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Mann, Anthony; Denis, Vanessa; Percy, Chris – OECD Publishing, 2020
The focus of this working paper is on how secondary schools can optimise young people's preparation for adult employment at a time of extreme labour market turbulence. By reviewing academic analysis of national longitudinal datasets, it is possible to identify indicators of comparative adult success. How teenagers: (1) think about their futures in…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Secondary Schools, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
In 2000, Canada launched the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) in conjunction with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Since then, the 30 000 Canadian students that participated in PISA 2000 have been interviewed every two years to collect information about their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, National Surveys
Thomson, Sue; Hillman, Kylie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
The link between academic achievement and labour market outcomes is well established. But how well does a student's achievement in a test predict their later success in life? This study examines this question, with "success" considered to encompass satisfaction with life together with the extent to which young people are fully occupied…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Labor Market, Low Achievement