The tyrannies of distance and disadvantage: Factors related to children's development in regional and disadvantaged areas of Australia
- Year: 2013
- Author: Ben Edwards and Jennifer Baxter
- Journal Number: Research Report No. 25
- Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Published Location: Melbourne, Vic
- ISBN: 978-1-922038-38-8
- Country: Australia
- State/Region: Victoria
This report examines whether what children in regional areas experience is a “tyranny of
distance” or a “tyranny of disadvantage”.
In other words, are the gaps in children’s development in regional areas compared to children living in the major cities explained by their distance from the major cities (remoteness), or is it because many regional areas are disadvantaged compared to the cities? The analyses make use of data from the first three waves of Growing up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to report on differences in neighbourhood, family, social, educational and other contexts for children, and to relate those differences to how children are developing. The study includes children aged from 0–1 up to 8–9 years old, and therefore provides useful insights into issues of relevance to families with children in their early years.
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