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Secondary vocational education and the transition from school to work

Arum, Richard, Shavit, Yossi·1995·Sociology of Education

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This article reevaluates the effects of high school vocational education on students' odds of being unemployed and students' occupational attainment in the transition from school to work. The question posed is whether vocational secondary education actually benefits its clientele or is simply the crude mechanism of social exclusion that some claim it to be. The authors find that although vocational education inhibits students' likelihood of attending college and subsequently of finding employment in the professions and managerial occupations, it also reduces the risk of unemployment and increases students' chances of employment as skilled workers. Therefore, for students who are unlikely to continue on to college, vocational education is a safety net that reduces the risk of falling to the bottom of the labor queue.

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Authors
Arum, R., & Shavit, Y.
Venue
Sociology of Education
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1995-07
Volume
68
Issue
3
Pages
187
ISSN
0038-0407 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2059507463
Cited by
264
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 14
FWCI
17.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Sociology of Education (publishedVersion)
  • Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Education and Labor Relations
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education Systems and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Keywords
secondary vocational education, school-to-work transition, unemployment, occupational attainment, college attendance, skilled workers, social exclusion, labor market outcomes, high school students

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