Uniting Country SA has partnered with the University of South Australia and Flinders University to produce research related to service delivery in regional South Australia. Our partnership has produced several valuable projects covering diverse subjects such as the benefits of our programs to our clients and our local communities to exploring how our organisation functions and more.
We have many on going research projects and many more have been completed and launched. Click on the links below to learn more about each project and gain access to the completed report.
That study aimed to inform and to provide opportunities to enhance staff communication and connectedness in Australian country community service organisations that manage their operations using variations of a hub-and-spoke model. Read more
For community and social service workers, practising in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas presents distinctive challenges and requires a different set of skills from urban practice. Key additional factors that remote workers may encounter include: sparse populations, long distances, few transport options, limited travel routes, isolated living conditions and, in many places, poor telecommunications access. Read more
This investigation of good practice for working with people with multiple and complex needs in country settings is part of a larger suite of research. It is the tenth output of a partnership between Uniting Country SA (UCSA) and The Australian Alliance for Social Enterprise (TAASE) at the University of South Australia. Read more
What are the experiences of children in care in the country and what would help them flourish? This investigation of the experiences of children in care in the country is part of a larger suite of research. It is the eleventh output of a partnership between Uniting Country SA (UCSA) and the research team at the Centre for Social Impact, Flinders University. Read more
Using mixed methods, the study explored the ways in which the National School Chaplaincy Program affects student wellbeing in South Australian regional and metropolitan government schools. Read more
Research undertaken by the University of South Australia in collaboration with Uniting Country SA has sought to uncover the perceptions young women in regional areas have about this issue. Read more
Research undertaken by the University of South Australia in with UCSA indicates that every dollar spent by Country domiciled Community Service organisations returns 2.3 times the dollar value into local communities. Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA, studying the effectiveness of UCSA's Child Aware Approach in educating staff and community members on how children develop mentally from birth to adulthood. Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA aimed at developing an engagement model to enable person-centred practice in community services Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA, evaluating UCSA's Micro Credit Loan Scheme and client outcomes. Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA (Then UnitingCare Wesley Country SA) exploring the benefits of the Indulkana Youth and Community Shed to the local community. Research released September 2016 Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA (Then UnitingCare Wesley Country SA) exploring perceptions of men and women on reducing men's perpetration of domestic violence. Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA (Then UnitingCare Wesley Country SA) exploring the benefit of the Port Augusta Pass Program Read more
Research undertaken by Flinders University in association with Uniting Country SA (Then UnitingCare Wesley Country SA) exploring the concept of a "Hub" and "Spoke" approach to team work in regional NGO's Read more