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Download full textRivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – 1998
This report presents a profile of the populations served by vocational education (VE) programs, comparing their literacy skills, demographics, and socioeconomic characteristics with those of students in other education tracks. Chapter 1 provides an introduction. Chapter 2 compares students enrolled in postsecondary VE programs with students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demography, High School Equivalency Programs, High School Graduates
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Probit analysis of arithmetic scores from the Young Adult Literacy Assessment Survey (840 males and 1,077 females) found that quantitative literacy skills are a major factor in the likelihood of full-time employment. Low quantitative literacy appears to be associated with the lower probability of employment among young African Americans. (SK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Black Youth, Employment Level, Literacy
