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Download full textJames Cowan; Dan Goldhaber; Suvekshya Gautam – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2024
Correctional education is a prevalent form of rehabilitation programming for prisoners in the United States. There is limited evidence, however, about the labor market returns to credentials received while incarcerated. Using incarceration, educational, and labor market data in Washington State, we study the labor market returns to GEDs and…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Labor Market, Institutionalized Persons, High School Equivalency Programs
Direct linkRobin D. Benson Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The American health care system is one of the most expensive in the world but has poorer health outcomes than other developed nations. Improving health outcomes cannot occur without addressing social determinants of health. Job training programs aimed at youth positively impact social determinants and one's ability to access the health care…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, High School Equivalency Programs, Allied Health Personnel, Mentors
Peer reviewedPatterson, Margaret B. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Nearly all incarcerated adults will eventually be released to reenter communities and rebuild their lives. The literature indicates half of re-entering adults return to prison within five years and recidivism is higher for adults with low education attainment. The aim of this paper is to add to existing knowledge on incarcerated adult…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Correctional Education, Adult Education, Institutionalized Persons
Arkansas Research Center, 2014
This report analyzes 2012 employment outcomes for Arkansas residents by level of educational attainment. This work builds on previous research presented in the 2011 Arkansas Education to Employment Report (see ED607464), using new and expanded data to investigate employment outcomes for Arkansas residents who achieved their highest levels of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Public Colleges
McKay, Pilar Erin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Options are limited to gaining a high school equivalency for dropouts. The General Education Development (GED) exam provides people who have left school one way of gaining their secondary school credential. Employing the use of in-depth interviews, auto-ethnography, and participant observation, this study reports the descriptive findings of twelve…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Experience, Interviews, Ethnography
Horne, Lela M.; Rachal, John R.; Shelley, Kyna – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2012
A mixed methods framework utilized quantitative and qualitative data to determine whether statistically significant differences existed between high school and GED[R] student perceptions of credential value. An exploratory factor analysis (n=326) extracted four factors and then a MANOVA procedure was performed with a stratified quota sample…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Educational Certificates, Role, Difficulty Level
