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Paulk, J. Sara – Library Journal, 2009
Over the past year, libraries have made the national news owing to soaring public usage driven by tough economic times. Much of this increased traffic stems from patrons coming to their local branches to use resources that will help them improve their chances at employment. While some demand practical job-hunting and career materials to help them…
Descriptors: Information Needs, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Aptitude Tests
Greenberg, Elizabeth; Dunleavy, Eric; Kutner, Mark – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2008
Prisons are intended to rehabilitate criminal offenders, as well as to punish and incapacitate them. The education and training systems operating within most prisons are a key component of the rehabilitation mission of prisons. Previous studies have shown a relationship between participation in educational programs and recidivism rates, with…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Job Training
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1992
The Tests of General Education Development (GED) enable about 450,000 adults each year to obtain high school equivalency certificates, representing about 15 percent of all the high school diplomas issued in the United States. This report presents statistics on the 1991 program and its participants. In 1991, 806,038 persons took the GED Tests, an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Educational Trends

Harvey, Florence – 1992
These two presentations discuss the National External Diploma Program (EDP) sponsored by the American Council on Education and its relationship to the Department of Labor's Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report and to the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS). The first presentation focuses on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Harvey, Florence – 1992
The National External Degree Program (EDP) of the American Council on Education is an alternative way for adults to earn a high school diploma. EDP is a competency-based, high school level assessment system that credentials mature adults who have acquired their high school level skills through their life experience. It uses materials adults have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education