Browsing Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework by title
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Aboriginal fathers / fathers roles: Are they recognised in Australia's contemporary society?
Published 2009-08-11This thesis is focused on fathers, in particular Indigenous fathers, in general with a view to establishing what literature currently identifies and recognises the role fathers play in Australian society today. This project ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Aboriginal fathers / fathers' roles: Are they recognised in Australia's contemporary society?
Published 2005-01-01This thesis is focused on fathers, in particular Indigenous fathers, in general with a view to establishing what literature currently identifies and recognises the role fathers play in Australian society today. This project ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Aboriginal health workers: Role, recognition, racism and horizontal violence in the workplace
Published 2000-01-01The aim of this project is to explore the role of the Aboriginal Health Worker, their recognition as a legitimate profession and the current racism most will face in the current New South Wales Health System. The position ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The adolescent asthma action program: ‘Triple A Program’
Published 1994-01-01Asthma is a major public health problem in Australia. With up to 1 in 4 children and adolescents having symptoms of asthma, there is a high toll not only on the individual with asthma and their care-givers but also on the ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Barriers to attending rehabilitation treatment centres: A case of the Gumbaynnggir Nation
Published 2000-01-01Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centres, operated by mainstream community and government bodies or by Aboriginal groups, acknowledge that attendance by Aboriginal peoples has consistently been found to be low. This thesis ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Beyond reconciliation rhetoric: An exploration of perspectives on the reconciliation process
Published 1999-01-01This thesis is looking at the many perspectives that are held by members of our community on the topic of Reconciliation. Views on Reconciliation have been seen thus far in very different lights, some very positive and ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Breast feeding in Australia: A comparative study of Aboriginal and non Aboriginal women
Published 1997-01-01The superiority of breast feeding over bottle feeding is universally acknowledged, and its crucial contribution to infant health is accepted by health authorities. Australia in recognition of the importance of breast feeding ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Breastfeeding policies and the social context of breastfeeding
Published 1994-01-01The World Health Organisation, in 1979, expressed a need to promote infant health through breastfeeding as a global health need. Australia voted in favour of adopting an 'International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chinese migrants’ perception of migration stress and coping methods
Published 1994-01-01An exploratory qualitative research was conducted on perceptions of stress among people in the Chinese community, especially new migrants and what they do about it. One question in this research was whether Chinese migrants ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chinese-speaking women's experiences in the postnatal period in Australia: An exploratory study
Published 1993-01-01In today's contemporary world, postnatal women of Chinese ancestry still adhere to the traditional health beliefs and practices of postnatal care. Chinese-speaking people refer to these health beliefs and practices as "Zuo ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chronic mental illness and its effects on the Portuguese family
Published 1993-01-01Australian studies have indicated that NESB mentally ill live with and are cared for by their families to a much greater degree than the ESB host community. The possibilities for interaction between migration stressors and ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Cigarette smoking and cervical cancer in Sydney, Australia 1980 - 1983: A case-control study
Published 1992-01-01The purpose of these hospital and community-based case-control studies was to investigate the association between cigarette smoking and cervical cancer (in-situ and invasive). A number of local and international studies ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Community gardens: A natural way to wellbeing
Published 2000-01-01Community gardens provide social, economic and environmental benefits to local urban communities. These include individual and collective social wellbeing, access to cheap, nutritious food and improved functioning of the ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Community participation in health care decisions
Published 1997-01-01Community participation is defined as a range of activities which involve people from various communities identifying issues and participating in decisions about planning for management and delivery ofhealth programs or ...Open AccessThesis -
Community theatre: A tool for health promotion
Published 1996-01-01Community theatre is a means of voicing community concerns, and involves collective analysis of an issue, decision making and action to bring about change. Health promotion through community development involves the community ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
A comparative study of Alzheimers Disease, Multi Infarct Dementia and the AIDS Dementia Complex
Published 1994-01-01Nursing homes and other long term health care facilities have traditionally been the home of the frail aged or younger people with profound disabilities. With increases in medical knowledge comes increased human longevity ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Diabetes and its effect on the life expectancy of Indigenous Australians
Published 2001-01-01It has been established that diabetes does have an effect and impacts greatly on the life expectancy of Indigenous Australians. A possible explanation is that Indigenous Australians generally have different needs, primarily ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Early discharge: What are the effects of programmes targeted at elderly orthopaedic patients?
Published 1997-01-01Early discharge from hospital is rapidly becoming acceptable hospital policy with increasing financial pressures that confront health services. Formalised programmes of early discharge have been developed in the United ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The effects of exercise on quality of life before myocardial infarction and during four phase exercise rehabilitation
Published 1993-01-01Quality of life may be enhanced after myocardial infarction through participation in exercise rehabilitation. Improvements as a result of exercise participation are seen in physiological function, in psychological state ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
An evaluation of the planning program using goal attainment scaling
Therapists providing individualised programs in rehabilitation are increasingly challenged to document and present the outcomes and effectiveness of their services. For program evaluation to be feasible, a methodology is ...Open AccessThesis