Stories of early school leaving: pointers for policy and practice - part 2 only

Abstract

Stories of early school leaving Pointers for policy and practice

Part 2 Eight stories of early school leaving

Janet Taylor Brotherhood of St Laurence 2009

Stories of early school leaving

Presentation of the stories This section presents the eight young people aged 16 and 17 who told us their stories of their lives since leaving school. They include three young women (Lisa, Maddie and Emma) and five young men (Andy, Carlo, Brendan and Duc). Pseudonyms are used. The young people were all born in Melbourne in 1990 and turned 17 during 2007. They have been part of the larger longitudinal Life Chances Study since infancy. Most of the stories are based on interviews in mid 2007 and late 2007. For those who had left school earliest, some of their accounts from earlier interviews are included. The interviews were recorded and transcribed, and have been edited to present them more as the young peoples stories by removing the interviewers questions.