EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGED STATUS AND SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ON ADOLESCENT WORK EXPERIENCE AND POSTSECONDARY ASPIRATIONS
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Data from theNational Education Longitudinal Study: 1988-94 (1996)was used to examine participation in secondary vocational education, work experiences, and postsecondary aspirations of high school seniors (in 1992) on the basis of disadvantaged status. Nondisadvantaged youth and vocational track participants were more likely to be employed than peers experiencing economic disadvantage and those with limited or no vocational education involvement, respectively. Adolescents who were enrolled in a vocational track or program were more likely to be employed over 20 hours per week than other adolescents. Vocational participants and economically disadvantaged youth with limited or no vocational involvement expressed low educational and occupational aspirations.
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CTE concentrators often have higher wages than their college preparatory and general counterparts.
“Research by Rojewski (1997), Mane (1999), and Bishop and Mane (2004) has demonstrated that CTE concentrators often have higher wages than their college preparatory and general counterparts.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
Table 5 (page not provided) shows a lower share of vocational-track students earning more than $6 per hour than students with no vocational participation, within both disadvantage groups. The paper does not provide the claimed college-preparatory-versus-general comparison; its reported wage comparison points in the opposite direction. (LLM, conf=0.81)
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPostsecondary aspirations substantially influence involvement in certain types of activities in high school that may promote postsecondary education attainment, an individual's ability to attain a high wage job, and future career possibilities.
“Postsecondary aspirations are central in that they substantially influence involvement in certain types of activities in high school that may promote postsecondary education attainment, an individual's ability to attain a high wage job, and future career possibilities (Rojewski, 1997).”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski, 1997
The “Postsecondary Aspirations” passage (page unavailable) says aspirations may affect involvement in activities, and links academic prerequisites to college opportunities and high-prestige occupations. It supports the claim’s general pathway, but does not specifically say that aspirations affect the ability to attain a high-wage job. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Rojewski (1997), three-fourths of all students reported earning slightly above the minimum wage (which was $4.25 at the time).
“Three-fourths of all students reported earning slightly above the minimum wage (which was $4.25 at the time).”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
The Wages passage says three-fourths of adolescents earned at or slightly above the minimum wage, which was $4.25 when the data were collected in 1992. The claim omits those earning exactly the minimum wage, so the source does not establish that three-fourths earned above it. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Rojewski (1997), the CTE rate of participation for disadvantaged students was more than twice that of non-disadvantaged students.
“He found that the CTE rate of participation for disadvantaged students was more than twice that of non-disadvantaged students.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
The Results section says the percentage of disadvantaged youth enrolled in the vocational track was slightly more than double that of nondisadvantaged youth. The citing sentence omits that this comparison is specifically for vocational-track enrollment, not participation in CTE courses overall. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Rojewski (1997), the more disadvantaged students were involved in CTE, the higher the likelihood of them receiving less than minimum wage.
“Unexpectedly, the more disadvantaged students were involved in CTE, the higher the likelihood of them receiving less than minimum wage.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
In Rojewski (1997), many non-disadvantaged students worked in sales-related occupations.
“On the contrary, many of the non-disadvantaged students worked in sales-related occupations.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
In Rojewski (1997), students enrolled in a CTE program had higher employment rates regardless of disadvantaged status.
“Students that enrolled in a CTE program had higher employment rates regardless of disadvantaged status.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
In Rojewski (1997), one-third of students reported working at fast food restaurants, particularly disadvantaged students.
“One-third of students reported working at fast food restaurants, particularly for disadvantaged students.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
In Rojewski (1997), CTE students had the lowest educational and occupational aspirations regardless of disadvantaged status.
“In regards to educational and occupational aspirations, CTE students had the lowest educational and occupational aspirations regardless of disadvantaged status.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
In Rojewski (1997), CTE students were more likely to work in mechanical or general repair occupations.
“CTE students were more likely to work in mechanical or general repair occupations.”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski (1997)
Prior research has indicated that work experience opportunities provided by CTE programs promote and extend students' understanding in CTE courses.
“Prior research has indicated that work experience opportunities provided by CTE programs promote and extend students understanding in CTE courses (Rojewski, 1997).”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Rojewski, 1997
The supplied passage (indexed section “21 or more hours per week”; page unavailable) discusses vocational education and adolescents’ occupational experiences, but not whether work opportunities deepen understanding in CTE courses. Searches for work experience, classroom learning, and course knowledge found no passage addressing that claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- Authors
- Rojewski, J. W.
- Affiliations
- Mississippi State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rojewski, Jay W.
- ORCID
- Rojewski, Jay W.
- Venue
- Journal of Career and Technical Education
- Publisher
- Virginia Tech Libraries
- Published
- 1997-09-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1531-4952 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-1830
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- W292525107
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- 15
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- 28
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- Journal of Career and Technical Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Education Systems and Policy
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Education › Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education
- Keywords
- economic disadvantage, secondary vocational education, adolescent employment, work experience, postsecondary aspirations, educational aspirations, career aspirations, vocational track, high school seniors, National Education Longitudinal Study
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