Students Who Prepare for College and a Vocation. Issue Brief.

Autor/inn/en	Hudson, Lisa; Hurst, David
Institution	National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
Titel	Students Who Prepare for College and a Vocation. Issue Brief.
Quelle	(1999), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Achievement; Career Choice; College Preparation; Course Selection (Students); Curriculum; Educational Opportunities; Employment Opportunities; High School Students; High Schools; Higher Education; Vocational Aptitude; Vocational Education; Vocational Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausbildungseignung; Berufseignung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	High schools have traditionally focused on preparing students for entry-level jobs or for postsecondary education. Recently, federal legislation (e.g., 1990 and 1998 Perkins Acts) has encouraged a more integrated approach for all students, one that maintains college entry as a viable option while also providing a stronger foundation in work skills and applications. The percentage of high school graduates who complete both a vocational concentration and a college preparatory curriculum is small, but it increased markedly between 1982 and 1994. This issue brief focuses on students who complete both a vocational and college preparatory curriculum, examining their vocational course taking, academic achievement in high school, and postsecondary participation. High school graduates with concentrations on vocational areas that use computers most extensively, such as business and technology/communications, generally were most likely to complete a college preparatory curriculum. The academic achievement gains and postsecondary participation rates of high school graduates who completed both a vocational concentration and a college preparatory curriculum were similar to those who completed a college preparatory curriculum only, and generally higher than students who completed a vocational concentration only. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 2 references.) (GCP)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC