Students and individuals
Assessing the value of additional years of schooling for the non-academically inclined
- Item:
- 1850
- Title:
- Assessing the value of additional years of schooling for the non-academically inclined
- Authors:
- A Michael Dockery, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- Publication date:
- 1 June 2005
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways after compulsory education
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
- ISSN:
- 1440-3455
- ISBN:
- 0 86431 460 4
The aim of this study is to discover whether it is beneficial for all young people to complete school. It provides estimates of the benefits of additional years of schooling for young people assessed as non-academically inclined. Evidence shows that further years of education can be detrimental to some young people. The report concludes that policy makers should ensure reasonable alternatives such as job openings, traineeships and apprenticeships are are not ignored and that the varying needs of all young people are met. Research report no. 38 This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
