The Pathways in Place program approach

Pathways in Place (PiP) is an innovative program that works closely with communities to achieve positive, sustainable, and systemic change. We draw on the existing strengths, resources, and knowledge of our communities to generate transformative research and activate local responses to issues that affect the flourishing of children, young people, and families. 

We’ve organised our work into three interconnected clusters

 

Workforce
capacity-building

We will help to build community potential to effectively use evidence in designing, implementing, and improving services and programs that benefit children, young people, and their families.

 

Implementing and evaluating
place-based initiatives

We will undertake an ongoing process of generating, applying, and evaluating place-based initiatives that promote early years learning and development and support successful pathways for youth from high school to further education and employment.

 

Critically reviewing
existing resources

We will work to develop a comprehensive understanding of the existing resources and expertise relevant to the Program so we can contribute to and build upon the knowledge that already exists.

 
 

These clusters of work revolve around two complementary streams that, together, take a life-course approach

Early learning and development pathways (children and young people aged 0–15), led by Griffith University

Pathways through education to employment (youth aged 15–24), led by Victoria University

Through this approach, Pathways in Place aims to be known nationally and internationally as a program of high-quality, transdisciplinary research that successfully contributes to:

  1. Community action and change (i.e. social impact) that arises directly from the co-creation process and the Program’s activities in Logan and Brimbank, and through the translation of learnings to other communities.

  2. Knowledge and evidence (i.e. scientific impact) through advancing the theories, methods, and understandings of place-based system-change approaches.