Students and individuals
University study in Australia: Persistence, completion and beyond
- Item:
- 2112
- Title:
- University study in Australia: Persistence, completion and beyond
- Authors:
- Julie McMillan, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- Publication date:
- 4 February 2009
- Type:
- Briefing paper
- Theme:
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
The data for this briefing paper were collected from two LSAY cohorts: the Year 9 class of 1995 and the Year 9 class of 1998. Information on the education and labour market activities of these groups has been collected annually. The findings reported here follow the experiences of university entrants from these groups up to age 23. The findings are discussed in further detail in three recent LSAY research reports on the first year experience (Hillman, 2005), university completion (Marks, 2007) and unmet demand (Marks, 2005). Earlier LSAY research, based upon previous groups of young people followed over longer periods of time, are also used. Briefing paper no.18 This paper, published by the Australian Council for Educational Reasearch (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
