Way Station or Launching Pad? Unpacking the Returns to Postsecondary Vocational Programs in Tennessee

Autor/inn/en	Carruthers, Celeste K.; Sanford, Thomas
Institution	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Titel	Way Station or Launching Pad? Unpacking the Returns to Postsecondary Vocational Programs in Tennessee
Quelle	(2014), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Employment; Community Colleges; Salaries; Role; Technology Education; Comparative Analysis; Trend Analysis; Job Placement; Labor Market; Educational Attainment; Educational Certificates; Credentials; Outcomes of Education; Educational Trends; Postsecondary Education; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Dienstverhältnis; Community college; Community College; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Rollen; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Trendanalyse; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulzeugnis; Studienbuch; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungsentwicklung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Many higher education institutions award credentials below the associate's degree level, yet little is known about the pecuniary returns to sub-baccalaureate awards like diplomas (for the culmination of a program of study lasting one to two years) and certificates (for the successful completion of portions of those programs, often within one or two semesters). Carruthers and Sanford add to this body of work in two ways, using administrative data on college and labor outcomes for Tennessee students and workers over the years 2000-2012. First, the authors highlight the potential role of state-run technology centers in producing diplomas and certificates. They next compare the returns to sub-baccalaureate awards across technology centers and community colleges, characterizing immediate post-credential gains in employment and earnings as well as post-credential trends in the same. Postsecondary data are drawn from administrative files maintained by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The study results support the conventional wisdom that narrow vocational programs and sub-baccalaureate credentials promote job placement and immediate earnings recovery, but with the important caveat that the labor market returns to certificates and diplomas depreciate after attainment. Tables and figures are appended. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01