Early Post-School Outcomes of Indigenous Youth: The Role of Literacy and Numeracy. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth. Briefing Paper 22

Autor/in	Nguyen, Nhi
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Titel	Early Post-School Outcomes of Indigenous Youth: The Role of Literacy and Numeracy. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth. Briefing Paper 22
Quelle	(2010), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-9218-0946-0
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Indigenous Populations; Educational Attainment; Numeracy; Young Adults; Education Work Relationship; Literacy Education; Reading Skills; Achievement Gap; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Access to Education; College Bound Students; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Employment Level; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Reading Comprehension; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Place of Residence; High School Graduates; Vocational Education; Australia; Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Rechenkompetenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Leseverstehen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Wohnort; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	Despite significant improvements in the areas of education and employment, the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth remain. Across some indicators--for example, university participation--the gap has actually widened. This is mainly because improvements for non-Indigenous young people have matched or surpassed the gains made by Indigenous young people. Governments at both federal and state levels are striving to improve Indigenous people's educational attainment and employment participation. The consistently lower scores in reading and maths assessments achieved by Indigenous youth have meant that improving their performance in literacy and numeracy has become one of the key target areas on the national agenda to assist in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), this briefing paper explores the impact of literacy and numeracy levels on the educational gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. The paper focuses on the early post-school outcomes of Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people between 1999 and 2007. Appendices include: (1) Measuring the Gap; and (2) Additional Table. (Contains 11 tables and 3 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10