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Professor Ilan Katz (Dr Sharon Goldfeld) May 2011

Kids in Communities Study (KICS) Measuring community level effects on children’s developmental outcomes. Professor Ilan Katz (Dr Sharon Goldfeld) May 2011. Kids in Communities Study Collaboration. KICS and the AEDI: Background to the AEDI.

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Professor Ilan Katz (Dr Sharon Goldfeld) May 2011

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  1. Kids in Communities Study (KICS)Measuring community level effects on children’s developmental outcomes Professor Ilan Katz (Dr Sharon Goldfeld) May 2011

  2. Kids in Communities Study Collaboration

  3. KICS and the AEDI: Background to the AEDI • Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) used as outcome measure of children’s development at school entry age • Based on Canadian Early Development Index (EDI) • AEDI is a 100 item checklist completed by teachers – provides a snapshot of children’s development at ~ age 5 • AEDI data available at the small area level (suburb) and also school but no individual data. • Carried out in 2009 and funding agreed for two further national repetitions. • Every child entering school in Australia participates

  4. AEDI Domains • Physical health & wellbeing • Social competence • Emotional maturity • Language & cognitive skills (school-based) • Communication skills & general knowledge

  5. Background to KICS: • AEDI data analysis has revealed community level effects influencing AEDI outcomes • These effects remain after controlling for family, teacher and school effects • Of particular interest are ‘off-diagonal’ communities, with AEDI results that are either higher or lower than expected given the community’s SES • KICS established by multidisciplinary collaboration of experts in Australia and Canada • KICS team created a model for exploring community level effects through KICS domains

  6. “Off diagonal” communities – exceptions to the rule: learning from the extremes(healthy deprived areas-RESILIENT & unhealthy wealthy areas-AT RISK) 66th %ile

  7. “Off diagonal” communities – exceptions to the rule: learning from the extremes(healthy deprived areas-RESILIENT & unhealthy wealthy areas-AT RISK) 66th %ile

  8. MARIBYRNONG AEDI community, Victoria 5 km West of Melbourne Level of disadvantage according to SEIFA Index (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) Prepared by: AEDI National Support Centre, GISSource: ABS SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage 2001

  9. MARIBYRNONG AEDI Community, Victoria 5 km West of Melbourne Proportion of children vulnerable on one or more domains Prepared by: AEDI National Support Centre, GISSource: AEDI Communities Data 2005

  10. State & federal government policies State and federal government policies Local Government Governance domain:Governance structures & policies Community Social domain:Social capital, neighbourhood, attachment, crime, trust, safety Service domain:Quantity, quality, access and coordination of services Governance domain:Citizen engagement Physical domain:Parks, public transport, road safety, housing Socio-economic domain:Community SES Family Child

  11. Physical/Natural National policy State policy Local policy Social Service Locality Socio-demographic Family Governance/ leadership Child developmental outcomes Community level factors influencing children’s development Kids in Communities Study Collaboration Literature Review 2009

  12. Pilot Phase Pilot phase timeline: • Collaborators allocated to virtual workgroups responsible for each of the 5 KICS factors or environments • Sub-factors determined for each of the KICS factor • Measures and methodologies determined for each sub-factor • Pilot community (Sunshine North, Melbourne) determined by ‘off-diagonal’ virtual workgroup • Methodologies tested • Results analysis and write-up

  13. ARC Linkage Proposal Methodology: • Focus on ‘off-diagonal’ communities • Match a proportion of off diagonals with on-diagonals close by • Communities must have adequate numbers of children for data accuracy • Approximately 40 communities across 5 states and territories • NSW, VIC, Qld, SA, ACT • 15 in NSW • 20 communities involve primary research

  14. Methodologies overview • Household surveys • Neighbourhood observations • Geospatial mapping • Stakeholder interviews • Parent focus groups • Grey literature analysis • Governance observations

  15. Timelines

  16. Analyses to determine community level factors (including policy) most influencing child developmental outcomes in Australia and Canada Development of appropriate indicators for community “wellbeing” Implications for policy interventions “intervention” trial Potential collaboration outcomes

  17. Challenges: problems to solve! • Defining ‘off diagonal’ operationally • May refer to average of all domains, one domain etc • How ‘off’ must it be? • Separating statistical anomalies from real effects • Measuring system level change-the outcome/s of many inputs • Differentiating between family, community and early school influence on wellbeing. • Extracting general trends from site-specific factors.

  18. Ilan Katz Professor and Director Social Policy Research Centre Ilan.katz@unsw.edu.au www.sprc.unsw.edu.au

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