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

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

International Vocational Education and Training Association (2023)

Douglas Swanson, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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.

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Labor Relations and
Education

Publication Date

Winter 2023

Citation Information

Douglas Swanson and Mathew Pezold. "Career & Technical Education Programs in Secondary Education, and After, Impact on Workers Success in the Construction Industry" International Vocational Education and Training Association Vol. 28 Iss. 1 (2023) p. 22 - 36
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/douglas-swanson/6/