Making Vocational Education More Effective for at-Risk Youth.

Bishop, John

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ERIC Number: EJ388254

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Making Vocational Education More Effective for at-Risk Youth.

Bishop, John

Vocational Education Journal, v64 n4 p14,16,18-19 May 1989

Occupationally specific vocational training pays off for disadvantaged students, but only if graduates work in the jobs for which they were trained. The implication is that vocational educators must help make sure that the skills they teach are used. (JOW)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, High Risk Students, Job Skills, Job Training, Outcomes of Education, Secondary Education, Technological Advancement, Unemployment, Vocational Education, Vocational Followup

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Language: English

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