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Linkage between Fields of Focus in High School Career Technical Education and College Majors
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Zeyu Xu; Ben Backes – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2024
This study examines the extent to which students obtain postsecondary credentials in the career technical education (CTE) fields of focus they choose in high school. Using school fixed-effects models, we find that focusing on a particular CTE field in high school is associated with an increased probability of enrolling and obtaining a…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Career Choice, Vocational Education, High School Students