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Download full textXu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Fletcher, Jeffrey – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2016
Using detailed administrative data from Virginia, this paper examines how and why the community college pathway to a baccalaureate influences students' degree attainment and short-term labor market performance. We find that the community college pathway sharply reduces the likelihood of earning a bachelor's degree but does not have a significant…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees
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Sparked by the current economic situation in the U.S., policymakers have begun to shift their concern from solely concentrating on the preparation of students for college to preparing them for the workforce as well. Thus, it is time for CTE to understand its impact on students' long-term trajectories. The purpose of this study was to predict…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Education Work Relationship
Mocetti, Sauro – Education Economics, 2012
The aim of this paper is to analyze the selection process at work before and after compulsory schooling by assessing the determinants of school failures, dropouts, and upper secondary school decisions of young Italians. The data-set is built combining individual data by the Labor Force Survey and aggregate data on local labor markets and school…
Descriptors: School Choice, Dropouts, Family Characteristics, Public Education
Martorell, Paco; McFarlin, Isaac, Jr. – Online Submission, 2010
Providing remedial (also known as developmental) education is the primary way colleges cope with students who do not have the academic preparation needed to succeed in college-level courses. Remediation is widespread, with nearly one-third of entering freshman taking remedial courses at a cost of at least $1 billion per year. Despite its…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Labor Market, Outcomes of Education
Bacon, Charles Frederick – 1974
The study seeks to provide current empirical data for welding curriculum development and updating and for an occupational ladder. To secure information, a descriptive survey was conducted in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. A welder and welding supervisor in each of 58 responding industries filled out an in-depth questionnaire; the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Needs
Upjohn (W.E.) Inst. for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1982
Social statistics may exaggerate the degree of hardship caused by labor market problems. Yet, in many ways social statistics underestimate the degree of hardship caused by extended unemployment, underemployment, and low wages. Therefore, new measures are needed to reassess long-term and cyclical labor market developments, the changing status of…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Data Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
