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This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian… Show more

This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth) research reports: 'Participation in and progress through New Apprenticeships'; and the 'VET pathways taken by school leavers'. These two reports use data obtained from young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995 and whose educational and occupational activities were traced each year Show less

This briefing paper looks at participation in VET in Schools programs by members of three groups of … Show more

This briefing paper looks at participation in VET in Schools programs by members of three groups of young people who have been part of LSAY since 1995, when VET in Schools offerings experienced sustained growth. The first group comprises young people who were in Year 9 in 1995 and included vocational education and training (VET) subjects as part of their Year 11 or Year 12 studies in 1997 and 1998 Show less

This briefing paper provides a summary of students' experiences at school and their attitudes and… Show more

This briefing paper provides a summary of students' experiences at school and their attitudes and perceptions of these experiences at ages 15 and 16. It is based on information obtained in both years from these young people who participated in PISA in 2003 and who are now part of the LSAY 2003 cohort. Table 1 shows the distribution, by year level, of the cohort in both 2003 and 2004. Briefing Show less

The data for this briefing paper are from the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian … Show more

The data for this briefing paper are from the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). The findings reported here are from three recent LSAY research reports, which are listed at the end of this briefing paper. The cohort comprises young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995. Data in this briefing paper have been collected annually to 2005. This briefing paper Show less

This report examines young people's participation in career advice activities while at school and… Show more

This report examines young people's participation in career advice activities while at school and their perceptions of the usefulness of the advice they receive. The data are from the 2003 15 year old cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). Research report no. 53 This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Show less

This report follows the final years of secondary school and post-school pathways of young people… Show more

This report follows the final years of secondary school and post-school pathways of young people residing in non-metropolitan areas. This includes geographic mobility, participation in education, training and employment. The study investigates why some young people leave these areas, who does so and whether some young people eventually return. The report indicates that the main reasons were to Show less

This report provides details of the activities and experiences of the Year 9 class of 1998 in the… Show more

This report provides details of the activities and experiences of the Year 9 class of 1998 in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project at a single point in time. The reference period for this report is October 2003, when the modal age of the cohort was 19 years.textThis report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Show less

This report examines recent school leavers who commenced non-apprenticeship vocational education… Show more

This report examines recent school leavers who commenced non-apprenticeship vocational education and training (VET) courses in Australia during the late 1990s. It focuses on the early post-school years, up to age 20. The report aims to describe educational, training and labour market pathways of non-apprenticeship VET course entrants and identifies factors associated with persistence in these VET Show less