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The Role Of Young Men's Attainment Of Alternate Educational Credentials In Their Entry To Fatherhood Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University, 2017 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Family Formation; Fatherhood; GED/General Educational Diploma/General Equivalency Degree/General Educational Development; High School Curriculum; High School Transcripts; Vocational Education; Vocational Training Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Despite previous research suggesting that men's economic position is important for family formation and in particular whether cohabiting couples will ultimately marry, there is a shortage of current research examining how men's educational attainment influences their family formation behaviors. Given the potential promise of professional licenses, certifications, and educational certificates, collectively known as alternate educational credentials (AECs), for promoting employment outcomes among low-skilled adults, the aim of this dissertation is to examine the role of young men's attainment of AECs in young men's family formation behaviors. Using 16 waves of data on young men participating in the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97), I explore the prevalence of young men's attainment of AECs and whether earning AECs influences young men's entry to fatherhood and the relationship context in which they enter fatherhood. |
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Constance, Nicole Faye. The Role Of Young Men's Attainment Of Alternate Educational Credentials In Their Entry To Fatherhood. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University, 2017. |