This quarterly publication contains 13 articles covering various aspects of education and youth employment in Australia. "Youth Employment Strategies: Public Service of South Australia" (Jenny Rhodes) describes opportunities for South Australian youth to enter public service. "School Influences on Retention in Victorian Government High Schools" (John Ainley, Margaret Batten, Hilary Miller) discusses the differences that appropriate programs in schools can make to retention rates. "Are Girls 'Youth'?" (Shirley Sampson) and "The Culture of Our High Schools and Its Impact on Girls" (Margaret Vickers) focus on sex fairness issues. In "School and Work: Some Teacher and Student Perspectives," Lyle Munro reports on the impact of students' part-time work. Susan King reviews "Confronting School and Work," a contribution to the debate on school effectiveness by Peter Dwyer, Bruce Wilson, and Roger Woock. "A Tracer Study of School Leavers in Indonesia" (Ruth Daroesman) and "Teenage Unemployment in New Zealand" (Barrie Stacey) look at experiences in other countries. Current youth studies research is summarized in "Youth Labour Market: The Effects of Unemployment" (C. Blakers); "The Community Employment Program: Job Creation or Work Experience?" (Moira Rowland); and "The Community Employment Program: Valuable Experience for Future Planning" (Annie Kavanagh). The Participation and Equity Program is considered by Gerald Burke in "Demography, Participation and Finance: Some Aspects of the Commonwealth's Guidelines" and David Pettit in "The Participation and Equity Program: One Year On." (KC)