Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ509203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Secondary Vocational Education and the Transition from School to Work.
Arum, Richard; Shavit, Yossi
Sociology of Education, v68 n3 p187-204 Jul 1995
Reports on a reevaluation study of the effects of high school vocational education on students' odds of being unemployed and students' occupational attainment. Finds that vocational education inhibits the likelihood of attending college and finding subsequent professional/managerial employment, but reduces the risk of unemployment. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Labor Market, Noncollege Bound Students, Secondary Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Educational Objectives, Student Interests, Unemployment, Vocational Education, Vocational Interests
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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