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Necessary but Not Sufficient? Youth Responses to Localised Returns to Education in Australia
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Biddle, Nicholas – Education Economics, 2013
In this paper, the 2001 Australian Census is used to estimate predicted net benefits of education at a small geographic level. These are then linked to youth in the areas to test the associations with high school participation. This is done separately for Indigenous youth, a population sub-group with historically low levels of education…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits
The Importance of the School to a Rural Community.
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Nunn, John – Education in Rural Australia, 1994
The community roles (other than education) of three rural high schools in Victoria, Australia, included community use of school facilities, financial expenditures by school staff in the three communities, involvement of staff in community associations and organizations, and employment created by the three schools. Estimates the financial benefit…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Benefits, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries
Factors Influencing Civic Engagement at Australian and U.S. Research Universities: Two Illustrative Examples
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Hartley, Matthew; Winter, Alexandra; Nunery, Leroy D., II; Muirhead, Bruce; Harkavy, Ira – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
The founding of the Australian system of higher education closely parallels the creation of public postsecondary education in the United States during the nineteenth century. Their subsequent histories reflect a growing recognition of postsecondary education's capacity to shape the economic prospects not only of individuals, but of entire nations.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Influences, Research Universities