An Empirical Study of Decisions Involving Post-Secondary Vocational School Training. Volume II--Technical Report. Final Report.

Autor/in	Olson, Lawrence S.
Institution	Rochester Univ., NY.
Titel	An Empirical Study of Decisions Involving Post-Secondary Vocational School Training. Volume II--Technical Report. Final Report.
Quelle	(1978), (73 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Educational Benefits; Inner City; Intelligence; Males; Motivation; National Surveys; Postsecondary Education; Private Schools; Program Length; Rural Youth; Socioeconomic Background; Urban Youth; Vocational Education; Vocational Followup; Wages; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungsertrag; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Private school; Privatschule; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sozioökonomische Lage; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Wage; Löhne; USA
Abstract	A study examined decisions involving private, postsecondary vocational schooling using three large, national sets of data (from the National Longitudinal Surveys) on males. Particular attention is paid to three target groups: inner-city and rural individuals and dropouts. Various equations were estimated using a life-cycle model of time allocation to market work, college, and vocational schooling. Empirical results indicate that persons who took very short programs in private vocational schools (less than three full-time-equivalent months) earn more than persons who didn't train but that this advantage decreases and eventually reverses for longer programs. Estimated dropout penalties are insignificant for all but inner-city youths. Dropout rates from private vocational schools are high, and dropping out appears to be an important method of choosing program length. Other results indicate that persons with poor socioeconomic backgrounds and high IQs take private vocational schooling. Also, during the time they attend private vocational schools, students get higher paying jobs than similiar non-trainees. Current governmental policies encourage much longer programs in private vocational schools than appear to be justified by this study. Inner city youths in particular should be encouraged to take and complete short programs, since their estimated dropout penalty is large. (Description of procedures, data preparation, and findings are included. A shorter executive summary is also available--see note.) (JT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC