Australian young people: Their stories, their families and post-school plans

June 20th, 2007

The Australian Council for Educational Research prepared this report, released in May, for the Smith Family. Its authors are: Jennifer Bryce, Michelle Anderson, Tracey Frigo, and Phillip McKenzie (ISBN: 1 876833 42 4 48pp.)

It looks at how families help to shape the choices that young people make after they leave or finish school. It’s the fifth report in their series of reports on the challenges faced by Learning for Life students in making successful post-school transitions. Using a combination of a research literature review and interviews, the authors found there were several main factors that helped young people and their families in making these decisions.

The report is available on The Smith Family’s website

(Source: Youth Field Express June 2007).