Noneconomic Effects of Vocational Education.

Autor/in	Hotchkiss, Lawrence
Institution	Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
Titel	Noneconomic Effects of Vocational Education.
Quelle	(1987), (103 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Basic Skills; Drug Use; Educational Attitudes; High School Graduates; Occupational Aspiration; Outcomes of Education; Parent Attitudes; Secondary Education; Student Educational Objectives; Vocational Education; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Elternverhalten; Sekundarbereich; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A project examined the nonecomomic effects of secondary vocational education on six types of outcomes measured while respondents were in high school (basic skills, career expectations, significant others' career expectations for the student, attitudes such as self-esteem and locus of control, grades, and homework), and five types of post-high school outcomes (postsecondary education, marriage and family, voting behavior, criminal behavior, and substance use). Two major national data sets were used to study these outcomes: the High School and Beyond (HSB) survey and the National Longitudinal Survey New Youth Cohort (NLS). Three measures of curriculum were used: vocational profiles based on student transcripts; self-reporting of academic, vocational, and general curriculum; and a curriculum index of coursework, self-report track, remedial courses taken, and honors courses taken. A large number of control variables were included in the analyses. Results of the study indicate small negative effects of vocational curriculum on basic skills, educational expectation, occupational expectation, perceived ability to complete college, grades, and hours per week spent on homework. Findings regarding postsecondary schooling are mixed. Vocational curriculum in high school does not appear to have strong effects on the other outcomes studied. Limited evidence showed that vocational education is associated with reduced use of marijuana and other drugs, as is academic curriculum. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC