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Cao, Jian; And Others – Journal of Human Resources, 1996
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth--Mother and Children and Washington State Family Income studies showed that secondary dropouts, General Educational Development (GED) recipients, and secondary graduates cannot be distinguished by hours of work. All three groups earned the same in the Washington sample; in the other sample,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Females, High School Graduates, Human Capital
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
Wages and salaries are influenced by many factors, including the employer's perception of the productivity and availability of workers with different levels of education. They are also affected by economic conditions in the industries that typically employ workers with different levels of education. Annual earnings are influenced by the number of…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts
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Das, Saswati; Mukherjee, Diganta – Social Indicators Research, 2007
This paper uses household level data from National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) of India, the 55th round (1999-2000), to show that for urban male children there exists significant wage incentive for schooling, though school dropout rate and child labour incidence are not so small. The parents' level of education plays an important role in…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Females, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Lopez-Acevedo, Gloria – 2002
Data from Ecuador's Living Standard and Measurement Surveys were used to analyze the characteristics and determinants of child labor and schooling. Of particular interest was the influence of adult wages on child labor. Survey data on children aged 10-17 included sex, age, rural or urban residence, monthly wages, whether or not attending school,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Attendance, Child Labor, Dropouts
Bickel, Robert; And Others – 1994
Previous explanations of teen pregnancy have often included uncritical use of the notion of adolescents "at risk." More recently, however, attention has shifted to structurally determined contextual factors to explain teen pregnancy. Such factors include economic and educational opportunities and costs, as well as chances for valued…
Descriptors: Adolescents, County School Districts, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
Wages and salaries are influenced by many factors, including the employer's perception of the productivity and the availability of workers with different levels of education. They are also affected by economic conditions in the industries that typically employ workers with different levels of education. The ratio of annual earnings of high school…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Graduates, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Bloom, Howard S.; And Others – 1992
A study was made of the impact of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title II-A on the earnings and employment of four target groups (adult women and men and female and male out-of-school youth) over the first 18 months after random assignment to a treatment group that had access to the program or a control group, which did not. The study…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Blacks, Dropouts
Vinarskai, Eugene T.; And Others – 1976
This report summarizes the procedures and findings of the 1974-75 Oregon community college follow-up survey of a statewide sample of community college graduates and early leavers. Data obtained by means of the survey questionnaire were analyzed in aggregate, with no separate analyses conducted for individual colleges. Among the major findings…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Employment Patterns, Females
Mott, Frank L.; Shaw, Lois B. – 1978
A study (based on data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience) was conducted to determine the causes and consequences for women of leaving high school before completion. Four factors (race, school leaving, motherhood, and employment status) were explored by comparing data obtained annually between 1968 and 1973 for 5,000…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Labor and Manpower, Winnipeg. – 1980
A survey of the 5,278 students who either graduated (N=3,095) or withdrew (N=2,183) from the Manitoba community colleges during 1978 was conducted during 1979 to determine: (1) the employment status of the students; (2) their earnings; (3) the number of weeks spent in the labor market before and after college enrollment; (4) the number of weeks…
Descriptors: Age, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Mott, Frank L.; Shaw, Lois B. – 1978
A study was conducted on the transition to adulthood among women, age fourteen through twenty-four, who were high school dropouts or who did not attend college immediately after high school. Data for 1968-73 was gathered in interviews and from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience. The information obtained was related to the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Blacks, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
Saunders, Mary; And Others – 1992
The study of women faculty and students at Canadian Universities reported in this document covered 10 areas of academic life. The study involved two questionnaires, one directed to the President's Office and/or faculty representative and one to students. Responses were received from 55 percent of the 82 President/Faculty questionnaires and 42…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Day Care Centers, Dropouts
King, Randall Howard – 1978
A study, growing out of human capital theory, examined the economic consequences of dropping out of high school. Effect of schooling over time on labor market success (hourly pay rate, occupational prestige, and employment incidence and duration) was measured. Data on young men and women was obtained from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Differences, Dropout Rate
Miller, Cynthia; Porter, Kristin E. – MDRC, 2005
This paper examines employment and earnings over a four-year period for a group of disadvantaged out-of-school youth who entered the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Training (CET) Replication Sites between 1995 and 1999. It assesses the importance of three key factors as barriers to employment: lack of a high school diploma, having…
Descriptors: Wages, Females, Dropouts, Out of School Youth
Owens, Thomas R. – 1984
A followup study collected data from and concerning 1981 high school graduates and early leavers from 19 schools throughout Oregon in order to determine the effects of vocational training on employment and further education beyond high school. Data from 1,296 former students, 672 of whom had taken at least one year of vocational cluster courses,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Dropouts
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