Projects

Life Courses in Comparative Perspective: A 15 year Portrayal of Australian and Canadian Young Adults

Source: Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Committee

A grant was awarded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Committee 2005–2007 to undertake a comparative analysis of the data sets from the Paths on Life’s Way project, based in British Columbia, and that of the Australian Youth Research Centre’s Victorian Life-Patterns project. The two projects each involved longitudinal cohorts that were originally of around 2000 young people and have had roughly similar rates of attrition over time, but are still ongoing. The Canadian data set was originated two years before the Victorian study, but subsequently both studies have included a core of identical or similar questions, enabling a comparison of their findings. The analysis will contribute to a new book by Lesley and Johanna, published by The University of Toronto Press, providing a 15-year overview of the experiences of the post-1970 generation in Australia and Canada.

Assistant Professor Lesley Andres and Johanna Wyn are Chief Investigators on this project.

Contact: Johanna Wyn

Contact: j.wyn@unimelb.edu.au