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Hudson, Lisa – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
This Data Point examines postsecondary students' persistence and attainment rates using data from the 2006 and 2014 administrations of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Studies (BPS:04/06 and BPS:12/14). These studies are follow-ups to the 2003-04 and 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies and track the paths of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, College Students, Vocational Education
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Hudson, Lisa – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This report describes the development of the Secondary School Course Taxonomy (SSCT), to be used with high school transcript course-taking data that have been coded using the School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED). The SSCT aggregates the SCED-coded courses into 20 subject fields that align with how the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Courses, Taxonomy, High School Students
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Hudson, Lisa – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This NCES Data Point shows changes in high school students' participation in career and technical education (CTE) between 1990 and 2009. The Data Point documents an overall decline in CTE participation during this period, although participation increased in some CTE occupational areas, such as communications and health care. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Public Schools, High School Graduates, Credits
Hudson, Lisa; Carey, Ellen – US Department of Education, 2005
Participation in postsecondary education has increased in recent years. However, since students' postsecondary curricular choices are based in part on labor market demand and this demand typically varies across occupations, not all areas of postsecondary education are likely to increase at the same rate. This Issue Brief examines trends in awarded…
Descriptors: Credentials, Career Education, Labor, Labor Market
Hurst, David; Hudson, Lisa – 2000
The decline in vocational coursetaking from 1982-1998 is relatively small compared to increases in academic coursetaking. The potential trade-off between academic and vocational coursetaking seems to have been mitigated by students taking more courses overall and fewer courses in the general curriculum. Further, the decline in vocational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Child Care Occupations, Course Selection (Students)
Levesque, Karen; Hudson, Lisa – 2003
This report analyzes vocational/technical (VT) course taking among public high school graduates between 1982-98. It focuses on trends in VT course taking, introductory technology and computer-related coursetaking, and how students combine VT and academic course taking. The report examined high school transcripts for the graduating classes of 1982,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, Cooperative Education, Course Selection (Students)