Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)
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Surveys of Australian Youth Research Reports - LSAY
Author(s): Robyn Penman - Various
Publisher: ACER 2004
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) study the progress of several cohorts of young Australians between school, post-secondary education and training and work. The oldest cohort was born in 1961, while the youngest was a nationally representative sample of Year 9 students selected in 1998. The information from the surveys is used to provide a picture of what young Australians are doing and how this picture changes both as the cohort gets older and compared with other cohorts. More detailed investigations look at the links between social characteristics, education and training, and employment. Issues investigated in the LSAY project include school completion, participation in vocational and university education, part-time work, unemployment, earnings and school achievement.