A Profile and Analysis of Students in Vocational Training: Literacy Skills, Demographics, and Socioeconomic Characteristics.

Autor/in	Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.
Institution	National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA.
Titel	A Profile and Analysis of Students in Vocational Training: Literacy Skills, Demographics, and Socioeconomic Characteristics.
Quelle	(1998), (64 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Basic Skills; Demography; High School Equivalency Programs; High School Graduates; High Schools; Income; Literacy; Postsecondary Education; Socioeconomic Background; Student Characteristics; Track System (Education); Vocational Education; Wages + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Demografie; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Einkommen; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Sozioökonomische Lage; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Wage; Löhne
Abstract	This report presents a profile of the populations served by vocational education (VE) programs, comparing their literacy skills, demographics, and socioeconomic characteristics with those of students in other education tracks. Chapter 1 provides an introduction. Chapter 2 compares students enrolled in postsecondary VE programs with students enrolled in institutions granting associate and bachelor's degrees and discusses demographic characteristics, socioeconomic background, and literacy skills. The comparison shows that students enrolled in postsecondary VE programs displayed substantially lower scores on tests of literacy but had parents with lower socioeconomic background. Chapter 3 provides a statistical analysis of the link between secondary and postsecondary VE programs and labor market earnings. It finds that persons who complete a VE track in high school do not have significantly different earnings later in life than those who complete their secondary education without tracking; participants in formal postsecondary VE institutions tended to have earnings significantly higher. Chapter 4 analyzes the potential impact of linking VE programs with academic study programs leading to high school equivalency and finds that those receiving an equivalency certificate had similar literacy skills in comparison with students who received a high school diploma. Chapter 5 reviews the implications of the results for policy reform efforts, many of which define potential economic and educational impact of VE programs on diverse groups participating in the programs. (Contains 48 references.) (YLB)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01