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Klein, James D.; Grise, Philip J. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates at Florida's community colleges. Registrars at each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Beltzer, Stephen – 1985
A study tested a conceptual model of attrition, the Tinto (1975) model, on a group of General Educational Development (GED) examinees and on a comparison group of traditional high school graduates from a single public community college. The sample consisted of 198 GED students and 201 traditional high school graduates who entered Queensborough…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis