Getting Acquainted with U.S. Tenth Graders: Implications for Nonschool Programs.

Autor/inn/en	Steele, Sara M.; und weitere
Institution	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Dept of Continuing and Vocational Education.
Titel	Getting Acquainted with U.S. Tenth Graders: Implications for Nonschool Programs.
Quelle	(1994), (334 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Community Programs; Dropouts; Educational Attainment; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Ethnicity; Extracurricular Activities; Family Characteristics; Grade 10; High School Students; High Schools; Longitudinal Studies; National Surveys; Research Design; Sampling; Sex Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Substance Abuse; Urban Youth; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ethnizität; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Forschungsdesign; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	This report is based on the second survey in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 series (NELS:88). Data are from a questionnaire administered to 20,706 tenth graders and dropouts in 1990. The study design resulted in a sample representative of tenth graders across the country. The wealth of NELS:88 data makes it difficult to organize and summarize the findings. Overall, the main variables examined (ethnicity, socioeconomic status, family type, sex of student, urbanicity, region, and former 4-H participation) showed little difference for more than three-fourths of the items examined. Ethnicity and family type were the two variables showing the most difference, followed by socioeconomic status. The differences found among tenth graders, while sometimes substantial, were rarely traceable primarily to a demographic characteristic. Areas of concern are: (1) the percent of tenth graders with high occupational aspirations whose educational programs were not consistent with their expectations; (2) the percent using substances; and (3) the percent who had difficulty with the tests included in the study. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC