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Miner, David – Adult Basic Education, 1997
Dropout, migrant, ethnic minority youth attended General Educational Development (GED) programs and/or one of four sociocultural transition programs: Foxfire, computer practicum, employment competency, or peer mentoring. Compared to controls or GED-only groups, transition participants showed significantly higher achievement, especially students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts