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1.	Deluca, Stefanie Plank, Stephen B. Estacion, Angela
1.	Can Career and Technical Education Impact College Enrollment? An Examination of Specific Programs and Course Taking Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Transition, School to Work; Vocational Education Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In contrast to the visible efforts in American schools to increase academic standards are the less obvious efforts to improve the academic preparation and outcomes for non-college bound students. Between 1990-1998, several pieces of legislation were passed that directly affected the high school experience of vocational students. Using five rounds of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we examine vocational education in U.S. high schools. Specifically, we examine course-taking in career and technical education (CTE), participation in particular school-to-work programs (e.g., job shadowing, mentoring, and cooperative education), and the integration of these courses with academic courses. We focus upon whether opportunities and participation rates changed during the 1990s, perhaps as a result of federal legislation. Further, we give attention to the CTE participation rates and effects of participation for females, minorities and other subgroups. Descriptive statistics and regression models are employed to study the effects of CTE on first postsecondary attendance and type of postsecondary institution. We find that net of background and achievement characteristics, CTE participation has a positive effect on college enrollment, particularly in two-year institutions. Students who participate in career major programs and cooperative education programs experience an increased likelihood of college attendance.
	Bibliography Citation Deluca, Stefanie, Stephen B. Plank and Angela Estacion. "Can Career and Technical Education Impact College Enrollment? An Examination of Specific Programs and Course Taking." Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004.

2.	Deluca, Stefanie Plank, Stephen B. Estacion, Angela Wayman, Jeffrey
2.	Vocational Education Today: Participation Rates, Student Composition, and Early Outcomes of the NLSY97 Presented: San Diego, CA, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, 2004 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Educational Research Association Keyword(s): College Education; Event History; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Transition, School to Work; Vocational Education Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In contrast to the visible efforts in American schools to increase academic standards are the less obvious efforts to improve the academic preparation and outcomes for non-college bound students. Between 1990-1998, several pieces of legislation were passed that directly affected the high school experience of vocational students. Using four rounds of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we examine vocational education in U.S. high schools. Specifically, we examine course-taking in career and technical education (CTE), participation in particular school-to-work programs (e.g., job shadowing, mentoring, and cooperative education), and the integration of these courses with academic courses. We focus upon whether opportunities and participation rates changed during the 1990s, perhaps as a result of federal legislation. Further, we give attention to the CTE participation rates and effects of participation for females, minorities and other subgroups. Descriptive statistics, regression models, and event history analysis are employed to study effects on high school grades, on-time progress toward graduation, high school dropout, and expectations about the future.
	Bibliography Citation Deluca, Stefanie, Stephen B. Plank, Angela Estacion and Jeffrey Wayman. "Vocational Education Today: Participation Rates, Student Composition, and Early Outcomes of the NLSY97." Presented: San Diego, CA, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, 2004.

3.	Plank, Stephen B.
3.	High School Dropout and the Role of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School Sociology of Education 81,4 (October 2008): 345-370. Also: http://soe.sagepub.com/content/81/4/345.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Academic Development; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Vocational Education Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to investigate high school dropout and its association with the high school curriculum. In particular, it examines how combinations of career and technical education (CTE) and core academic courses influence the likelihood of leaving school. Hazards models indicate a significant curvilinear association between the CTE-to-academic course-taking ratio and the risk of dropping out for youths who were aged 14 and younger when they entered the ninth grade (not old for grade). This finding suggests that a middle-range mix of exposure to CTE and an academic curriculum can strengthen a student's attachment to or motivation while in school. The same association was not found between course taking and the likelihood of dropping out for youths who were aged 15 or older when they entered high school, thus prompting further consideration of the situation of being old for grade in school settings that remain highly age graded in their organization.
	Bibliography Citation Plank, Stephen B. "High School Dropout and the Role of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School." Sociology of Education 81,4 (October 2008): 345-370.

4.	Plank, Stephen B. Deluca, Stefanie Estacion, Angela
4.	High School Dropout and the Roles of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Dropouts; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Vocational Education Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to develop hazards models of high school dropout. Our particular interest involves the place of career and technical education (CTE) within the broader landscape of the high school curriculum and individuals' experiences. We ask whether various aspects of CTE -- which are sometimes intentionally integrated with core academic experiences and sometimes not -- increase or decrease the risk of dropping out (possibly through mechanisms of detachment from or attachment to school). A significant reduction in the risk of dropping out is found to be associated with participating in a Career Major (a coherent sequence of courses based upon an occupational goal). Implications and directions for future analyses are discussed.
	Bibliography Citation Plank, Stephen B., Stefanie Deluca and Angela Estacion. "High School Dropout and the Roles of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School." Presented: San Francisco, CA, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2004.

5.	Plank, Stephen B. Deluca, Stefanie Estacion, Angela Wayman, Jeffrey
5.	School-to-Work Programs and Adolescents' Expectations: Evidence from the NLSY97 Presented: Baltimore, MD, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, March 2004 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Keyword(s): Teenagers; Transition, School to Work; Transitional Programs Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.
	Bibliography Citation Plank, Stephen B., Stefanie Deluca, Angela Estacion and Jeffrey Wayman. "School-to-Work Programs and Adolescents' Expectations: Evidence from the NLSY97." Presented: Baltimore, MD, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, March 2004.

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