Author : Melissa M. Henderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (82 download)
Book Synopsis Identifying Socioeconomic Factors Influencing African American's Participation in Post-secondary Wisconsin Career and Technical Education Programs by : Melissa M. Henderson
Download or read book Identifying Socioeconomic Factors Influencing African American's Participation in Post-secondary Wisconsin Career and Technical Education Programs written by Melissa M. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to identify the socioeconomic factors that encourage or inhibit African American student's participation in Wisconsin Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. A survey based on the theory of Channeling, was distributed to selfidentifying African American students at one Wisconsin Technical College to gather information about the socioeconomic factors that influence their participation in CTE programs. The findings of this study indicate Parents or Guardians are the most influential people in guiding an African American student's decision to go to college. In addition, Student Loans and Grant Money were identified as having the largest influence in financing college education for African American students. Lastly, the findings of this study indicate Trained and Prepared Teachers and Skilled Guidance Counselors were not Readily Available as resources for African American high school students.