Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160101611

Funded Activity Summary

Learning to make it work: education, work and wellbeing in young adulthood. The project plans to analyse young adults’ transitions from education to work from ages 27 to 31 (2016–20). This period is crucial for economic and social integration, however unemployment and insecure work are increasing, creating challenges. The longitudinal design includes a cross-generational analysis with a cohort of young Australians who were 27 in 2001 and 31 in 2005, to analyse changes in economic and social integration since the global financial crisis. It plans to extend current policy frameworks of youth transitions to explore the relationship between education, work and wellbeing, and contribute new knowledge about changing forms of vulnerability and the factors that support integration and resilience for young adults. Expected project outcomes are an evidence base about the resources that enable young adults to maximise their social and economic participation in society.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-03-2016

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $1,203,102.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social Change | Sociology | Social Policy | Sociology of Education

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Social Structure and Health | Expanding Knowledge in Education | Education and Training Systems Policies and Development |

Other Keywords

Education and Training Systems Policies and Development | Expanding Knowledge in Education | Social Change | Social Policy | Social Structure and Health | Sociology | Sociology of Education

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