Year: 1974
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: PurposeThe primary purpose o£ this study was to determine the educational and occupational experiences of Louisiana high school graduates.It was also concerned with the curriculum pursued and elective courses taken in high school, and the effects of the high school curriculum on the graduates' post high school education or training and on their occupa tional experiences. ProcedureThe Descriptive Survey Method with the Mail Questionnaire Tech nique was utilized in this study.Information was obtained from completed questionnaires that were returned by 3,035 respondents; 1,612 females and 1,423 males.Information obtained was progranmed for computer processing by sex and by curriculum pursued to supply a frequency and percentage distribution of all items contained in the data gathering instrument.Statistical procedures utilized for analyzing the data were number and per cent distribution and the chi-square test of independence.Nullhypotheses were tested and were accepted or rejected at the .01level of confidence.Findings Louisiana high school graduates are restricted while in high school by the curriculum offered.Data reveal that 35.8 per cent claimed to have pursued a College Preparatory curriculum; 51.8 per cent a ix General curriculum; 7.8 per cent a Vocational curriculum, and 4.6 were unclassified or did not reply; even though most respondents took the same elective courses.The elective courses, which determined curriculum pursued, were so limited or restricted that many respondents indicated that they had no choice of electives.The curriculum pursued, as claimed by the respondents, revealed a highly significant difference on most items in the study; however, these differences were due to number distributions rather than per centages.When comparisons were made by per cent distribution very little differences were noted.The conclusion was reached that most Louisiana high school graduates in reality, follow a General curriculum and that the curri culum pursued while in high school had very little effect upon the post high school education or training or upon the occupational expe riences of Louisiana high school graduates.x "Education must be bent on preparing students either to become properly and usefully employed lmnedlately upon graduation from high school or to go on to further formal education.The student should be equipped occupationally, academically, and emotionally to spin off from the system at whatever point he chooses."
Source: Louisiana State University
Author: Letlow Sr, James Cloice
Institution: Louisiana State University
Language: English
Topic: Education Systems and Policy
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4282834463