Summary

The Youth Research Centre was established at the University of Melbourne in 1989. The Centre takes a holistic approach to children's and young peoples' lives, seeking to understand and improve their learning, participation and wellbeing. The Centre's research and development programs use a strength-based style and emphasise mixed-method approaches where appropriate, in international and local settings.The Centre conducts projects in partnership with a range of stakeholders, and engages in teaching and postgraduate research supervision, drawing on interdisciplinary methods that include the arts, health sciences, education and history. Projects focus on the early years through to young adulthood and on the institutions and organisations that serve their needs.

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