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Smith, Erica; Patton, Wendy – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This paper uses data from interviews with representatives of national and state organisations that have a policy interest in student-working in Australia. The interviewees included representatives from employer bodies and trade unions as well as government organisations. The data are used to discuss these stakeholders' perceptions of the main…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Policy Formation, Unions, Foreign Countries
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Smith, Erica; Patton, Wendy – Youth Studies Australia, 2009
The findings of a large national project on the part-time working careers of full-time students aged 15 to 24 challenge some widely held perceptions of large corporations that employ school students. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Adolescents, Age Differences, Work Environment
Smith, Erica; Wilson, Lou – 2002
Australian school students' views regarding their learning from paid and unpaid work in the workplace were examined. The data sources were as follows: (1) a questionnaire administered in 13 schools in New South Wales and South Australia to students in years 10, 11, and 12; (2) school and locality-based case studies; and (3) interviews with…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Researchers