Efficiency and Equity Effects of Vocationally Focused Postsecondary Education.

Lewis, Darrell R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ482404

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Publication Date: 1993

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Efficiency and Equity Effects of Vocationally Focused Postsecondary Education.

Lewis, Darrell R.; And Others

Sociology of Education, v66 n3 p188-205 Jul 1993

Asserts that both efficiency and equity have been used as rationales for governmental support of postsecondary vocational education, but research has been hampered by inadequate data. Finds that postsecondary vocational education has positive effects on individual economic outcomes, but these effects are not found in all target groups. (CFR)

Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Objectives, Efficiency, Equal Education, Government School Relationship, Labor Force Development, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Resource Allocation, Role of Education, School Support, Socioeconomic Status, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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