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Bishop, John – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
Occupationally specific vocational training pays off for disadvantaged students, but only if graduates work in the jobs for which they were trained. The implication is that vocational educators must help make sure that the skills they teach are used. (JOW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Download full textBishop, John – 1988
Part I of this paper reviews research on effects of vocational course work on dropout rates, probabilities of employment, earnings, productivity, and basic skills. The review is organized around 10 questions. Answers to these questions include: (1) vocational education lowers dropout rates; (2) economic benefits are substantial; (3) economic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Peer reviewedHart, Gary – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Education in America is of vital importance, but has declined. It can be improved through empowering the individual, empowering the economy, and empowering the nation, according to this campaign speech presented here. (BJV)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
