RR30 Student workers in high school and beyond: The effects of part-time employment on participation in education, training and work
Authors:
Margaret Vickers, Stephen Lamb, John Hinkley, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 February 2003
Publication type:
Formal report
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
ISSN:
1440-3455
ISBN:
0 86431 601 1
This report analyses the effects of part-time work on participation and attrition in secondary school and in tertiary study. It also takes a look at the post-school activities of young people. The study analyses the impact of part-time work on Year 12 completion, the main activities of students after they leave school, tertiary study and the impact of work on dropout from tertiary study. The report considers the nature of the impact of work on the lives and progress of the students.
Research report no. 30
This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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