Identifying the gaps - indigenous ageing

Estimating Cognitive Gaps Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians*

Improving cognitive skills of young children has been suggested as a possible strategy for equalising opportunities across racial groups. Using data on 4-5 year olds in the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children, we focus on two cognitive tests: the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the ‘Who Am I?’ test (WAI). We estimate the test score gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous chi...

Population Ageing in Ghana: Research Gaps and the Way Forward

This paper attempts to highlight research gaps and what should be done concerning population ageing in the Ghanaian context. The proportion of the elderly increased from 4.9 percent in 1960 to 7.2 percent in 2000, while the number rose from 0.3 million to 1.4 million over the same period (an increase of 367 percent). Projection results indicate that by 2050, the aged population will account for...

Identifying Knowledge Gaps in ADHD Research

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic and often life-long condition [1] marked by symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, which affects approximately 5% of children and 2.5% of adults (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013). For many years, ADHD has been cited as one of the most extensively researched conditions in modern medicine [2], and those like Campbe...

Are Indigenous mortality gaps closing: how to tell, and when?

11 Ithan that of their non-Indigenous counterparts. Strategies, policies, programs and funding over many years have been targeted toward improving the health of IndigenousAustralians and closing thegap inhealth status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In this article,we review trends in keymortality rates for both populations and two complementary indices of the gap between the...

Identifying and Understanding Indigenous Cultural and Spiritual Strengths in the Higher Education Experiences of Indigenous Women