Don Edgar
Encyclopedia
Dr. Donald E. Edgar (born 1936) was the Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies
. Under his leadership the Institute had a profound influence on the Government of Australia
regarding family
policy, family and work, welfare policy and family law
. He continues to contribute to Australian thinking in these areas through his own consulting practise and as an occasional columnist and commentator in the Australian media, particularly The Age
and The Australian
.
He had been Professor in Sociology and Education at the University of Chicago
, Reader (Assistant Professor) in Sociology at La Trobe University
and is currently Adjunct Professor with RMIT University
's Centre for Workplace Culture Change.
His topics of interest include:
Australian Institute of Family Studies
The Australian Institute of Family Studies is an Australian Government statutory agency in the portfolio of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
. Under his leadership the Institute had a profound influence on the Government of Australia
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
regarding family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
policy, family and work, welfare policy and family law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
. He continues to contribute to Australian thinking in these areas through his own consulting practise and as an occasional columnist and commentator in the Australian media, particularly The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
and The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
.
He had been Professor in Sociology and Education at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, Reader (Assistant Professor) in Sociology at La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
and is currently Adjunct Professor with RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
's Centre for Workplace Culture Change.
His topics of interest include:
- Australian national identity in a globalised world
- Business partnerships and community networks
- Children, schools and the knowledge economy
- Men as fathers and managing work-family responsibilities
- The changing nature of community, family and work
Publications
- War over work: the future of work and family, 2005
- The Patchwork Country: Rethinking Government, Rebuilding Community, Harper Collins, 2001
- Promoting the positive: family-community resourcing as a model for family services, 1999
- Men, Mateship, Marriage, 1997
- Ageing, everybody's future, 1991
- Seen but not heard: eye-opening insights into the lives of young, 1989
- Australian families and their children: a new and challenging audience, c1985
- Possible directions for an Australian family policy, 1980
- Introduction to Australian society: a sociological perspective, 1980
- Possible directions for an Australian family policy, 1980
- Defining rural schools disadvantage 2: collected papers on rural education, 1979
- Social class differences and the structure of education, 1976
- Schools Commission and rural disadvantage, 1975
- Preparing teachers for change, 1975
- Adolescent competence and sexual disadvantage, 1974
- Competence for girls?, 1972
- Examination marks: their use and interpretation, 1964
- School organization and colleague relationship, nd
Jointly
- Today's child care, tomorrow's children!, with Gay Ochiltree, c1995
- Songs of innocence: a child's view of family life: a discussion paper and study guide, with Annemaree O'Brien, c1994
- Family-friendly front: a review of Australian and international work and family research, with Kate Spearritt, 1994
- Families in the 1990s: a challenge for future policy approaches (background paper prepared by Don Edgar and staff of the Australian Institute of Family Studies for the Social Policy Directorate), 1993
- Introduction to Australian society, with Leon Earle, Rodney Fopp, c1993
- Family change and early childhood development, with Gay Ochiltree, 1983
- Children's participation in divorce, with Margaret Harrison, c1983
- One-parent families and educational disadvantage, with Freya Headlam, c1982
- Family change and early childhood development, with Gay Ochiltree, 1982
- Changing face of childhood, with Gay Ochiltree, c1981
- Family and the pre-school child, with Gay Ochiltree, 1980
- First year out teaching with Patricia Edgar and Dave McRae, 1973
- 'The New Child: In search of smarter grown-ups', with Patricia Edgar, Wilkinson 2008
Editor
- Competent teacher, edited by Donald E. Edgar, 1974
- Social change in Australia: readings in sociology, ed Don Edgar, nd
- Sociology of Australian education: a book of readings, editor, 1975