Employment Status by Race, Gender, High School Curriculum & Special Need Classification Among US Youth
13 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2010
Date Written: June 25, 2010
Abstract
Research addressed the relative impact of vocational versus academic education on employment status. Data from the National Longitudinal Study Youth 1997 (NLSY97) was the primary source of information. The group of black, Hispanic & other ethnicity is less likely to be employed rather than non-black, non-Hispanic group. A student whose curriculum included a combination of vocational and academic curricula had a greater chance of being employed than those that participated in an academic only curriculum. The group of black, Hispanic and other ethnicity within the special need student is less likely to be employed rather than the group of black, Hispanic & other ethnicity in total population. The possibility of employment for this group is weakened by virtue of having a special need.
Keywords: Special Needs Students, Vocational Education
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