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dc.contributor.authorDockery, Alfred Michael
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:31:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:31:11Z
dc.date.created2011-03-15T20:01:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationDockery, Alfred Michael. 2010. Education and happiness in the school-to-work transition. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32478
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Education is generally seen as enhancing people's lives. However, previous research has reported an inverse relationship between education and happiness or satisfaction with life: as education level goes up, happiness goes down. Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), this report examines the relationship between education and happiness. The impact of factors such as family circumstances and personality traits are also considered. The report finds that undertaking vocational qualifications such as an apprenticeship has a positive impact on happiness both during the training period and after completion. For university graduates, however, happiness declines following completion of their study.

dc.publisherNational Centre for Vocational Education Research
dc.titleEducation and happiness in the school-to-work transition
dc.typeBook
dcterms.source.isbn9781921413872
dcterms.source.placeAdelaide, South Australia
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Published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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