010-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/65312 Title: Measuring social inclusion and exclusion in Northern Adelaide: a report for the Department of Health Author: Spoehr, John Douglas; Wilson, Lou; Barnett, Kate; Toth, Tania; Watson-Tran, Amanda 2006-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/62397 Title: Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial Author: Brinkman, Sally Anne; Johnson, Sarah E.; Lawrence, David; Codde, Jim P.; Hart, Michael B.; Straton, Judith A. Y.; Silburn, Sven Abstract: Background: This paper presents the study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a school based program developed to prevent teenage pregnancy. The program includes students taking care of an Infant Simulator; despite growing popularity and an increasing global presence of such programs, there is no published evidence of their long-term impact. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the Virtual Infant Parenting (VIP) program by investigating pre-conceptual health and risk behaviours, teen pregnancy and the resultant birth outcomes, early child health and maternal health. Methods and Design: Fifty-seven schools (86% of 66 eligible secondary schools) in Perth, Australia were recruited to the clustered (by school) randomised trial, with even randomisation to the intervention and control arms. Between 2003 and 2006, the VIP program was administered to 1,267 participants in the intervention schools, while 1,567 participants in the non-intervention schools received standard curriculum. Participants were all female and aged between 13-15 years upon recruitment. Pre and post-intervention questionnaires measured short-term impact and participants are now being followed through their teenage years via data linkage to hospital medical records, abortion clinics and education records. Participants who have a live birth are interviewed by face-to-face interview. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and proportional hazards regression will test for differences in pregnancy, birth and abortion rates during the teenage years between the study arms. Discussion: This protocol paper provides a detailed overview of the trial design as well as initial results in the form of participant flow. The authors describe the intervention and its delivery within the natural school setting and discuss the practical issues in the conduct of the trial, including recruitment. The trial is pragmatic and will directly inform those who provide Infant Simulator based programs in school settings. Description: Extent: 11p. 2009-12-31T13:30:00Z