ERIC Number: EJ1256486
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1082-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7671
Trending Up: A Cross-Cohort Exploration of STEM Career and Technical Education Participation by Low-Income Students
Jay Stratte Plasman; Michael A. Gottfried; Daniel Klasik
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v25 n1 p55-78 2020
The ink from the reauthorization of the Perkins Act -- the federal policy governing career and technical education (CTE) -- in the summer of 2018 is still fresh. This much-needed update builds upon some of the major tenets of the 2006 version, including emphases on increasing the participation of low-income students in CTE and encouraging CTE coursework that focuses on building math and science skills while also providing technical skills for participation in high-skill, high-demand careers. Using two nationally representative datasets, in between which the 2006 Perkins Act was reauthorized, we explore whether there were any observable differences in participation in these math and science based CTE courses by low-income students over time. Implications are discussed.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Vocational Education, Low Income Students, Access to Education, Job Skills, Student Participation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Gender Differences, Students with Disabilities, Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Instructional Program Divisions
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Related Records: ED625355
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (NCES); High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180096