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The Impact of Vocational Schooling on Human Capital Development in Developing Countries : Evidence from China

A number of developing countries are currently promoting vocational education and training (VET) as a way to build human capital and strengthen economic growth. The primary aim of this study is to understand whether VET at the high school level con...

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Main Authors: Loyalka, Prashant, Huang, Xiaoting, Zhang, Linxiu, Wei, Jianguo, Yi, Hongmei, Song, Yingquan, Shi, Yaojiang, Chu, James
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
SKILLS
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
ACADEMIC SKILLS
STUDENT SKILLS
SCHOOL SYSTEM
EMPLOYMENT
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
COLLEGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TEACHERS
CLASS TIME
ACADEMIC SCHOOLS
SKILLED WORKERS
ACADEMIC—HIGH SCHOOL
DROPOUT RATE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOW ENROLLMENTS
GRADUATE EDUCATION
SCHOOLING
TUITION
NUMERACY
QUALITY SCHOOLS
MATH SCORES
VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
LABOR FORCE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGHER EDUCATION
COLLEGE DEGREE
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
PAPERS
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
PROFESSOR
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM
EXAMS
EXAM
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
FACULTY
HIGH SCHOOLS
OPEN ACCESS
EXAMINATION
LITERACY
TEXTBOOKS
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE
MATH ACHIEVEMENT
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
MATHEMATICS
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
TRAINING
SCHOOL DROP
GRADUATE
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL SECONDARY
PARENTAL EDUCATION
STUDENT OUTCOMES
JOB MARKET
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
LEARNING
GRADUATES
RESEARCH
SCHOOL QUALITY
ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES
SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY DETERMINANT
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
TEACHING
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
TEST SCORES
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
LIBRARY
SCHOOL LEVEL
LIBRARIES
READING
EXAM SCORE
RURAL EDUCATION
SUBJECTS
SCHOOL YEAR
HUMAN CAPITAL
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
DROPOUT RATES
WORKERS
SCIENCE
VALUES
STUDENT
SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
EDUCATION REFORM
CURRICULA
LIFELONG LEARNING
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
LABOUR MARKET
ENTRANCE EXAM
ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
RESEARCHERS
EXPENDITURES
LITERATURE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
YOUTH
END OF GRADE
NATIONAL EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS
SMALL SCHOOLS
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
SKILLED LABOR
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
COLLEGE ENTRANCE
STUDENT BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS
EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
ACADEMIC LEARNING
VOCATIONAL SKILLS
SKILL LEVELS
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
STUDENT DROPOUT
INSTRUCTION
SCIENCE RESEARCH
VOCATIONAL STUDENTS
SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
FEES
NORMAL UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL
SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT LEARNING
COHORT OF STUDENTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24923059/impact-vocational-schooling-human-capital-development-developing-countries-evidence-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22651
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Summary:A number of developing countries are currently promoting vocational education and training (VET) as a way to build human capital and strengthen economic growth. The primary aim of this study is to understand whether VET at the high school level contributes to human capital development in one of those countries—China. To fulfill this aim, a longitudinal data on more than 10,000 students in vocational high school (in the most popular major, computing) and academic high school from two provinces of China are used. First, estimates from instrumental variables and matching analyses show that attending vocational high school (relative to academic high school) substantially reduces math skills and does not improve computing skills. Second, heterogeneous effect estimates also show that attending vocational high school increases dropout, especially among disadvantaged (low-income or low-ability) students. Third, vertically scaled (equated) baseline and follow-up test scores are used to measure gains in math and computing skills among the students. The results show that students who attend vocational high school experience absolute reductions in math skills. Taken together, the findings suggest that the rapid expansion of vocational schooling as a substitute for academic schooling can have detrimental consequences for building human capital in developing countries such as China.

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