RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The False Promises of Community Colleges: Class Conflict and Vocational Education
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 332
OP 361
DO 10.17763/haer.50.3.y733663386302231
VO 50
IS 3
A1 Pincus, Fred
YR 1980
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/50/3/332.abstract
AB Vocational education in public community colleges has been touted as an attractive alternative to the bachelor's degree. Arguing that vocational education has been developed in response to the rising educational aspirations of the working class and the decreasing opportunities for young college graduates to find employment, Fred Pincus reviews the history and controversies surrounding its establishment and growth and examines available data about its economic payoff for students. The data raise serious questions about the likelihood of such rewards, and these findings make it difficult to promote vocational education as a prerequisite to satisfying, well-paid jobs.