Completing university: characteristics and outcomes of completing and non-completing students
This study, which is based on annual data collected on education, training, and labour market activities up until 2004 from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program, examines the factors that influence course completion by young people at university and documents the post-university activities, especially labour market activities, of those who enrol at a university but do not obtain a qualification. Key findings indicated that: students’ regional and socioeconomic background has little influence on their likelihood of completing university; and university non-completion has ... Show more
Authors: Marks, Gary N.
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Published: Camberwell, Victoria, Australian Council for Educational Research, 2007
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: viii, 34 p.
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