Vocational Education and At-Risk Youth in the United States.

Bishop, John H.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

ERIC Number: EJ537202

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0378-5068

EISSN: N/A

Vocational Education and At-Risk Youth in the United States.

Bishop, John H.

Vocational Training: European Journal, n6 p34-42 Sep-Dec 1995

Recommendations favoring generic academic rather than occupationally specific skills are based on false premises. Research evidence contradicts the following assertions: (1) academic skills are good substitutes for occupational skills; (2) skill obsolescence reduces the payoff to vocational training; and (3) rising job turnover reduces the payoff to school-based training. (SK)

Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, Job Skills, Labor Turnover, Outcomes of Education, School Effectiveness, Skill Obsolescence, Technical Institutes, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education, Vocational Schools

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A