Ms Elizabeth Adamson

Overview

Elizabeth Adamson (MSc in Policy Studies from the University of Edinburgh; BAH (History) from Queen's University, Canada) is a PhD Candidate and Research Officer at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC). She is currently working on the ARC Linkage project, Families at the Centre, and has been involved in other research on early childhood education and care, work/family policy, comparative family taxes and benefits, and child wellbeing in Pacific Islands.

Elizabeth's PhD is a cross-national comparison of ECEC funding and policy approaches to in-home child care in Australia, the UK and Canada, as part of the ARC Linkage project, Families at the Centre. She is being supervised by Professors Deborah Brennan and Fiona Williams.

Research Summary

Current Research.

• Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
• Comparative Government and Politics
• Children’s/Youth Services and Childcare
• Comparative Structure and Development of Community Services
• Work and Family Responsibilities

Publications

Journal articles and Book chapters

Brennan, D and Adamson, E. (2012, forthcoming) ‘Early Childhood Education and Care Policy’ in J. Bowes and R. Grace eds., Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Whiteford, P., Redmond, G, Adamson, E. (2011) ‘Middle class welfare in Australia: How has the distribution of cash benefits changed since the 1980s?, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Volume 14, Number 2, pp81-102, November 2011.

Reports

Cass, B, Brennan, D, Thomson, C, Hill, T, Purcal, C, Hamilton, M, and Adamson, E (2011) Young carers: Social policy impacts of the caring responsibilities of children and young adults (PDF), Report prepared for ARC Linkage Partners, October 2011.

Newton, BJ, Rajkovic, M., Adamson, E., and valentine, k., (2011), ‘Evaluation of the Demonstration Support Networks Program Final Report’, SPRC Report 8/11 (PDF), prepared for Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Family and Community Services (ADHC), September 2011, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Adamson, E., Brennan, D. (2011) Provision of paid parental leave – Australian and international evidence: a literature review, Prepared for FaHCSIA, June 2011.

Commission for Children and Young People and the Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW (2011) A Picture of NSW Children. NSW Commission for Children and Young People: Sydney

Adamson, E., Bromfield, L, Edwards, B., Gray, M., Hilferty, F., Katz, I., McDonald, M., McHugh, M., valentine, k. (2011) Keep Them Safe: Evaluation framework, Social Policy Research Centre and the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

UNICEF (2012) Global study on child poverty and disparities: Vanuatu (2012), Report prepared by Whiteford, P.; Benjamin, S.; Gubhaju, B.; Deeming, C.; Adamson, E. at the Social Policy Research Centre.

Adamson, E., Skattebol, J., valentine, k., Brennan, D., Katz, I., Helyar, S., Woodruff, J. and Bevan, K. (2009), Because children and families matter: Delivering on the National Reform Agenda, UnitingCare Australia, Canberra.
Adamson, Elizabeth (2008), Effective ECEC Policies and Practices for Canada: A literature review, SAEE Research Series #36.

Conference papers and presentations

Adamson, E., Redmond, G., and Whiteford, P. (2010) ‘Middle Class Welfare? The Evolution and Distribution of Taxes and Transfers in Australia and English-Speaking OECD Countries since the 1980s’, Australian Institute for Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 7 -9 July.

Thomson, C., Hamilton, M., Adamson, E., and Purcal, C. (2010), ‘Audit of policies and supports for young carers’, Young Carers Forum, Office for Carers, South Australia, 23 June.

Cass, B., Hamilton, M., Adamson, E. (2010) ‘Listening to the voices of young carers: Preliminary findings from the fieldwork’, ARC Young Carers Forum, Office for Carers, South Australia, 23 June.