School Absence in the United States: Understanding the Role of STEM-Related Vocational Education and Training in Encouraging Attendance

Autor/inn/en	Plasman, Jay Stratte; Gottfried, Michael A.
Titel	School Absence in the United States: Understanding the Role of STEM-Related Vocational Education and Training in Encouraging Attendance
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 74 (2022) 4, S.531-553 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2020.1765841
Schlagwörter	Attendance; STEM Education; Technical Education; Attendance Patterns; Vocational Education; Educational Legislation; Low Income Students; Minority Group Students; Disproportionate Representation; High School Students; Course Selection (Students); High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anwesenheit; STEM; Technikunterricht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Course selection; Kurswahl
Abstract	Recent federal education policies and initiatives in the United States have emphasised the importance of college and career readiness and showing up in school. The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act provides federal funding for career and technical education (CTE) in the country, and key pieces of the act focus on increasing participation in career training coursework related to high demand and high paying careers, with a specific emphasis on maths and science fields. Additionally, the act highlights the need to increase participation in CTE work for 'special populations' -- including low-income and under-represented minority (URM) students. With regards to attendance, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allowed for states to individually decide upon a less traditional measure of school success. In response, 36 states identified chronic absence as that measure. Using an instrumental variable estimation approach, we explore the relationship between applied STEM career and technical education (AS-CTE) and absence from school. We explore this relationship broadly, as well as for low-income and URM students more specifically. We find that participation in AS-CTE is predictive of fewer absences as well as reduced probability of excessive absences. Implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01