Studying beyond age 25: who does it and what do they gain?
What would prompt people to undertake education and training in their mid-20s and beyond and what are the benefits? The authors investigate what motivates people to undertake education and training at more mature ages and the impact of this on their labour market outcomes. They found that males who undertake further education and training after the age of 25 years did so for reasons related to their current employment (for example, towards promotion or a different job), whereas for females a key motivator was simply getting a job. For both males and females, a sustained increase in job satisfa ... Show more
Authors: Coelli, Michael; Tabasso, Domenico; Zakirova, Rezida
Published: Adelaide, South Australia, NCVER, 2012
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 63 p.
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