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Download full textMoraine Valley Community College., Palos Hills, IL. Office of Institutional Research. – 1982
In spring 1982, Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) surveyed recent General Educational Development (GED) graduates to determine their demographic characteristics, opinions about MVCC's GED program, and the impact of receiving the GED on graduates' lives. Survey instruments were mailed to 321 graduates who had received their GED within the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduate Surveys, High School Equivalency Programs, Information Sources
Offenberg, Robert M.; And Others – 1983
The third and fourth years of Project PACT (Parents and Children Together) were evaluated. The program was designed to involve Hispanic parents from an impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood in the education of their children in a bilingual school. The project consisted of two major components: a summer program to introduce parents to the school…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education
Williams, Maureen S., Comp. – 1986
This booklet presents a comprehensive list of microcomputer software, along with evaluations, that may be beneficial to others seeking assistance in initiating a resource center for computer-assisted instruction. A summary of the project that developed this listing appears first. The software bibliography is arranged according to instructional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Guglielmino, Lucy M.; And Others – 1986
Developed as part of a 310 Special Demonstration and Teacher Training Project undertaken at Brevard Community College in 1984-85, this training guide for new Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE) teachers offers information on the CBAE concept, individualized instruction, selection of instructional materials, student orientation, and procedures.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendance Records, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Coffey, Osa D.; Carter, Dianne – 1986
This paper contains two addresses on improving the quality of correctional education through vocational education research and resources. In the first part, Osa Coffey, Executive Director of the Correctional Education Association, speaks of the need for research and resources in vocational education for incarcerated persons. She states that the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, High School Equivalency Programs
National Association of Private Industry Councils, Washington, DC. – 1987
This paper contains four charts that describe the participation of people with disabilities in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs for program year 1986. The first chart displays the state-by-state participation rates for both youth and adults with disabilities in JTPA Title II-A programs. Chart 2 lists the state-by-state participation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Klein, James D.; Grise, Philip J. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates at Florida's community colleges. Registrars at each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Passmore, David L. – 1987
A study used the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Experience Youth Cohort to determine the labor market consequences for young people of acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) degree in 1985. Three major consequences of receiving a GED were examined: labor force participation, employment status, and hourly wages. The…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Silverman, Eda; Hanna, Joyce – 1987
This curriculum guide is intended to assist teachers in helping their adult and teenage students learn to cope with their test anxiety. The introduction examines some of the causes of test anxiety and its negative ramifications from the standpoint of class placement, class grades, employment opportunities, and job advancement. General guidelines…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Objectives, Change Strategies
Adult Education Linkage Services, Troy, PA. – 1987
A study examined the attitudes of Pennsylvania employers toward General Educational Development (GED) programs and the employment experiences of persons who have earned a GED certificate. The first of the study's surveys was mailed to 100 employers (including the 50 largest) throughout the state. Based on the surveys returned, the study sample was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Credibility, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
Education Service Center Region 4, Houston, TX. – 1977
This guide provides information for those administrators considering the installation of terminals for computer assisted instruction in their schools or districts. Some specific information relating to computer assisted instructional programs provided for the region known as the Gulf Texas Multi-Regional Processing Center is given. Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
Smith, James F. – 1982
This paper reviews research studies conducted during 1970-1980 in the area of adolescent pregnancy. Research information is presented in a column format: column 1 provides the research findings, column 2 supplies the sources of findings, and column 3 provides interpretations of the findings. In addition, findings are organized around 11 separate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Child Rearing, Health
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1981
As stated in this guide, the overall goal of the General Educational Development (GED) Program is to provide a practical program of diagnosis, prescription instruction and test readiness for adults so that they may obtain their High School Equivalency Diplomas. Guidelines are herein provided by the New York State Education Department for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, High School Equivalency Programs, Instructional Systems
Abram, Marie J.; Cobb, Robert A. – 1979
The population of this study consisted of 18 students who withdrew from the Glasgow Independent School System (Kentucky) during the 1975-76, 1976-77, and 1977-78 school years. The questionnaires submitted to the former students and their parents sought to determine how they felt about school prior to leaving, reasons for leaving school, opinions…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Rolfe, Paula G.; Wilson, Russell C. – 1979
Differences in self-descriptive patterns of adults who dropped out of high school completion courses and those who completed their courses were examined using the Adjective Check List (ACL) to measure adult personality attributes. Subjects (N=142) were asked to endorse those adjectives which best described themselves and to skip those which did…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students
