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2004066 How Do Young People Make Choices at Ages 14 and 16? Published   Published 29-Jun-2006 Report Publication Code : RR773 Brief Publication Code : RB773 In order to support young people’s decision-making at a time of greater and more complex choices, the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned NFER to explore how young people make the educational choices required of them at ages 14 and 16. The study adds a further dimension to previous research on decision-making by exploring the ways in which, for each individual, structural contexts and individual attributes interact both before and during the decision-making process. Two waves of in-depth interviews were held with 165 young people across 14 schools between February 2005 and February 2006. DfES Objective Enable all young people to develop and to equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work Key Research Priority to meet individual talents at 14-19 DfES Project Manager Janette King Contractor National Foundation For Educational Research (NFER) - Slough Office Author Sarah Blenkinsop, Tamaris McCrone, Pauline Wade and Marian Morris, National Foundation for Educational Research       Click icon to download/open research brief       Click icon to download/open research report

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