ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Cost Effectiveness	2
Literature Reviews	2
National Surveys	2
Postsecondary Education	2
Program Effectiveness	2
Research Problems	2
Secondary Education	2
Vocational Education	2
Accountability	1
Adult Education	1
Data Analysis	1
Data Collection	1
Educational Research	1
Employer Attitudes	1
Employment Opportunities	1
Evaluation Methods	1
Feasibility Studies	1
Followup Studies	1
Graduate Surveys	1
Graduates	1
High School Graduates	1
Income	1
Job Placement	1
Models	1
Program Attitudes	1
More ▼

Source

Author

Simison, Diane	1
Sparks, Doug	1

Publication Type

Reference Materials -…	2
Reports - Evaluative	1
Reports - Research	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

Design of a National Cost-Benefit Study of Vocational Education at the Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Levels: Final Report.

Download full text

Simison, Diane; And Others – 1981

A study examined the feasibility of performing a national cost-benefit analysis of secondary, postsecondary, and adult vocational education. The study involved three components: a survey of the state of the art of utilizing cost-benefit methodologies to evaluate the returns on investments in vocational education; an overview of the potential…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection

A Synthesis of Research Findings Which Describe Selected Benefits and Outcomes for Participants in Vocational Education.

Sparks, Doug – 1977

This study discusses the contention that since vocational education costs more per pupil on the average than academic or general education, it should yield greater benefits to its students. Focus is on examining pitfalls inherent in this approach/contention and synthesizing recent research materials which reflect the benefits of vocational…

Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities