Toby joined the Workplace Research Centre in July 2009. Prior to joining the Workplace Research Centre Toby was a researcher at the NSW Commission for Children and Young People where he undertook a range of research projects on children and young people’s work, child protection and children and young people’s participation rights. Toby has experience in policy and program based research and evaluation in the human services context. This has included evaluating departmental policies, practices and interagency collaboration in child protection and the effect of changes in managerial practices for front-line workers in the delivery of child protection services. He has expertise in qualitative and quantitative research, with specific skills in undertaking research with children and young people.
Toby is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney investigating the paid and unpaid work undertaken by young people.
Areas of Expertise
• Youth labour markets • Research Design • Qualitative and qualitative methods
Publications
Books
Mason, J. and Fattore, T. (2005) (Eds). Children Taken Seriously: In theory, policy and practice. Jessica Kingsley: London. Refereed Articles/Chapters Fattore, T., Mason, J. and Watson, E (2009) ‘When children are asked about their well-being: Towards a framework for guiding policy’. Child Indicators Research. Vol 2 (1) March: pp. 57-77.
Fattore, T., Mason, J. and Watson, E. (2008). ‘Children’s Conceptualisation(s) of their well-being.’ In Ben-Arieh, A. and & Ivar Frones, I. (Eds.) Indicators of children well being: concepts, types and usage. Springer Publishing, Netherlands.
Fattore, T. and Turnbull, N. (2008) ‘Engaging with Children’. In Martin Calder (Ed.) The carrot or the stick? Towards effective practice with involuntary clients. Russell House: England.
Fattore, T., Mason, J. and Watson, E. (2007) ‘Children’s Conceptualisation(s) of their well-being.’ Social Indicators Research. Volume 80, Number 1; pp. 5-29.
Fattore, T. and Turnbull, N. (2005) ‘Theorizing Representation of and Engagement with Children: The Political Dimension of Child-Oriented Communication’ in Toby Fattore and Jan Mason (Eds). Children Taken Seriously: In theory, policy and practice. Jessica Kingsley: London.
Fattore, T. and Mason, J. (with Sidoti, C.) (2005) ‘Working Seriously Towards New Partnerships’ in Toby Fattore and Jan Mason (Eds). Children Taken Seriously: In theory, policy and practice. Jessica Kingsley: London.
Fattore, T. (2005) ‘Recognising Child Workers: Dilemmas of Abolishing Child Labour’. Australian Review of Public Affairs. Digest May 2, 2005.
Lawrence, R. and Fattore, T. (2004) ‘Violent teenage deaths: Do they fit childhood or adult scenarios?’ Youth Studies Australia. Vol. 23, No.3, 2004, pp.33-39.
Fattore, T., Turnbull, N. and Wilson, S. (2003) ‘ ‘More Community!’ Does the Social Capital Hypohesis Offer Hope for Untrusting Societies?’ The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.165-179.
Fattore, T., Galloway-Smith, M. and Turnbull, T. (2000) ‘Managerialism Meets Human Rights: the Consequences for Children.’ In Shelley Wright and Stuart Rees (Eds). Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility: A Dialogue. Pluto Press: Australia.
Research Reports
Fattore, T., Mason, J. and Watson, E. (2007) Overview of Children’s Understandings of Well-being. Ask the Children Series, NSW Commission for Children and Young People: Sydney
Fattore, T. (2005) Children at Work. New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People: Sydney.
Fattore, T., Mason, J. and Nixon, D. (2005) Count Me In: Involving Children and Young People in Research. New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People and Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre, University of Western Sydney: Sydney
Fattore, T. and Lawrence, R. (with the assistance of Wendy Joung) (2002) Fatal Assault of Children and Young People. Research undertaken for the New South Wales Child Death Review Team. New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People: Sydney.
