A Review of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth

Download or read book A Review of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The review of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) commenced in June 2013, The intention was that the review should make no assumptions about value for money, continuation or structure. A review of this kind has not been undertaken since the commencement of LSAY in 1995, although evaluations of its effectiveness and efficiency were completed in 2000 and 2010. The aim of this report is to provide systematic evidence to underpin decision making on the future of LSAY by : Making an objective assessment of the value for money and limitations of LSAY as presently constituted to policy makers, researchers and the wider community, Identifying the feasibility, implications and cost of enhancements or changes, including improvements to make LSAY a better and more agile policy tool; and Identifying options, timelines and, where possible, costs for continuance or discontinuance. The different methodologies used in the review were : Reviewing existing documentation, survey users, interview stakeholders, literature review, analysis of data and statistics, different case studies, review of LSAY in Australia and overseas in relation to youth and a technical and cost analysis for different options to enhance LSAY. [Executive summary, ed]