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Download full textBoesel, David; Alsalam, Nabeel; Smith, Thomas M. – 1998
In 1995, nearly three-quarters of a million high school dropouts took the General Educational Development (GED) tests. The half million individuals who passed the test accounted for approximately one-sixth of all high school diplomas issued that year. On average, GED recipients perform as well as graduating high school seniors on the five tests…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, High School Equivalency Programs
Boesel, David; Alsalam, Nabeel; Smith, Thomas M. – 1998
In 1995, nearly three-quarters of a million high school dropouts, age 16 and above, took the General Educational Development (GED) tests in pursuit of alternative secondary certification. The GED performs the following functions: stimulate human capital investment; measure and assess cognitive skills; certify dropouts with specified skill and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Equivalency Tests
Are We Facing a "Literacy Surplus" in the Workforces of the United States and Canada? Research Note.
Sticht, Thomas G. – 2000
In the United States and Canada alike, expressions of concern over the fact that the demand for skilled workers far exceeds the current supply have been heard repeatedly. However, several studies would seem to indicate that, as familiar as these claims about the supply and demand for skilled workers may be, they are very contentious. If a Hudson…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
Rose, Nancy E. – 1995
This book traces the development of public assistance programs in the United States from the 1930s to the present. Throughout the book, the differences between workfare and fair work programs and the role of workfare programs in the growing impoverishment of women are emphasized. The following topics are examined: women, welfare, and government…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Education Work Relationship
Falk, Ian – 2001
The relationships existing among human capital theory, Australian public policy, literacy education, and the plight of Australia's long-term unemployed were examined. The following topics were considered: human capital theory-based public policies and literacy education; social capital and learning; building and using social capital; the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Education
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2000
Data drawn from 3 cycles of data collection for the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) were analyzed to identify the levels and distributions of literacy skills in the adult populations of 20 countries. The following were among the main conclusions: (1) in 14 of the countries, at least 15% of all adults have literacy skills at only the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
