An examination of the impact Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs have on high school graduation rates

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dc.contributor.advisorCorrales, Antonio
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLastrapes, Renee
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCothern, Thomas
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDivoll, Kent
dc.creatorBouchard, Kai Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T18:57:55Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T18:57:55Z
dc.date.created2021-05
dc.date.issued2021-04-16
dc.date.submittedMay 2021
dc.date.updated2021-12-07T18:57:56Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study focuses on the effects of enrollment in Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses on high school graduation rates. The study utilized archival data from 16,953 high school students from the Drowsy Willow Independent School District (DWISD), a large suburban school district in southeast Texas. Archived transcript and demographic data were collected of each high school student enrolled in DWISD between 2010-2016. Chi-square Tests of Independence and Logistic Regression were used to evaluate the relationship between the students’ enrollment in CTE coursework and their probability for graduating high school. Additionally, 12 CTE educators were interviewed to determine their perceptions of how CTE coursework influence and affect students at-risk of dropping out of school. The results of this study reveal that a significant relation exists between CTE enrollment and student dropout behavior. These findings offer new insight regarding the extent to which students should enroll in CTE coursework and as to how CTE educators can engage students at-risk of dropping out
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657.1/2587
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCareer and Technical Education
dc.subjectHigh School
dc.subjectGraduation Rates
dc.titleAn examination of the impact Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs have on high school graduation rates
dc.typeDissertation
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

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