Study debunks a school-to-work myth.Critics of school-to-work transition School-to-work transition is a phrase referring to on-the-job training, apprenticeships, cooperative education agreements or other programs designed to prepare students to enter the job market. initiatives and career-technical programs have contended that they confine students by tracking them into classes and work experiences that orient o·ri·ent v. 1. To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass. 2. To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference. 3. them only toward immediate entry into the workforce. This orientation, critics say, comes at the expense of preparation for and opportunities to attend college. Not so, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a decade-long evaluation of the Career Academy approach in nine high schools across the U.S. The research, published in the report Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience Outcomes and Educational Attainment Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.[1] The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the , shows how these small learning communities--which combine academic and technical curricula around a career theme--influence students' prospects. One finding: Career academies have no particular impact on educational attainment. Nearly 80 percent of people in both the academy and non-academy groups enrolled in a post-secondary education program at some point after high school. By the end of the four-year, post-high school follow-up follow-up, n the process of monitoring the progress of a patient after a period of active treatment. follow-up subsequent. follow-up plan period, more than half of these students had either completed a post-secondary credential credential verb To determine or verify titles, qualifications, documents, completion of required training, and continuing education, in those persons who function in a professional or official capacity–eg, ER physician, neurosurgeon, etc. Cf Credentials. or were still working toward one. These educational attainment levels are higher than national averages for similar students from similar school districts. The research is based on the experiences of more than 1,400 young people, approximately 85 percent of whom are Hispanic or African-American. www.mdrc.org Career Academies: IMPACT & ATTAINMENT 55.5% of Academy group had completed or were completing post-secondary program Bachelor's degree program 16.3 Associate's degree program 18.7 Skills training program 20.5 56.8% of Non-Academy group had completed or were completing post-secondary program Bachelor's degree program 17.5 Associate's degree program 17.1 Skills training program 22.2 All measures reflect status at 48 months after scheduled high school graduation Note: Table made from pie chart. |
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