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Title: Noneconomic Effects of Vocational Education
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Hotchkiss, Lawrence |
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Noneconomic Effects of Vocational Education Report, Columbus OH: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University, 1987. Also: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED227310.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University Keyword(s): Attitudes; Behavior; Career Patterns; Education; High School Curriculum; High School Transcripts; Illegal Activities; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Marriage; Vocational Education; Vocational Training Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. A project examined the noneconomic effects of secondary vocational education on six types of outcomes measured while respondents were in high school (basic skills, career expectations, significant others' career expectations for the student, attitudes such as self-esteem and locus of control, grades, and homework), and five types of post-high school outcomes (postsecondary education, marriage and family, voting behavior, criminal behavior, and substance use). Two major national data sets were used to study these outcomes: the High School and Beyond (HSB) Survey and the NLSY. Three measures of curriculum were used: vocational profiles based on student transcripts; self-reporting of academic, vocational, and general curriculum; and a curriculum index of course-work, self-report track, remedial courses taken, and honors courses taken. A large number of control variables were included in the analyses. Results of the study indicate small negative effects of vocational curriculum on basic skills, educational expectation, occupational expectation, perceived ability to complete college, grades, and hours per week spent on homework. Findings regarding most secondary schooling are mixed. Vocational curriculum in high school does not appear to have strong effects on the other outcomes studied. Limited evidence showed that vocational education is associated with reduced use of marijuana and other drugs, as is academic curriculum. [NTIS ED 297132] |
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Hotchkiss, Lawrence. "Noneconomic Effects of Vocational Education." Report, Columbus OH: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State University, 1987. |