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Download full textHayes, Elisabeth – 1991
A study investigated the occupational, educational, personal, and social benefits of obtaining the General Educational Development (GED) credential for Wisconsin GED recipients. It examined differences in the benefits experienced and factors that affected the nature and extent of these benefits. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,028 individuals who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
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
Bos, Johannes M.; Scrivener, Susan; Snipes, Jason; Hamilton, Gayle – 2002
The effects of adult education in welfare-to-work programs were examined in a national evaluation of welfare-to-work strategies. The evaluation used a random research design to estimate the overall effects of welfare-to-work programs in the following states: Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, and California. The study focused on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills, College Programs
