DO YOU WANT TO ESCAPE?From behind bars three exciting new authors using fiction writing does just that. Delivering an intriguing variety of short stories, from urban drama to dark fantasy. Inbetween these pages you will discover love, betrayal, action, adventure, and the present day reality of racism and prejudice.In “STANDING STILL” Timothy Jackson spins a compelling urban drama around a young woman who finds herself fighting to hold on to more than just her broken heart an...

This book explores the current state of research on Indigenous education in Australia. In particular, these chapters focus on exploring deep and enduring questions about the failures of schooling to address the needs of Aboriginal communities. This book provides a systematic analysis of existing research to explain how connection to culture - and the recognition of Indigenous sovereignties and knowledges - are the keys to Aboriginal excellence in schooling.

This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'.Drawing on the findings from years of applied research projects carried out by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence, each chapter focuses on a particular area of parenting young people - from monitoring and super...

The Indigenous languages of Australia have been undergoing a renaissance over recent decades. Many languages that had long ceased to be heard in public and consequently deemed 'dead' or 'extinct', have begun to emerge.Geographically and linguistically isolated, revitalisers of Indigenous Australian languages have often struggled to find guidance for their circumstances, unaware of the others walking a similar path. In this context Re-awakening languagesseeks to provide the...

The classic work on female bullying now revised and updated to include new material on cyberbullying and the dangers of life online.When Odd Girl Out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Today the dirty looks, taunting notes, and social exclusion that plague girls' friendships have gained new momentum in cyberspace. In th...