Three studies examined General Educational Development (GED) students in postsecondary institutions and determined their ability to achieve in college without a traditional high school education. A literature review focused on admittance of GED students to institutions of higher learning and students' characteristics. Tests that predict GED…

This pamphlet is designed to provide information concerning high school completion programs available to spouses of Army service members. Opportunities and eligibility requirements are defined for those who desire to earn a high school diploma through the Adult Public School Diploma Program, a state equivalency certificate through the General…

A study was conducted at Surry Community College in North Carolina to determine whether there was any significant difference between the academic success of those students who had passed the General Educational Development Test (GED) and those traditional students who had graduated from a public or private high school. Study methodology involved a…

Objectives and program descriptions are presented for the Scottsdale Adult Learning Center (Arizona) which in 1979-80 conducted a number of practicums for adult educators on individualized techniques, Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL). First described is a paid internship program for…

This document is one of ten curriculum guides developed by the Nevada Competency-Based Adult High School Diploma (CBAHSD) Project. This curriculum guide on American government is divided into fourteen topics. The topics included are: definition of "State"; left to right political spectrum; Dictatorship vs. Democracy; Capitalism,…

A study was conducted among adults enrolled in adult basic education (ABE) General Educational Development (GED) courses to determine their perceptions of the impact of the ABE/GED programs on their employment/economic position, skill and knowledge acquisition, community involvement, attitudinal changes, personal relationships, and continuing…

Based on surveys of military student attitudes toward American Preparatory Institute (API), the study provided information about competency-based, continuous-progress high school level instruction at API, a private high school for military adults. Students were predominantly male enlisted military personnel, the mean age was approximately 20…

One of the programs included in "Effective Reading Programs...," the Pre-Discharge Education Program (PREP), annually serving 100 Air Force personnel who want to refresh their skills before entering college or to obtain a state certificate of high school equivalency, offers noncredit preparatory training to service personnel. Begun in…

This paper deals with the use of two-way interactive cable television for adult education in Spartanburg, South Carolina. To make home data terminals both reliable and simple, a light remote handset was designed to connect to a basic modem that could be stored under a television set. The system could be operated in three modes by the television…

Presents an argument for ending general secondary education of students when the student reaches his sixteenth birthday. Education past sixteen years of age will then continue on a voluntary basis in pre-job or pre-college schools. (SL)

A random sample of 172 recent General Educational Development (GED) graduates indicated gains in 12 economic and noneconomic benefits were substantial. The 12 benefits were empirically reduced into four factors: job advancement, increased employment, improved self-image, and further education. Cluster analysis delineated five principal types of…

This study analyzed the economic benefits of an increase in the proportion of Australian students achieving a 12th-grade equivalent education. Earlier research examined the direct costs and benefits of a program that increased 12th grade equivalent education for the five-year cohort 2003-2007. This study built on that by incorporating the indirect…

This report provides a summary of K-12 educational services offered by Corporation for Public Broadcasting-supported television stations from CPB's annual Station Activities Survey. Stations are broken into cohorts by license type and budget size. The 1997 Station Activities Survey asked public television stations whether they provided…

"GED Items" is published bimonthly by the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education. This volume contains six issues, each containing several articles related to adult education, equivalency testing, and the General Educational Development (GED) program. The first issue features an article by Frederick Stadler on the…

The Virginia Department of Correctional Education (DCE) offers programs in basic skills, academic, vocational, special education, and social skills. Postsecondary courses are also offered by community colleges and other postsecondary institutions. The DCE currently operates education programs and related services in 20 major adult education…