Briefing papers synthesise findings from already completed LSAY research reports on important themes and may also contain some more basic analysis of LSAY data.
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1 August 2005Education and labour market outcomes for young Indigenous people1 August 2005This briefing paper focuses on the findings from the 1995 and 1998 Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) cohorts of the Year 9 Indigenous students. It looks at attitudes of Indigenous…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1901
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1 July 2003Gender differences in educational and labour market outcomes1 July 2003This brief focuses on the differences in the numbers of young males and females on a range of educational and labour market outcomes. The results suggest that although there is a small but…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1903
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8 November 2011Trends in young people's wellbeing and the effects of the school-to-work transition8 November 2011This briefing paper explores the link between wellbeing and the stages of transition of participants from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) from 1995 to 2006. The paper also…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2435
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12 October 2010Attitudes, intentions and participation in education: Year 12 and beyond12 October 2010This briefing paper draws on findings from several LSAY Research Reports (5, 27, 31, 33 and 41) which report on how student attitudes and engagement in the formative school years influence subsequent …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2316
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1 October 2000Early school leaving and 'non-completion' in Australia1 October 2000This briefing paper on early school leaving and 'non-completion in Australia' highlights that: students who perform well at school are less likely to leave school earlyhttps://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1909
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4 February 2009Participation in vocational education and training to age 244 February 2009The 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…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2118
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26 November 2010Early post-school outcomes of Indigenous youth: the role of literacy and numeracy26 November 2010Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), this briefing paper explores the impact of literacy and numeracy levels on the educational gap between Indigenous and…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2308
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4 February 2009University study in Australia: Persistence, completion and beyond4 February 2009The 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 …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2112
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1 July 2005Leaving school in Australia: Early career and labour market outcomes1 July 2005This briefing paper describes the post-school education, training and labour market activities of young people in Australia between 1996 to 2000 and identifies factors that affect their chances of…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1902
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1 January 2003Entering higher education in Australia1 January 2003This briefing paper investigates factors contributing to entry into higher education. Highlights of this study include: early achievement in numeracy and literacy has the greatest impact on…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1905