Education Research Report: Science Achievement and Occupational Career/Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: The Class of 2005

Education Research Report: Science Achievement and Occupational Career/Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: The Class of 2005

Science Achievement and Occupational Career/Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: The Class of 2005

by Jonathan Kantrowitz

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Science Achievement and Occupational Career/Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: The Class of 2005 compares the science coursetaking and science achievement of public high school graduates who were occupational concentrators--those who earned at least two credits in an area of occupational education, such as agriculture or computer and information sciences--with those who did not take such coursework (nonconcentrators). Findings include:

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