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Completing University : Characteristics And Outcomes Of Completing And Non Completing Students, Gary Marks
Completing University : Characteristics And Outcomes Of Completing And Non Completing Students, Gary Marks
LSAY Research Reports
This report examines the factors that influence course completion by young Australians who commence university. It also documents the labour market outcomes of those who enrol at a university but who leave before obtaining a qualification. University education involves substantial public and private resources. It is important, therefore, to better understand the factors associated with course completion, and whether even a partial experience of university study may be beneficial in opening up other pathways. The report analyses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program to address these questions. The data are from a sample of young people …
Movement Of Non-Metropolitan Youth Towards The Cities, Kylie Hillman, Sheldon Rothman
Movement Of Non-Metropolitan Youth Towards The Cities, Kylie Hillman, Sheldon Rothman
LSAY Research Reports
This report focuses on a group of young people who were living in non-metropolitan areas in their final years of secondary school, and the pathways they followed in the years following secondary school, including their geographic mobility and participation in education, training and employment. Rural communities have long felt concern about the rate at which young people leave for urban areas, many never to return. This report analyses the issues involved by mapping the experiences of the same group of young people over an extended period of time. The authors investigate what pathways non-metropolitan youth follow in the years after …