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Download full textTyler, John H. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
This Research Brief highlights key findings from a study that examined the labor market attachment of male dropouts who obtained the GED credential in Florida between 1994 and 1998. I compared these credentialed dropouts to the men who attempted, but failed, the GED exam during the same period. Credentialed dropouts had a higher probability of…
Descriptors: Probability, Dropouts, Labor, Labor Market
Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B.; Tyler, John H. – 1999
Data on the sophomore cohort of the original High School and Beyond (HS&B) study were analyzed to determine the value of the General Educational Development (GED) credential versus that of the conventional high school diploma in explaining the earnings of 27-year-old males in the early 1990s. The study sample consisted of those 4,899 male…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adult Education, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis
Tyler, John H. – 2002
The economic benefits of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits. Key findings were as follows: (1) a GED provides economic benefits only to low-skilled dropouts; (2) economic benefits of a GED appear over time--often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
