NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 2 results
DeLuca, Stefanie; Plank, Stephen; Estacion, Angela – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2006
Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) and its transcript component, we examine vocational education (now known as career and technical education, or CTE) for a recent cohort of youths. We describe and distinguish between CTE coursetaking and participation in particular career-related programs of courses and activities…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Technical Education, Enrollment, College Attendance
Plank, Stephen; DeLuca, Stefanie; Estacion, Angela – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2005
Data from the "National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997" are used to examine the association between the CTE-to-academic-coursetaking ratio and the likelihood of dropping out. Descriptive statistics are presented for 1,628 individuals born in 1980. Transcript and survey data are then used in estimating nonproportional hazards models with…
Descriptors: High Schools, Technical Education, Course Selection (Students), Relationship