Vocational education

The purpose of this study was to assess the comparative effects of the Affective Vocational Education Program as a means of increasing the classroom performance, vocational maturity, and self-concept of school age parents. Related literature revealed the sparse amount of time and resources that advocates of school age parent programs
devoted to helping pregnant teenagers understand themselves
as worthwhile human beings and as future providers for
themselves and their children. Yet, researchers pointed out
the need for students to feel good about themselves and to
be able to identify with a particular job. From the data collected and analyzed, it can be concluded
that the Affective Vocational Education Program
could be successfully used to improve vocational maturity
and self- concept . More research is needed to determine
what kind of program can be used to best meet the academic
needs of school age parents.

This quantitative study was designed to analyze the percentage of students pursuing selected Career and Technical Education (CTE) vocational courses in schools throughout the State of Florida and to determine if there is a relationship to school district size during school year 2008-2009. The study sought to determine if smaller districts are more likely to have a higher percentage of students enrolled in selected CTE programs that will provide entry into the work force in a skilled, preferably licensed occupation than larger districts. The study also sought to determine the relationship of the number of students enrolled in the CTE courses to school level student attendance rate, drop-out rate, graduation rate, percentage of Black students, percentage of Hispanic students, percentage of White students, and the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price meals.