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Title: High School Dropout and the Roles of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School
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1. Plank, Stephen B.
Deluca, Stefanie
Estacion, Angela
High School Dropout and the Roles of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School
Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Dropouts; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Vocational Education

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We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to develop hazards models of high school dropout. Our particular interest involves the place of career and technical education (CTE) within the broader landscape of the high school curriculum and individuals' experiences. We ask whether various aspects of CTE -- which are sometimes intentionally integrated with core academic experiences and sometimes not -- increase or decrease the risk of dropping out (possibly through mechanisms of detachment from or attachment to school). A significant reduction in the risk of dropping out is found to be associated with participating in a Career Major (a coherent sequence of courses based upon an occupational goal). Implications and directions for future analyses are discussed.
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Plank, Stephen B., Stefanie Deluca and Angela Estacion. "High School Dropout and the Roles of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School." Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004.