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.
Research reports
21 -
30 of
83 results...
Fully-matching results
-
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
-
1 November 2001Participation and achievement in VET of non-completers of school1 November 2001This report assesses the vocational education and training (VET) experiences and activities of young people in their initial post-school years who left school prior to completion. The report…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1871
-
1 July 2003Patterns of participation in Year 121 July 2003This report looks at changes in participation in Year 12 from 1980 to 2001 and changes in the influences on participation. It also examines subject choices made by students in the final year of…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1857
-
1 April 2006The transition to full-time work of young people who do not go to university1 April 2006This report looks at the transition to full-time work of young Australians who did not attend university after leaving school. It focuses on identifying the factors that are important in promoting…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1837
-
1 November 2005Participation in and progress through New Apprenticeships1 November 2005This report focuses on New Apprenticeships. New Apprenticeships provide a pathway from school to adult working life for a significant proportion of young people. New Apprenticeships are based on a…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1842
-
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. They …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2398
-
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 level…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2239
-
1 November 2001Tertiary entrance performance: The role of student background and school factors1 November 2001This report examines the tertiary entrance performance of students in Year 12 in 1998 using data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) project to address a variety of demographic,…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1869
-
1 March 2007Completing university: Characteristics and outcomes of completing and non-completing students1 March 2007This report looks at factors that influence university course completion by young Australians. It follows a group of young Australians over a period of nine years. It provides understanding into…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1835
-
1 March 1999The effects of part-time work on school students1 March 1999This report examines the effects of working part-time on Australian high school students. It looks at the types of jobs students are likely to be employed in to examine the influence of this…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1882