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Author: Joyce, Mary
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1. Joyce, Mary
Neumark, David B.
An Introduction to School-to-Work Programs in the NLSY97: How Prevalent Are They, and Which Youths Do They Serve?
NBER Working Paper No. 7733, National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2000.
Also: http://papers.nber.org/papers/W7733
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Keyword(s): High School; High School Completion/Graduates; Schooling; Work Experience

In the wake of the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA), we introduce and study two new data sources to estimate the extent to which school-to-work programs have been implemented in U.S. high schools, and the extent to which high school students are participating in these programs. The first data source, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 (NLSY97), provides information directly form students on whether they participated in these programs. The second source, the 1996 School Administrators\'s Survey, was administered to schools attended by NLSY97 interviewees, and provides information directly from schools on whether they offered any school-to-work programs. Findings from the 1996 School Administrator\'s Survey show that school-to-work programs are commonly offered, with over 60 percent of schools providing at least one such program. Findings from the NLSY97 show that a fair number of high school students participate in school-to-work programs, with about 38 percent of students reporting participation in at least one program. The findings concerning whether schools with disadvantaged student populations are more likely to offer school-to-work programs, or whether less-advantaged students are more likely to participate in these programs, are mixed.
Bibliography Citation
Joyce, Mary and David B. Neumark. "An Introduction to School-to-Work Programs in the NLSY97: How Prevalent Are They, and Which Youths Do They Serve?" NBER Working Paper No. 7733, National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2000.
2. Joyce, Mary
Neumark, David B.
School-To-Work Programs: Information from Two Surveys
Monthly Labor Review 124,8 (August 2001): 38-50.
Also: http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/08/art5abs.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor
Keyword(s): Employment, Youth; High School; Transition, School to Work; Transitional Programs

Data from the 1996 School Administrator's Survey show that three-fifths of US high schools offer school-to-work programs, while data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey show that nearly two-fifths of students participate in such programs; also, public high school students and those who work are more likely tol participate in school-to-work programs.
Bibliography Citation
Joyce, Mary and David B. Neumark. "School-To-Work Programs: Information from Two Surveys." Monthly Labor Review 124,8 (August 2001): 38-50.
3. Neumark, David B.
Joyce, Mary
Evaluating School-to-Work Programs Using the New NLSY
Journal of Human Resources 36,4 (Fall 2001): 666-702.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3069638
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Employment, Youth; High School; High School Diploma; Labor Force Participation; Schooling; Transition, School to Work; Transitional Programs

The new NLSY offers researchers opportunities to analyze direct evidence on school-to-work programs, using data collected from individuals and schools. This paper focuses on the consequences of school-to-work programs for youth employment and schooling decisions while in high school, and students' subjective assessments of the likelihood of future schooling and work behavior. School-to-work participation does not appear to influence behavior likely associated with future college attendance, although it does appear to increase respondents' subjective probabilities of obtaining a high-school diploma. More in accordance with the traditional view of school-to-work programs, participation increases the perceived likelihood of future labor market activity.
Bibliography Citation
Neumark, David B. and Mary Joyce. "Evaluating School-to-Work Programs Using the New NLSY." Journal of Human Resources 36,4 (Fall 2001): 666-702.