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Publication Date: 2013-Jun
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Balancing Career and Technical Education with Academic Coursework: The Consequences for Mathematics Achievement in High School
Bozick, Robert; Dalton, Benjamin
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v35 n2 p123-138 Jun 2013
Federal legislation has attempted to move career and technical education (CTE) from a segregated component of the high school curriculum to an integrated element that jointly improves both academic and career readiness. However, concerns remain about the ability of CTE to improve academic learning. Using a nationally representative sample of high school students, we examine the relationship between CTE coursework and mathematics achievement in high school. Accounting for observed and unobserved characteristics of students, we find that CTE courses neither limit overall gains in mathematics learning nor the acquisition of basic and intermediate mathematics skills. Additionally, engineering and technology courses, a subset of CTE courses that incorporate quantitative reasoning, logic, and problem solving, are unrelated with math achievement. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures, and 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Vocational Education, High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Academic Achievement, Career Readiness, Student Characteristics, Engineering Education, Technology Education, Problem Solving, Logical Thinking, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, State Standards, Least Squares Statistics, Career Education
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Carl D Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 1990; Carl D Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 1998; School to Work Opportunities Act 1994
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