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Erica Holt-White; Carl Cullinane – Sutton Trust, 2025
Internships have grown to become a crucial part of the graduate job market. Offering graduates an invaluable opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop key skills, and build their networks, they can be formative experiences for those trying to kickstart their career. But our previous research has highlighted a persistent and pervasive…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Compensation (Remuneration), Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2013
"Education Indicators in Focus" is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in "OECD's Education at a Glance" that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits, Demography, Expectation
Semo, Ronnie; Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
In recent times social capital has received considerable attention because it is seen as having the potential to address many of the problems facing modern society, including the poor educational outcomes of considerable numbers of young people. This paper uses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) to explore the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Family Characteristics, Outcomes of Education, Young Adults
Karmel, Tom; Misko, Josie; Blomberg, Davinia; Bednarz, Alice; Atkinson, Georgina – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
In recent years, the level of participation and attainment by Indigenous Australians in education and training has improved, yet substantial gaps still exist between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians. Education has to be a key focus if the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment rates is to be closed. This report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Indigenous Populations
Allison, Janelle; Gorringe, Scott; Lacey, Justine – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Building Learning Communities: Partnerships, Social Capital and VET Performance." It provides regional summaries and the "facts and flavour" for each of the following areas: (1) Restructuring Rural Landscape (Wide Bay Burnett, Queensland); (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Social Capital, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Al-Yaman, Fadwa; Higgins, Daryl – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011
The Closing the Gap Clearinghouse was established by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to bring together evidence-based research on overcoming disadvantage for Indigenous Australians. The Clearinghouse provides access to a collection of information on what works to improve Indigenous people's lives across the building blocks identified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Clearinghouses, Educational Policy
Francis, Paul A. – 1998
This study, based on data from a 1997 survey of 54 Nigerian primary schools and their client communities, was commissioned in order to assist the National Primary Education Commission (NPEC) in improving primary education services. Stakeholders consulted included parents, pupils, teachers and head teachers, community leaders, educational…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement