Competent Learners on the Edge of Adulthood: A summary of key findings from the Competent Learners @ 16 project

Competent Children, Competent Learners is a longitudinal study which began in 1993 and follows the progress of a sample of around 500 New Zealand young people from early childhood education through schooling and beyond. Several reports from the age-16 phase of the project have been published. This report summaries the key findings at age 16.

Author: Cathy Wylie, Edith Hodgen, Rosemary Hipkins, & Karen Vaughan [New Zealand Council for Educational Research]
Date Published: May 2009