Career & Technical Education Programs in Secondary Education, and After, Impact on Workers Success in the Construction Industry

Douglas Swanson, Mathew Pezold

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Abstract

This is the third, and final, article to come from a pilot study that asks self-identified construction workers in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area to evaluate the impact of their secondary education on their current careers. In this study, the impacts of access to career preparation programs in industrial arts, now known as career and technical education, are explored.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalInternational Vocational education and Training Association
Volume28
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Construction workers
  • high school education
  • postsecondary education success
  • workers’ views on education

Disciplines

  • Labor Relations
  • Education

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