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NCVER upcoming events for 2013 - mark your diaries now!
LSAY National Research Forum - 11 April 2013
Look out for NCVER's one-day research forum on findings from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) with a focus on youth transitions - the impact of schools, aspirations and engagement, gap years and pathways to work. The national event will be held in Sydney on 11 April 2013. More details to follow in the new year.
22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' - 10-12 July 2013
Considered one of the best value events on the VET calendar, next year NCVER and Sunshine Coast TAFE are hosting the 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' in Mooloolaba, Queensland from 10-12 July 2013.
Call for papers and further details will be available in January 2013.
To register your interest for these events, email events@ncver.edu.au
Just off the press ...
Australian vocational education and training statistics: young people in education and training 2011
NCVER
This publication provides a summary of statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in an education and training activity during 2011. Information of participation is presented for school students, VET in Schools students, higher education students, apprentices and trainees, and other VET students. This publication is available at VOCEDplus.
Peer mentoring of students in rural and low-SES schools: increasing aspiration for higher education
David Curtis, Aaron Drummond, John Halsey, Michael J. Lawson
University participation of rural and low socioeconomic status (SES) students is lower than for those from metropolitan areas or with higher socioeconomic status. This study explores the aspirations and intentions for university education among low SES and regional school students and looks at how peer mentoring might influence them. The findings show that, compared with their higher SES peers, low SES students have less favourable attitudes towards school, lower achievement at school, and less ambitious post-school study and career aspirations. Students who received sustained mentoring showed a higher likelihood of enrolling in a university course.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2562.html
Continuing education and training models and strategies: an initial appraisal
Stephen Billett et al.
Changing work requirements, an ageing workforce and lengthening working lives requires an education and training system that goes beyond entry-level training. This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the tertiary education and training system might be organised to maintain the employability of Australian workers across their working lives.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2571.html
Does part-time work at school impact on going to university?
Xiadong Gong, Rebecca Cassells, Alan Duncan
Combining school study with part-time or casual work is an increasing trend for Australian high school students. This report looks at the impact working while studying has on students' intentions to go to university and their actual enrolment in university. Using data from LSAY Y98, the authors find that combining some work with study does not affect the intention to enrol in university, or change the likelihood of enrolling, but working intensively does reduce the chances of going to university, especially for girls. They also find that school peers appear to play a role in students' study and work choices, with students more likely to combine study and work if a higher proportion of their school mates do so.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2539.html
Entry to vocations: the efficacy of VET in Schools
Kira Clarke
This report explores the relationship between vocational education and training in (VET) in schools and the labour market. Four models of 'VET in Schools' are used to establish how it is conceptualised and how occupational and further VET study outcomes are maximised. Interviews and surveys with stakeholders also consider how 'VET in Schools' can be strengthened.
What's new ...
VOCEDplus thesis collection
A new collection has been created in VOCEDplus. This new collection aims to bring together theses in tertiary education (vocational education and training, higher education, and adult and community education). Researchers are encouraged to submit their thesis for inclusion in VOCEDplus.
http://www.voced.edu.au/content/theses
Latest Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) 2003 cohort data now available
The latest Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) 2003 cohort data collected from the 2011 interviews are now available from the Australian Data Archive. Information on how to access these data is available from the LSAY website.
Web update ...
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) 2003 cohort technical documents updated
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) 2003 cohort user guide and derived variable documentation have been updated and are now available from the LSAY website.
http://www.lsay.edu.au/data/31272.html
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