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Title: Postsecondary Experiences of Students with Varying Participation in Secondary Vocational Education
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Campbell, Paul B. Gardner, John A. Seitz, Patricia Ann |
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Postsecondary Experiences of Students with Varying Participation in Secondary Vocational Education Report, Columbus OH: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University, 1982. Also: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED215218.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University Keyword(s): Behavior; Earnings; Education, Secondary; High School Curriculum; Job Training; Minorities, Youth; Schooling, Post-secondary; Vocational Education; Vocational Preparation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. This study examined the effects of secondary vocational education on the post-high school educational activities of youth. Data used in the study were taken from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, New Youth Cohort (NLS Youth), supplemented with information from the respondents' high school transcripts. Findings included the following: (1) a majority of high school graduates, both vocational and nonvocational, enroll in some type of postsecondary program; (2) higher levels of educational aspirations were associated with higher probabilities of postsecondary participation; (3) less frequent participation in postsecondary programs was found for minority youth with at least some vocational experience, although, for whites, secondary vocational education did not seem to reduce overall postsecondary participation; (4) class rank, and, for whites only, parents' education influenced secondary participation; (5) living in the West was associated with a higher attendance in two-year colleges; and (6) for certain subgroups, a higher unemployment rate and residence in a rural area showed an increased likelihood of postsecondary participation. Issues raised for policy considerations are these questions: Should secondary vocational training programs take the responsibility for fully equipping graduates with the necessary skills to enter the labor market immediately? Or, should vocational education simply provide the needed prerequisites for further training after high school? The study concluded that policymakers should be aware of the diversity of secondary vocational education when deciding these questions. (KC) |
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Campbell, Paul B., John A. Gardner and Patricia Ann Seitz. "Postsecondary Experiences of Students with Varying Participation in Secondary Vocational Education." Report, Columbus OH: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University, 1982. |