Building bridges to life after high school: Contemporary career academies and student outcomes

Autor:	Steven W. Hemelt, Matthew A. Lenard, Colleen G. Paeplow
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Medical education education 05 social sciences Causal effect Attendance 050301 education Certification School district Education Lottery 0502 economics and business College enrollment 050207 economics Psychology 0503 education Graduation
Zdroj:	Economics of Education Review. 68:161-178
ISSN:	0272-7757
DOI:	10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.08.005
Popis:	Career academies serve an increasingly wide range of students. This paper examines the contemporary profile of students entering career academies in a large, diverse school district and estimates causal effects of participation in one of the district's well-regarded academies on a range of high school and college outcomes. Exploiting the lottery-based admissions process of this technology-focused academy, we find that academy enrollment increases the likelihood of high school graduation by about 8 percentage points and boosts rates of college enrollment for males but not females. Analysis of intermediate outcomes suggests that effects on attendance and industry-relevant certification at least partially mediate the overall high school graduation effect.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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