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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1 May 2008Career advice in Australian secondary schools: Use and usefulness1 May 2008This 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…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2080
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1 June 2002Education participation and outcomes by geographic location1 June 2002This report aimed to do the following: assess the viability of using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) study data for national reporting of outcomes by geographic location; and to…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1865
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21 September 2010Post-school education and labour force participation in Canada and Australia21 September 2010This study provides a comparison of the post-school education systems of Australia and Canada using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australia Youth and the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey.…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2286
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1 September 2004LSAY reference guide, 1996-20031 September 2004This guide summarises the findings of the 36 research reports published between 1996-2003 as part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program. The summaries are presented…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1913
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30 July 2014Does financial stress impact on young people in tertiary study?30 July 2014The focus of this paper is a consideration of the role that financial stress plays on a student's study outcomes and their study decisions. In particular, the paper explores whether individual…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2732
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20 August 2013The impact of school academic quality on low socioeconomic status students20 August 2013The authors of this paper explore whether low socioeconomic status (SES) students benefit to a greater or lesser extent from attending high-quality schools when compared with their more advantaged…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2640
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1 July 2008School non-completers: Profiles and initial destinations1 July 2008This report examines non-completion of Year 12 at school for a nationally representative sample of young people who were 15 years old and still attending school in 2003. The study explores…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2088
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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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6 June 2012Bridging the gap: who takes a gap year and why?6 June 2012This report was prepared for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to throw light on the growing trend of taking a 'gap year' between school completion and commencing…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2494
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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