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Direct linkPollack, Louisa – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Schools face the dilemma of transforming both the trend of students dropping out of school and the associated negative socioeconomic outcomes into a positive path of persistence and school completion. Despite ongoing efforts of the federal and state government, as well as those of the local school districts, this problem continues to burden the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Intervention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedMurnane, Richard J.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth for 1979 through 1991 are used to demonstrate that acquisition of the General Educational Development (GED) credential is associated with an increase in the rate of wage growth for male high school dropouts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Educational Certificates, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedWayman, Jeffrey C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2001
Examined correlates of degree attainment (GED certificate or high school diploma) in high school dropouts of Mexican American or non-Latino white descent. Results for data from 519 dropouts indicate that 59.2% of dropouts return to obtain high school credentials, and that school capability, age at dropout, and socioeconomic status significantly…
Descriptors: Correlation, Dropouts, Educational Attainment, High School Equivalency Programs
