Research reports examine policy-relevant issues and comprise original analysis using the LSAY data sets and other extant data where relevant. Topics explored cover school, post-school study and transitions, work and equity groups.
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5 June 2013Student income support and education and training participation in Australia5 June 2013This research reports on the effects of Youth Allowance using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). It employs a range of econometric techniques to address the fact that the…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2611
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21 September 2011The vocational equivalent to Year 1221 September 2011This paper investigates what might be the vocational equivalent to completing senior secondary school. Three dimensions are considered: volume of learning, educational complexity and labour market,…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2416
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29 August 2011Does combining school and work affect school and post-school outcomes?29 August 2011In this report the authors seek to answer the question of whether combining school and work is detrimental or beneficial to a student's school educational performance and labour market outcomes.…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2398
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19 April 2010Education and happiness in the school-to-work transition19 April 2010Education is generally seen as enhancing people's lives. However, previous research has reported an inverse relationship between education and happiness or satisfaction with life: as education…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2239
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1 September 2002Becoming an adult: Leaving home, relationships and home ownership among Australian youth1 September 2002This report focuses on aspects of adulthood other than gaining full-time work. Data from the cohorts born in 1961, 1965, 1970 and 1975 is used to examine changing patterns in the transition to…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1863
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22 May 2014The impact of increasing university participation on the pool of apprentices22 May 2014This research investigates the impact of an expanding higher education sector on the quality of apprentices. Using two cohorts of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, we find that during the …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2720
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1 October 1996School students and part-time work1 October 1996The number of students who combine study with part-time work has significantly increased over the past few decades. This report looks at the incidence, nature, and effects of part-time work among…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1889
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2 March 2011Outcomes of stakeholder consultations to identify the LSAY analytical program for 2011-132 March 2011The results of the consultations NCVER conducted in November and December 2010 to identify research topics using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) are presented in this paper and…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2351
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17 December 2014Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth annual report 201317 December 2014The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program is an important evidence base for youth policy, providing information on the key transition points in young people's lives up to the…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2761
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2 October 2013Starting out in low-skill jobs2 October 2013The purpose of this research is to examine whether, for those who have left full-time education, a low-skill job provides them with a good start to their working lives. It was found that starting out …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2649