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Download full textLiteracy Beat, 1988
Although it is being taken in greater numbers and by increasingly younger people, the General Education Development (GED) test is viewed skeptically by the military, college admission officials, and some employers. The public perception of the GED tends to give it second-class status compared to a high school diploma. However, studies of GED…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Employer Attitudes
