Sarah Cashdollar

: In this two-phase project, the researchers aim to advance the career and technical education (CTE) field's understanding of the current state of career development in secondary schools in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Specifically, the researchers will explore and evaluate the CTE and work-based learning (WBL) career development opportunities (CDOs) that are being offered in middle and high schools in this large, diverse, urban district.

Through this 2014 grant, the University of Chicago predoctoral training program provided doctoral students from social science disciplines with advanced training in state-of-the-art quantitative methods and experience conducting research on the contributions of schooling to labor market success of youth.