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Kang, Suk; Bishop, John – Economics of Education Review, 1989
Examines the effect of vocational coursework on the labor market success of the High School and Beyond seniors who did not attend college full time. Students taking 4 full-year vocational courses and 8 full-year academic courses in their final 3 years earned substantially more immediately after graduating than students taking 12 academic courses.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, High Schools, Labor Market, Noncollege Bound Students
Kang, Suk; Bishop, John – 1988
A study focused on the appropriate balance between academic and vocational education for those who intend to work rather than attend college after graduation. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) a high school curriculum that completely specializes in vocational education and ignores basic skills training will not be as effective as the one that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Employment Level, High Schools
Kang, Suk; Bishop, John – 1984
A study was conducted to determine the effect of participation in vocational education on labor market experience immediately after high school. Data were gathered in March and April of 1980 while the young people were seniors in high school, and again two years later. The first wave of data contained various measures of education and grades in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Business Education, Education Work Relationship