Self-employed youth and youth employed in governmental positions: an analysis of high school and beyond data

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dc.contributor.authorEchols, Ann Elizabethen
dc.contributor.committeechairAsche, F. Marionen
dc.contributor.committeememberO'Reilly, Patrick A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSchmidt, B. Juneen
dc.contributor.committeememberSingh, Kusumen
dc.contributor.committeememberHeath-Camp, Betty A.en
dc.contributor.departmentVocational and Technical Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:19:46Zen
dc.date.adate2007-10-03en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:19:46Zen
dc.date.issued1994-09-15en
dc.date.rdate2007-10-03en
dc.date.sdate2007-10-03en
dc.description.abstractThis ex post facto descriptive study used personal and environmental variables to differentiate 1,318 youth who attained either self-employment or positions working for a governmental entity within four years after high school. Differentiation was assessed based on the "push" and "pull" theories of employment. The sample was taken from the High School and Beyond 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986 Sophomore Cohort database. The sample was analyzed as a whole, by females only, and by males only. Statistical techniques used in this study included factor analysis, logistic regression, Cramer's phi, and canonical correlations. Attainment of either self-employment or employment in a government position for the sample as a whole,for females, and for males could not be explained by the study. Neither could environmental variables indicate type of employment (signifying that these youth were not "pushed,") nor did substantial evidence exist favoring the impact of personal variables on employment choice (indicating that these youth were not "pulled.") Further research is needed to understand the self-employed/small business owner profile for developing potential entrepreneurs and an appropriate high school level, entrepreneurship curriculum.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 388 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10032007-171822en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10032007-171822/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39567en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1994.E346.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32281597en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectgovernment employmenten
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1994.E346en
dc.subject.lcshSelf-employed -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshYouth -- Employment -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Officials and employeesen
dc.titleSelf-employed youth and youth employed in governmental positions: an analysis of high school and beyond dataen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineVocational and Technical Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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