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Bonilla, Sade – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2019
I examine a new generation of Career and Technical Education (CTE) models that has shifted from isolated courses to sequences of study that integrate academics and skills in specific career areas. I use data for a competitive grant administered by the California Department of Education (CDE) that incentives K-12 school districts to partner with…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High Schools, Colleges, Labor Market
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Melguizo, Tatiana; Zamarro, Gema; Velasco, Tatiana; Sanchez, Fabio J. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
The main objective of this study is to empirically test a number of theory-based models (i.e., fixed effects [FE], random effects [RE], and aggregated residuals [AR]) to measure the generic knowledge as well as the degree attainment rates and early labor outcomes gained by students in different programs and institutions in higher education. Our…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Academic Degrees, Educational Attainment, Outcomes of Education
Fry, Richard; Taylor, Paul – Pew Research Center, 2013
A record seven-in-ten (69%) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67%) among their white counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This milestone is the result of a long-term increase in Hispanic…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Graduates, White Students, College Attendance
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Kraak, Andre – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
The concept "not in education, employment or training" (NEET) has only recently been deployed in academic analyses and policy documents in South Africa. This article uses the concept to highlight the acute levels of youth unemployment experienced in that country. It discusses the causal factors, and adopts the concept of "social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Unemployment, Social Capital, Nongovernmental Organizations
Hoffman, Nancy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Dropouts have become an international problem, and it is useful to examine the solutions arrived at by other countries. A major difference is in vocational education. The United States, for example, uses vocational education mainly as a means to motivate uninterested students. Countries with low dropout rates have vocational education and training…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships
Barton, Paul E. – Educational Testing Service, 2005
This report is about the one-third of our nation who do not complete high school, about the fact that this situation has gotten worse in most states during the last decade, and about the factors in students' lives that are closely associated with dropping out of school. The report identifies several approaches to increasing student retention that…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Dropouts, Labor Market, Educational Opportunities