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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and…
Descriptors: Guides, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Data
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Youth, Guides, Longitudinal Studies
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and…
Descriptors: Guides, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Data
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Social Behavior, Youth, Guides
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and…
Descriptors: Guides, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Data
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Strang, Kenneth David – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
Virtual learning is a popular teaching modality, and it has been reported in research that there is no significant difference in academic outcome as compared with face-to-face courses. Not all researchers agree with this assertion and some claim it is more difficult to teach math-oriented subjects online. Given that educational psychology theories…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
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Woodman, Dan; Tyler, Debra – Youth Studies Australia, 2007
The Life-Patterns project is a panel-cohort longitudinal study following the life trajectories of 1,908 young people who left school in Victoria in 1991. The project attempts to obtain nuanced pictures of young people's lives in three ways: using a reflexive longitudinal study design, with opportunities for participant feedback and influence on…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Cohort Analysis
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Reynolds, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2006
An outline is given of the context in which The International School Effectiveness Research Project (ISERP) was designed and it is argued that the deficiencies of existing studies and the increased internationalization of education makes the more rigorous approach of ISERP essential. A number of methodological lessons from the study are given,…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Research Projects, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Education
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Job, Eena Marie – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Reports problems connected with retrospective life span interviews of Australian older adults (N=204). Sources of bias arising from interview situations and interviewer/respondent interactions are discussed. Results suggest retrospective analysis deserves respect for factual potential. Gerontology research must also respect the integrity of the…
Descriptors: Bias, Cohort Analysis, Foreign Countries, Gerontology
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Abbott-Chapman, Joan – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
Longitudinal research, conducted between 1999 and 2002, tracked the academic progress of a small sample of mature students entering the University of Tasmania, Australia, from a disadvantaged region of Tasmania to pursue degrees in accounting and education. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to examine the impact of alternative…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Higher Education, Adult Students, Longitudinal Studies
Butcher, Jude – 1994
Studies of teacher development face the issue of providing a valid and generalizable analysis reflecting the influence of differences in people and contexts and their interactions. To adopt a study designed upon a single set of data, whether extensive or intensive, is limiting--both types of data are needed. Effective research provides for a wide…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Cohort Analysis
Le, Anh T.; Miller, Paul W. – 2002
Data primarily from Australia's Youth in Transition Survey were analyzed to explain differences in the schooling decisions of individuals born in 1961 versus 1970. The main measured factors affecting individuals' schooling decisions were as follows: ability; school type; and family background. Participation in school was positively associated with…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)