2017
Belonging and sexual citizenship among gender and sexual minority youth
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussaen (Secondary Investigator)
In the context of well-documented threats to the mental health and well-being of minority young people, this project will examine the experiences of two different generations of gender and sexual minority youth growing up in Australia, and the sources of support found most useful.
Innovative contextual analysis will involve documentary and archival research alongside individual and group interviews.
Through a focus on the promotion of well-being and participatory citizenship in a rapidly changing social world, findings will contribute new theory concerning transitions from youth to adulthood, improved methodology for the study of marginal and sometimes hard-to-reach populations, and better quality policy and practice.
Completed
Grant start date
18/01/2017
Grant funding
2015: $20,870 from ARC – Australian Research Council
2016: $36,675 from ARC – Australian Research Council
2017: $18,800 from ARC – Australian Research Council
2016
Young Australians’ perspectives on religions and non-religious worldviews
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen (Primary Investigator)
Australian governments have invested in programs to promote respect for religious diversity and to counter violent extremism, yet there is no coherent, evidence-based understanding of young Australians’ perspectives on religions and non-religious worldviews.
It is anticipated that systematically eliciting diverse young people’s understandings about religion and belief can enhance and inform debate about how education assists or impedes intercultural understanding as well as enhancing wellbeing and social inclusion.
Knowing more about young people’s perspectives and what influences them can facilitate development of appropriate educational responses equipping schools to help young Australians to live productively in their diverse society.
Completed
Grant start date
31/08/2016
Grant funding
2016: $80,000 from ARC – Australian Research Council
2017: $300,000 from ARC – Australian Research Council
2018: $80,000 from ARC – Australian Research Council