Our Values
An Institute with a world-class reputation that contributes to the creation of positive public policy across the life course through scholarship and educational programmes that form the next generation of change agents and that actively engage the public it serves. The life course is an appropriate paradigm to analyse and evaluate capacities, vulnerabilities and system constraints with a view to formulating new narratives that help to inform more integrated discourse and public policy in respect of a range of population groups including children and families, older people and people with disabilities.
Five core values provide the philosophical orientation for ILAS. These are:
- Committing to passionate scholarship based on principles of social justice and social inclusion
- Valuing human potential and capability through the adoption of strengths-based perspectives
- Acknowledging each individual’s right to autonomy, self-determination and, as needed, support to attain their full potential
- Maintaining a focus on the person and their communities as the focal point for policies and practices
- Recognizing the inter-dependency of people’s lives and the importance of social and community engagement as a means of advancing humanity
