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View article: Australian Women Veterans’ Experiences of Gendered Disempowerment and Abuse Within Military Service and Transition
Australian Women Veterans’ Experiences of Gendered Disempowerment and Abuse Within Military Service and Transition Open
Disempowering experiences of military service and transition for women veterans exist within an established, dominant, masculinised culture, in which their presence is highly visible, challenged, and often subject to institutional prejudic…
The Unfolding Crisis: An Exploratory Study of the Struggle for Inclusivity and Relevance in the Returned & Services League of Australia Open
The transition from military to civilian life presents significant challenges for Australian veterans, particularly in terms of their social health and overall well-being. This study investigated the declining relevance of the Returned & S…
Examining Sex-Based Delays in Utilizing Advocacy Support Services Among Australian Military Veterans: Implications for Health Care Access and Suicide Prevention Open
This study explores the impact of sex on delays experienced by Australian military veterans in accessing advocacy support services within the veterans’ non-profit sector. A detailed analysis of intake records from 150 injured veterans who …
Harmonizing Islam, Culture, and Science Education: Efforts to Prevent the Secularization of Religious and General Knowledge Open
This study aimed to elucidate the Islamic religious values present in science education in schools. Islamic Education (PAI) serves as a benchmark in every aspect of education in schools, particularly regarding the morality of students. Fur…
View article: Women veteran transition mental health and well-being support group programs: A scoping review
Women veteran transition mental health and well-being support group programs: A scoping review Open
Background: The military is a male-dominated environment and culture in which women veterans can experience significant institutional prejudice. Transition can be confusing and isolating for women veterans. Group programs are an important …
View article: A Scoping Review of Interventions Targeting the Mental Health of Australian Veterans
A Scoping Review of Interventions Targeting the Mental Health of Australian Veterans Open
Serving in the military can have significant impacts on the mental health of veterans and their families. Military personnel can be exposed to a range of physical stressors, psychological trauma, risky lifestyle factors, a regimented milit…
Exploring pre-service English teachers’ digital competence in creating interactive instructional materials Open
The Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) is critical in 21st-century education, which helps educators teach digital literacy to students. However, published empirical evidence regarding pre-service English teachers’ competence in c…
Examining the promotion of mental health and wellbeing in Australian sports clubs Open
Organised sport is increasingly recognised as a culturally acceptable site for mental health and wellbeing promotion. To date, however, there is limited knowledge pertaining to how exactly mental health and wellbeing is supported in such c…
Weaving the threads of identity: mapping the veteran experience across the student life cycle Open
Research shows that higher education can help veterans build a new sense of identity, purpose and belonging after leaving the military. There are critical gaps, however, in our understanding of student veterans in the Australian context. T…
View article: No Women’s Land: Australian Women Veterans’ Experiences of the Culture of Military Service and Transition
No Women’s Land: Australian Women Veterans’ Experiences of the Culture of Military Service and Transition Open
Women’s experiences of military service and transition occur within a highly dominant masculinized culture. The vast majority of research on military veterans reflects men’s experiences and needs. Women veterans’ experiences, and therefore…
Promoting mental health among young males in sporting contexts: A systematic review Open
This review suggests that there is scope to improve the capacity of sports-based interventions to affect positive change in the mental health of male youth. The findings from this review also have important implications for the development…
Raped, beaten and bruised: military institutional abuse, identity wounds and veteran suicide Open
The Australian government has recently established a Royal Commission on Defence and Veteran Suicide (DVSRC). Veteran suicide rates for those who have left the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are higher than the national average and there h…
Commanding men, governing masculinities: Military institutional abuse and organizational reform in the Australian armed forces Open
Since its inception, the Australian armed forces, like all five eye military nations, have been challenged by the phenomenon of violence within the institution. Militaries are institutions of and for violence. The imperative of violence cu…
Families’ experiences of supporting Australian veterans to seek help for a mental health problem: a linked data analysis of national surveys with families and veterans Open
Encouraging help-seeking is complex for veteran families particularly where veterans' reluctance to seek help may lead to family relationship strain and conflict. Families need early information, support, and recognition by service agencie…
Integration of Science and Islamic Education Towards The Building of Student Character Open
Science and Islamic Education cannot be abandoned in the world of education. There must be student character in education, where emotional continuity shows characteristics including positive mood, behavior, or relationships, which can achi…
PARENTS' ROLE AND CONSTRAINTS IN ACCOMPANYING THEIR CHILDREN TO STUDY DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID 19 Open
This research aims to find out the role and what is being done by parents in accompanying children to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents who act as home learning executors must carry out the tasks arranged by the teacher at school…
Staying the Course: Strategies for Australian Student Veterans in Transition Open
The transition from military to civilian life is often challenging for veterans. International research shows higher education to be an important pathway that can help veterans navigate this change and improve their psycho-social wellbeing…
Assessing Student Veterans’ Academic Outcomes and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review Open
Higher education provides a pathway for military veterans to transition to an engaged civilian life. Veterans can be model students because of their diverse experiences, resilience, and discipline. Yet some veterans are simultaneously “at-…
THE DYNAMICS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Open
This article aimed to explain the importance of Islamic educational psychology's role in child development. Psychological development in children varies. Some developments are excellent and appropriate, while others are not and have not be…
Families' experiences of supporting Australian veterans and emergency service first responders ( <span>ESFRs</span> ) to seek help for mental health problems Open
The objective of this phenomenological study was to describe families' experiences of supporting veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) (known also as public safety personnel) to seek help for a mental health problem. In-d…
Level playing field: young males, masculinity and mental wellbeing through sport Open
In Australia, and throughout the world, it is evident that the mental health and wellbeing of young males aged 15–24, is not a priority. In Australia suicide is the leading cause of death in people aged 15–24 years and 75% are male (Austra…
Assessing Student Veterans’ Academic Outcomes and Well-Being: A Scoping Review Open
Higher education provides a pathway for military veterans to transition to an engaged civilian life. Veterans can be model students because of their diverse experiences, resilience, and discipline. Yet some veterans are simultaneously “at-…
Paradigm of H.A.R Tilaar Thinking About Multicultural Education in Islamic Pedagogy and Its Implication in the Era Pandemic Covid-19 Open
This research investigates the importance of pedagogical-based multicultural education in social life, particularly in Islam. A multicultural study is not a new thing, but it has limited implementation. Based on the theory of H.A.R Tilaar …
Australian universities and educational equity for student veterans Open
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/cheedr/publicationsThis report draws upon a small but growing scholarship on student veterans in Australia. Two recent projects and studies led by La Trobe University in conjunction with the Australian Student Ve…
Military Loyalty as a Moral Emotion Open
Loyalty between soldiers is idealized as an emotion that promotes cohesion and combat effectiveness. However, little empirical work has examined how military personnel understand, feel, and enact loyalty. We use a symbolic interactionalist…
Integrated Content and Language Instruction: Lecturers’ Views and Classroom Instructional Practices Open
The objective of this study was to investigate how integrated content and language instruction, where English is used as the medium of instruction in teaching Mathematics and Science was viewed by the lecturers of the content subjects. The…
“Lazarus” school rising: Finding renewed hope with a “little help from our friends” Open
This article examines the nature of sudden and sweeping organisational change when a public secondary school facing closure reframed the ideological components of schooling, finding renewed hope and direction for the future. It also attemp…
Equity And Diversity In Bangladesh'S Primary Education: Struggling Indigenous Children Open
This paper describes how indigenous students face challenges with various school activities due to inadequate equity and diversity principles in mainstream primary schools in Bangladesh. This study focuses on indigenous students’ interacti…