Beyond the Beach: What it means to be Australian - A critical analysis of national, transgenerational, multicultural and self perspectives.

问题是？身为澳大利亚人意味着什么？？提出了关于我们的价值观、目标、忠诚度、行为和国际形象的深刻意义的问题。身份概念是各种国家利益问题(例如，社会凝聚力、多元文化主义、国防、促进工业、社会行动/改革、移民)和想象我们的未来的根本。这项研究的特点是：国家认同；个人、种族、世代、地区和性别的共性和差异；偏好的未来；以及缓和对认同为澳大利亚人的影响。成果包括关于当代国家认同、多元认同构建和形成认同的过程的新知识；以及认同理论/研究的进展，这将为社会、经济和教育政策和实践提供信息。

The question ?What does it mean to be Australian?? raises issues of deep significance about our values, goals, loyalties, behaviours, and international image. Identity conceptions are fundamental to diverse national interest issues (e.g., social cohesion, multiculturalism, defence, promoting industry, social action/reform, immigration) and imagining our future. This study will characterise: national identity; personal, ethnic, generational, regional and gender commonalities and variations; preferred futures; and moderating influences on identifying as Australian. Outcomes include new knowledge about contemporary national identity, multi-identity constructions, and processes underpinning identity formation; and advances in identity theory/research that will inform social, economic, and educational policy and practice.