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

Publication Details

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(s): Cathy Wylie, Edith Hodgen, Rosemary Hipkins, & Karen Vaughan [New Zealand Council for Educational Research]

Date Published: May 2009

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Full Report

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Competent Learners on the edge of Adulthood (PDF v1.4, 7.37 mb)

Chapters

Cover (PDF v1.6, 866 kb)

Contents (PDF v1.6, 32 kb)

1. Overview (PDF v1.6, 37 kb)

2. How the research was done (PDF v1.6, 769 kb)

3. Patterns of performance (PDF v1.6, 1.7 mb)

4. The continuing effects of early childhood education (PDF v1.6, 1.3 mb)

5. Engagement in school and learning (PDF v1.6, 768 kb)

6. Experiences of secondary school (PDF v1.6, 785 kb)

7. Experiences and views of NCEA (PDF v1.6, 36 kb)

8. Out-of-school influences (PDF v1.6, 1.1 mb)

9. Looking ahead — the transition from school (PDF v1.6, 36 kb)

Back pages (PDF v1.6, 1.4 mb)