Country School Leavers: A Study of the Aspirations and Experiences of School Leavers from Fourteen Country Schools in Western Australia. Studies in Rural Education No. 5.

Autor/in	Dunnell, P.
Institution	Western Australian Education Dept., Perth. Research Branch.
Titel	Country School Leavers: A Study of the Aspirations and Experiences of School Leavers from Fourteen Country Schools in Western Australia. Studies in Rural Education No. 5.
Quelle	(1980), (101 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-7224-8023-3
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; Dropout Attitudes; Dropouts; Education Work Relationship; Educational Assessment; Employment Opportunities; Expectation; Foreign Countries; Occupational Aspiration; Occupational Information; Questionnaires; Rural Education; Rural Youth; School Holding Power; Secondary Education; Sex Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Expectancy; Erwartung; Ausland; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Berufsinformation; Fragebogen; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sekundarbereich; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Australien
Abstract	Besides describing actual experiences of rural students who leave school before completing Year 12, a 1978-79 study in Western Australia was also designed to investigate options and employment opportunities available to school leavers. Questionnaires from 1,371 students in Years 9-12 in 14 schools collected data on background, education, aspirations and expectations. Six months later, students (256) identified as school leavers returned mailed questionnaires on their post-school experiences; 12 of the original students (employed, unemployed, or re-enrolled in school) were interviewed for case studies. Findings were: rural school leavers wanted to remain in country areas and were keen to get jobs; girls faced a more difficult situation than boys when leaving rural schools to seek work; substantial numbers of school leavers were disenchanted with school; information provided by schools on careers and on the transition from school to work may be inadequate; students from rural schools either sought work locally, moved to larger population centers to find jobs, or continued their studies; rural students found jobs in distinctive ways (direct contact and family associations); job opportunities were very restricted in rural areas. Recommendations included: considering the situation of female school leavers; reviewing rural secondary schools and schools' transition activities; further research. (MH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC