특성화고 졸업자의 진학 및 취업 경로 분석: 고교 전공 일치 여부를 중심으로 = Analysis of Academic and Employment Paths of Vocational High School Graduates: Focusing on Major Match

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study explores the post-graduation trajectories of specialized vocational high school graduates in Korea using Waves 3–8 of the Korean Education and Employment Panel Survey II (KEEP II). Sequence and cluster analyses of 1,267 graduates identified six pathways: (1) direct employment without higher education (49.8%), (2) major-matched 4-year university enrollment and academic persistence (13.7%), (3) employmnet after major-matched junior coleege enrollment (10.5%), (4) major-changed 4-year university enrollment and academic persistence (7.0%), (5) employment after major-changed junior college enrollment (13.1%), and (6) major-changed enrollment followed by military service (5.8%). The findings reveal several key insights: First, a similar distribution between major-matched and major-changed transitions among students in the academic track. Second, the absence of "work-first, college-later" trajectories. Third, that 50% of the sample entered the labor market directly without pursuing further education. These results inform the proposed policy support measures for vocational high school graduates.