Geographical and place dimensions of post-school participation in education and work
Aspirations have been shown to be a key influence on young people's engagement with post-school education and training. This research explores how aspirations are affected by where a young person lives. It finds that young people are significantly influenced by their educational and career 'inheritance'. By encountering educational cultures (new ideas or experiences) different from their own they are more likely to make life choices divergent from those they 'inherit'. Vocational education and training (VET) provides an essential pathway of choice to further education and work but the differen... Show more
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Published: Adelaide, South Australia, NCVER, 2015
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 63 p.
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https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/geographical-and-place-dimensions-of-post-school-participation-in-education-and-work
