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The Value of Obtaining a GED in Pennsylvania.
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Dean, Gary J. – PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 1998
Analysis of data from a random sample of 989 of 2,473 General Educational Development (GED) graduates in Pennsylvania, 1975-1994, showed that the GED contributed positively to employment, income, pursuit of further education, and personal well-being. Graduates strongly endorsed adult basic education/GED classes and their teachers for effective…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Level, Followup Studies, Income
Dropout Rates in the United States: 2005. Compendium Report. NCES 2007-059
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Laird, Jennifer; Kienzl, Gregory; DeBell, Matthew; Chapman, Chris – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
Dropping out of high school is related to a number of negative outcomes. For example, the average income of persons ages 18 through 65 who had not completed high school was roughly $20,100 in 2005.1 By comparison, the average income of persons ages 18 through 65 who completed their education with a high school credential, including a General…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, High Schools, Income, Educational Development
Experiment in Motivating Functional Illiterates To Learn. Final Report.
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Tuskegee Inst., AL. School of Applied Sciences. – 1969
This research investigated whether low income rural functional illiterates could be motivated to learn by a prorated stipend given on the basis of academic performance. Fifty control subjects received a flat $15 weekly; 50 experimental subjects received the $15 plus stipends. Participants eligible for stipends were those in the upper third of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences
What Has Happened to Iowa's GED Graduates? A Two-, Five-, and Ten-Year Follow-Up Study. Final Report.
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1992
A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the short-term (2-year), intermediate (5-year), and long-term (10-year) impact of earning a high school equivalency diploma by taking the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in Iowa. The random sample of 2,500 GED graduates was drawn from each time cohort (individuals who had passed the GED…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Employment Level
Digest of Education Statistics, 2012. NCES 2014-015
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Adult Education
Digest of Education Statistics, 2011. NCES 2012-001
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education