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Download full textMDRC, 2013
Nationally, more than one in four high school freshmen does not graduate in four years; in the 50 largest U.S. cities, the dropout rate is closer to 50 percent. Although many of these young people eventually seek to continue their education, a sizable number of dropouts (and many high school graduates) become seriously disconnected from both…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Program Effectiveness
Penner, Audrey J. – Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify differences in performance if any, between learners with a high school diploma, and those with a GED credential, at two postsecondary institutions, Holland College on Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Nova Scotia Community College in Nova Scotia (NS). Of interest is how these adults perform in a postsecondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Human Capital, High School Students, Community Colleges
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2000
A literature review explored the differences between the high school diploma and GED (General Educational Development) credentials and the value of receiving one in comparison to the other. The study found that GED recipients and high school seniors who take the five tests constituting the GED score similarly, but that test achievement does not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Attainment
Lance, Keith Curry – 1998
In 1996, follow-up questionnaires were mailed to a racially and ethnically stratified sample of 328 Coloradans who had earned General Educational Development (GED) diplomas in October-December 1995. Although responses were received from 235 (70%) of those surveyed, the response rates for African-Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders were too low…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Citizen Participation, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Reder, Stephen – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1999
In this chapter, the author explores the overlap between adult literacy programs and community colleges by examining the literacy skills of postsecondary education students, the remedial/developmental programs that serve them, and the effectiveness of these programs and adult basic education in helping students succeed. As he notes, to obtain…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, WA. Education Dept. – 1986
Serving Native American adults of Thurston and Pierce communities, the Adult Education Program individualizes instruction and makes full use of tribal community resources to improve educational level and employment opportunities. Major program goals are to increase high school equivalency completion rates, to enhance ability of identified extreme…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education
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
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA. – 2002
Since its establishment in 1996, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has actively conducted and disseminated research to help build effective, cost- efficient adult education and literacy programs for adults who have low literacy and math skills, limited English skills, and/or no high school diploma. Funded as…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
