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Article: What can be learned from the roller coaster journeys of young people making ultimately successful transitions beyond school?(Report)
- Article from:
- Australian Journal of Career Development
- Article date:
- September 22, 2008
- Author:
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This project investigated the interrelationships between family expectations and young people's post-school plans. All of the participants were from financially disadvantaged families. The research used interviews to understand these young people's perspectives of their transition experiences: the ways in which young people's school experiences impacted on their post-school pathways; how the young people weighed up costs and benefits in their decision-making; and exploration of the barriers and enablers encountered by the young people in their transition journeys. The findings endorsed the significant role played by families in young people's career decision-making and ...