Although the national reports have not focused on the problem, effective schools must address the needs of potential school dropouts. The author rebuts some of the common arguments against dropout prevention programs, arguing that successful dropout prevention is one of the key indicators of overall school effectiveness. (Author/TE)

Outlines the Southside High General Educational Development Preparation Program, a Louisiana project designed to help juvenile offenders achieve high school equivalency. Describes motivational techniques, the effects of the physical environment on learning, and aspects of instructional management. (SK)

Based on the Appalachian Adult Education Center's experience in a comprehensive demonstration and study of the utilization of an adult educational television series (a high school equivalency examination preparation series in Kentucky), the author outlines formal support systems needed for successful state adult education programs on open…

This report is about the one-third of our nation who do not complete high school, about the fact that this situation has gotten worse in most states during the last decade, and about the factors in students' lives that are closely associated with dropping out of school. The report identifies several approaches to increasing student retention that…

NCSALL's (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's) Adult Reading Components Study (ARCS), conducted by John Strucker and Rosalind Davidson at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was designed to describe the various types or clusters of readers enrolled in U.S. adult basic education (ABE) programs, including both native…

Most of us realize that increasing the education of adults who did not complete high school is good. Fewer of us realize just how good. This report on one of the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) Challenge to Lead Goals for Education focuses on the considerable impact of closing the education gap for these adults in SREB states. The…

This study explores the current status of the delivery of mathematics instruction in General Educational Development (GED) programs in Arkansas and the relationship between the instructor's experience and background, instructional practices, support of mathematics reform, and professional involvement. The experience/background, teaching…

This document consists of the six issues of the newsletter of the General Educational Development Testing (GED) Service published during 1997. The lead articles of the six issues are, respectively: (1) "Task Force Considers Improvements to Test Center Security Rules," by Cathy Allin discusses the implementation of a monitoring team and…

The 13 tables and figures in this report provide summary information about those who took the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in 1996 and the jurisdictions that administer those tests. Most tables summarize information for the United States and Territories, Canada, GED Testing Service, and Program Total. Each table is arranged to…

There is no one magical, quick fix solution to the dropout problem. The problem is complex and requires a complex array of solutions. Dropouts have dissimilar characteristics and therefore need different kinds of programs that respond to their individual circumstances and needs. Programs, to be effective, need to provide one-on-one intensive…

Examines the inherent problems in evaluating writing skills, particularly as practiced by the General Education Development Testing Service. (RL)

Presents the child development section of a project to provide adult educators with a tool for measuring the proficiency of experienced homemakers of either sex who seek high school credit in home economics or diplomas by demonstrated competence in the adult performance level program. (MF)

Presents the consumer education section of a project to provide adult educators with a tool for measuring the proficiency of experienced homemakers of either sex who seek high school credit in home economics or diplomas by demonstrated competence in the adult performance level program. (MF)

Among the ambitious programs in workers' education sponsored by Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are high school equivalency programs, college scholarships, tuition assistance, and overseas travel-study tours. Focus is on the critical thinking seminars offered at the union's Long Island retreat. (JMD)

Describes the Suffolk County (MA) Sheriff's Department's correctional education programs and discusses the new Mandatory Literacy Law which links literacy with parole and other institutional privileges. Suggests that the success of these tightly controlled and highly structured programs may provide important lessons for those responsible for…