Date of Award
12-19-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Construction Management
First Advisor
Mike Tramel
Abstract
There has been a noted shortage in skilled labor throughout the construction industry. This shortage has been attributed by some professional organizations to generational differences in the workforce participants. Leading some to suggest that younger generations exhibit character flaws such as laziness at a higher rate than that of older generations. It is the position of this author that this conclusion is flawed. The decrease in vocational training in public schools and the societal preference for America’s youth to attend college rather than learn a skilled trade must be considered primary drivers of this trend. Research will analyze the causation of the lack of vocational training in public schools and the decline of skilled labor in the construction workforce.
Recommended Citation
Hightower, Heather Linton, "Analysis of the Relationship Between the Shortage of Skilled Labor in the Construction Industry and Vocational Education" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 795.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/795
