Measuring the Effectiveness of a Career Academy Program from an Employer’s Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Linnehan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Career Academy ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Work Transition ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High School Attendance

Using data collected from 254 participants, I examined the effectiveness of a career academy program. Previous research on adolescent school-to-work transition programs has measured effectiveness using academic outcomes such as grades, graduation rates, and high school credits earned. This study measures the effectiveness of an academy program using outcomes relevant to employers, that is, job performance and work attendance. School outcomes of grades and attendance were found to have a direct effect on postsecondary work outcomes of performance and attendance. Results indicated that the program’s positive effect on high school attendance had a positive impact on work attendance. Implications for public policy, business, and the academic communities are discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of Recovery High School Attendance on Students’ Mental Health Symptoms

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Tanner-Smith ◽  
Andrew J. Finch ◽  
Emily A. Hennessy ◽  
D. Paul Moberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Recovery High School ◽  
High School Attendance

The Effect of Community Socioeconomic Context on High School Attendance in China: A Generalized Propensity Score Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 003804072110573
Author(s):  
Lei Lei
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
Spatial Accessibility ◽  
Generalized Propensity Score ◽  
High School Attendance

Many developing countries have experienced increasing spatial inequality, but little is known about the effect of community disadvantages on educational attainment in these societies. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (2010–2016), I examine the effect of community socioeconomic status (SES) on the transition into high school in urban and rural China, and I explore several mechanisms explaining the community effects. I adopt the generalized propensity score method to estimate the potential probability of high school entrance at different levels of community SES. Results show that community SES is positively associated with high school attendance in both urban and rural China, and the relationship is stronger in more disadvantaged communities in both contexts. In urban areas, the effect of community SES is partly attributable to collective socialization and children’s academic performance. In rural areas, spatial accessibility to high schools and children’s academic performance are the salient mechanisms.

scholarly journals Recovery High School Attendance Effects on Student Delinquency and Substance Use: the Moderating Role of Social Problem Solving Styles

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1104-1113
Author(s):  
Emily E. Tanner-Smith ◽  
Lindsey M. Nichols ◽  
Christopher M. Loan ◽  
Andrew J. Finch ◽  
D. Paul Moberg
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Recovery High School ◽  
High School Attendance ◽  
Moderating Role

University dropouts vs high school graduates in the school-to-work transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Ghignoni ◽  
Giuseppe Croce ◽  
Alessandro d’Ambrosio
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
School To Work Transition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Transition ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the enrolment at university and the subsequent possible dropout as a piece of the school-to-work transition and ask whether it improves or worsens the labour market outcomes a few years after graduation from the high school. Design/methodology/approach The analysis exploits data from the upper secondary graduate survey by ISTAT on a cohort of high school graduates and investigates the effect of dropping out four years after graduation. The labour market outcomes of university dropouts are compared to the outcomes of high school graduates who never enrolled at university. A propensity score matching approach is applied. The model is also estimated on the subsamples of males and females. Findings The findings show that spending a period at university and leaving it before completion makes the transition to work substantially more difficult. Both the probability of being NEET and getting a bad job increase in the case of dropout, while no relevant effect is found on earnings. Moreover, the impact of university dropout tends to be more harmful the longer the spell from enrolment to dropping out. Separate estimates by gender point out that females appear to be relatively more affected in the case of dropping out without a fallback plan. Originality/value While the existing studies in the literature on the school-to-work transition mostly focus on the determinants of the dropout, this paper investigates whether and how the employment outcomes are affected by dropping out in Italy. Moreover, university dropouts are compared to high school graduates with no university experience, rather than to university graduates. Finally, evidence on the mechanisms driving the effect of dropping out is provided, by considering timing and motivations for dropping out.

High-School Attendance

1902 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 558-565
Author(s):  
F. D. Boynton
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
High School Attendance
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