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Title: Vocational Education and the High-Risk Student
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1. Mertens, Donna M.
Vocational Education and the High-Risk Student
Journal of Vocational Education Research 11,2 (Spring 1986): 1-15.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Vocational Education Research Association
Keyword(s): Dropouts; High School; High School Transcripts; Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Vocational Education

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. An analysis of the New Youth Cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience concluded that, all else being equal, vocational education students are no more likely to drop out of school than their peers. Strategies do exist that increase the retentive effects of vocational education programs. (Author/CH)
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Mertens, Donna M. "Vocational Education and the High-Risk Student." Journal of Vocational Education Research 11,2 (Spring 1986): 1-15.