The work-to-college transition: postsecondary expectations and enrolment for young men and women in the US labour force

This paper investigates early employment influences on postsecondary expectations and enrolment for working men and women who have recently completed high school in the United States. We find that young workers still have very high expectations for postsecondary education, but that women are more li...

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Published in:	Journal of vocational education & training 2014-01, Vol.66 (2), p.113-134
Main Authors:	Wells, Ryan S., Bills, David B., Devlin, Maura E.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Academic Aspiration Education Work Relationship educational expectations Employment Experience Enrollment Trends Expectation Fringe Benefits Gender Gender Differences High School Graduates High schools Income Individual Characteristics Job Satisfaction Job Training Labor Force Longitudinal Studies Postsecondary Education postsecondary enrolment Predictor Variables Regression (Statistics) Socioeconomic Status Unemployment Vocational training Women Young men
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Summary:	This paper investigates early employment influences on postsecondary expectations and enrolment for working men and women who have recently completed high school in the United States. We find that young workers still have very high expectations for postsecondary education, but that women are more likely to enrol. However, this difference is primarily due to high rates of female enrolment in less-than-four-year institutions. Job training from one's employer predicts higher odds of future postsecondary enrolment, but this relationship appears only for men. Recommendations are given for assisting young workers in realising postsecondary expectations and advancing social mobility, as well as how gender must be considered in these efforts.
ISSN:	1363-6820 1747-5090