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Osborne, Kristen; Circelli, Michelle – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2018
The transition from school to further education and work is a milestone in the life of a young person. Many young people go on to further education or training after leaving school, which often leads to viable job opportunities. This report is a summary of recent research by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) about the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Adjustment, Student Experience, Longitudinal Studies
Homel, Jacqueline; Mavisakalyan, Astghik; Nguyen, Ha Trong; Ryan, Chris – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
This paper examines how disadvantage affects educational outcomes, in this instance, Year 12 completion. While previous studies have found a strong link between parental education or occupational status and Year 12 completion, this research was able to capture a broader set of cultural, material and resource aspects of disadvantage. It did this by…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation, Disadvantaged, Family Characteristics
Nguyen, Nhi – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Vocational education in schools declined significantly following the demise of the 1970s of technical high schools. By the 1990s, it had undergone a renaissance after formal school vocational education and training (VET) programs became an accepted feature of the latter years of schooling. There is now a diverse range of school VET options…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Students, Student Participation, School Holding Power