Vocational Education and the Work Establishment of Youth: Equity and Effectiveness Issues. A Rand Note.

Autor/in	Berryman, Sue E.
Institution	Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
Titel	Vocational Education and the Work Establishment of Youth: Equity and Effectiveness Issues. A Rand Note.
Quelle	(1980), (72 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Blacks; Dropouts; Education Work Relationship; Educational Benefits; Educational Research; Equal Education; Females; High School Students; Literature Reviews; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Relevance (Education); Student Placement; Surveys; Synthesis; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Weibliches Geschlecht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Relevance; Relevanz; Schülerpraktikum; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A study examined data from literature and from three surveys of high school students to analyze the equity of the way in which high schools assign students to the vocational track and the effectiveness of vocational education in preparing students for work. Data revealed that while students' junior high abilities, achievement, and curricular preferences explain a substantial amount of track placement, they do not explain it all. While over half of the variance in track placement remains unexplained, it is clear that status characteristics do not heavily affect track placement. Vocational programs seem to promote continued school attendance among students properly assigned to it. Data suggests that vocational programs might feasibly affect graduates' work establishment by integrating particular subgroups into the high school, thus increasing the chance that they will graduate; by developing academic and general human capital skills; by promoting good work habits; and by operating as an information and reference system for employers. The work establishment benefits of vocational education for high school dropouts is unclear, and data show no positive employment effects of vocational education for blacks. Vocational education may help females by training them in nontraditional occupations. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01