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Peer reviewedGray, Kenneth C. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1990
Data from 7,179 graduates of high schools that sent students to Altoona Vocational Technical School (AVTS) and 962 responses to a questionnaire provided information about enrollment trends, vocational credits, postsecondary experience, and work experience. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Declining Enrollment, Employment Level, Graduates
Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1977
Forty project abstracts constitute this collection, all of them Pennsylvania research and exemplary activities conducted during the 1975-76 fiscal year and supported with part C and D federal vocational funds (Public Law 90-576). Each of the one-page abstracts contains project title, name and address of project director, project dates, amounts of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Download full textBangs, Ralph; And Others – 1990
A study analyzed the high school, higher education, and employment experience of high school graduates by curriculum type in order to determine how the Greene County Vocational Technical School (Pennsylvania) might better address the education and career interests of high school students and the skill requirements of employers. Transcript data…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Females, General Education, Graduate Surveys
Gray, Kenneth; And Others – 1989
A study compared the high school, postsecondary, and work experience records of graduates from four different high school programs--academic, general, area vocational technical school (AVTS) and home school vocational programs (HSVOC)--for the years 1984-88. The research was conducted during the 1988-89 school year in the attendance area of the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Employment Level, High School Graduates
SALISBURY, C. JACKSON; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTIVE BASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION. BASIC DATA WERE PROCURED FROM INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, AND OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF BUSINESSES DEEMED BEST QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED INFORMATION. THE REPORT INCLUDES--(1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Distributive Education, Educational Programs, Employers
Clearfield County Vocational Technical School, Clearfield, PA. – 1992
An analysis compared the high school and post-high school experiences and opinions of students from the classes of 1983, 1986, and 1989 in a five-district area served by one area vocational-technical school (AVTS) in rural west-central Pennsylvania. Responses were examined overall and a comparison made by graduation year secondary program of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Garrity, Robert P. – 1989
A study compared graduates from three high school curricula--academic, general, and vocational--to determine if there were any advantages for the respective graduates in the labor market. Surveys mailed to a sample of 1,266 graduates received 623 usable responses. Three research questions were asked that dealt with secondary educational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Experience
Runkle, Robert A.; And Others – 1991
High school, postsecondary education, and work experience records of graduates from four high school programs of study were compared. The population consisted of all graduates (n=7,890) from academic, general, area vocational-technical school (AVTS), and home school vocational programs (HSVOC) from 16 sending school districts in Berks County,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Pennsylvania State Council on Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1991
This annual report describes activities and accomplishments of the Pennsylvania Council on Vocational Education (PACVE). It begins with letters from the: Chair of PACVE, Governor, Secretary of Education, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Director of the Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education. Other contents include listings…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
